Resources - Consumer/Survivor
Consumer Survivor Mental Health Information (HHS, SAMHSA, CMHS)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/
The site includes resources and a searchable data base of consumers/survivors.
Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC)
http://www.contac.org/
A resource center for consumers and consumer-run organizations across the United States.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org
A patient-directed national advocacy organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses - depression and bipolar disorder and providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand.
Directory of Consumer-Driven Services
http://www.cdsdirectory.org/index.html
Provides a central resource for information on national and local consumer-driven programs. Such programs have a proven track record in helping people recover from mental illnesses.
Intentional Care: Employee Performance Standards That Support Recovery and Empowerment
http://www.intentionalcare.org/
This website is dedicated to bridging the gap between the principles of recovery - choice, relationships, self-determination, empowerment - and our understanding of how to implement these principles in our day-to-day work with clients.
Mental Health Recovery
http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/
Self-help educator Mary Ellen Copeland’s web site. Quarterly self-help newsletter and information about developing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
Mind Freedom
http://www.mindfreedom.org/
Web site of the Support Coalition International, a nonprofit alliance for human rights and humane empowering alternatives for people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
National Empowerment Center
http://www.power2u.org/index.html
Provides resources and information about recovery, empowerment, hope, and healing to people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness.
National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse
http://www.mhselfhelp.org/index.php
National technical assistance center for people who have psychiatric disabilities; working to improve services and supports and remove barriers.
No Longer Lonely
http://www.nolongerlonely.com/
No Longer Lonely, is an on-line dating experience for adults with mental illness. Use is completely free of charge and anonymity of users is strictly maintained.
Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance
http://www.oacmha.com/
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy and public education on behalf of older Americans affected by mental disorders.
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