Reports
CT
Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health Final Report
(July 2000) The Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health was established to
address the mental health care crisis in Connecticut.
The
State of Children's Mental Health in Connecticut: A Brief Overview
(2000) CT Health Foundation; by Shelley Geballe, CT Voices for Children
Mental
Health: A Report of the Surgeon General 1999
The first Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, asserts that mental illness
is a critical public health problem that must be addressed
Mental
Health and Homelessness: A Guide for Mental Health Planning and Advisory
Councils (pdf)
Center for Mental Health Services
Websites
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
At Health
Behavioral health care information, resources, a directory of
licensed mental health professionals, and continuing education information.
B-C
Family Productions
Provides training workshops, conferences, and retreats for child
mental health providers and family advocacy organizations.
Center for Mental
Health Services
Community Support Programs work with States, communities, and mental health
consumers and their families to provide people with mental illness with
treatment and assistance in meeting basic needs such as housing, jobs,
education, social services, transportation, and medical and nursing care.
CT Psychiatric Security Review Board
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesCT Department of Mental Retardation
CT Psychiatric Security Review Board
Institute for
Behavioral Healthcare
Behavioral healthcare educational resources
Judge David
L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with
mental disabilities.
Justice
In Mental Health Organization (JIMHO)
Consumer-run nonprofit organization developing consumer-run mental
health alternatives nationwide
Mental
Health Matters
Information directory for the mental health and psychiatric
community.
Mental Health Net
A guide to mental health resources online.
National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)National
Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS)
Represents behavioral healthcare systems delivering treatment and
prevention programs to people with mental and substance abuse disorders.
NASMHPD
Research Institute, Inc.
Established to study issues in the delivery of mental health services supported
by State mental health agencies.
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
National Resource Center on Homelessness
and Mental Illness
Database on homelessness and mental illness
Policy Information
Exchange Online (PIE Online)
Missouri Institute of Mental Health; includes a mental health
library.
Recovery
Community Support Program (RCSP)
Fosters the participation of persons in recovery, their families, and
other allies in the development of substance abuse treatment policies, programs,
and quality assurance activities at the State, regional, and local levels.
Recoverytools.org
Provides information about mental health recovery concepts to promote recovery
for people who experience psychiatric symptoms.
Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Treatment
Advocacy Center
Worksto strengthen mental illness laws around the country in an
effort to reduce homelessness, violence, incarceration and suicide.
Wheeler Clinic
Plainville, CT; provides mental health, special education,
and substance abuse
treatment services for children, adolescents, families, and adults.