Resources - Recovery/Self-Help/Self-Determination
Center for Self-Determination
http://www.self-determination.com/
The Center for Self-Determination is a highly interactive working collaboration of individuals and organizations committed to the principles of self-determination to help all persons create the lives they want.
Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC)
http://www.contac.org/
National consumer-run technical assistance center. Information about self-help groups nationwide.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
http://www.dbsalliance.org
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses and provides current, scientifically-based tools and information.
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 Association of Consumer Survivor Mental Health Administrators (NAC/SMHA)
http://www.nasmhpd.org/nac_smha.cfm
The association of state offices of consumer affairs serves as a vehicle for networking and peer support, and is committed to expanding the participation of consumers/survivors in all aspects of the public mental health system.
National Empowerment Center
http://www.power2u.org/
National consumer/survivor technical assistance center. Information about self-help and recovery.
Older Adult Consumer Mental Health Alliance (OACMHA)
http://www.oacmha.com/
National consumer organization dedicated to advocacy and public education on behalf of older Americans affected by mental illnesses.
Patricia Deegan, Ph.D. & Associates
http://www.patdeegan.com
A consumer/survivor/ex-patient run organization whose mission is to improve the personal, social, economic and cultural well being of people with psychiatric disabilities through ex-patient directed study and research.
University of Illinois at Chicago - National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability
http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/nrtc/default.asp
A program of rigorous research examines the outcomes of recovery self-management models, consumer-to-consumer education, self-directed healthcare financing mechanisms, Medicaid-funded peer services, consumer-operated programs, and return-to-work services.
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