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Disability-Related Resources
Mental Illness / Mental HealthCONNECTICUT Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization estaglished to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities life, learn, love, work, and play independently. They serve thousands of individuals with disabilities through a multidisciplinary network of service providers and consumers. In order to reach as many people with disabilities as cost effectively as possible, they target their services and publications to libraries, disability organizations, independent living centers, rehabilitation facilities, educational institutions, and health and social service providers. Visit their site for Connecticut resources via the above link or visit their home page at www.disabilityresources.org.
Athealth.com is a leading provider of mental health information and services for mental health practitioners and those they serve. Their online community consists of psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists, psychiaric nurses, social workers, counselors, researchers, educators, school psychologists, addition counselors, caregivers, and others who meet the diverse needs of those with mental health concerns.
The Center is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs, and service systems. Visit their interactive and informative web site for a section on Handling Your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School. HealthyMinds.org is the American Psychiatric Association's online resource for anyone seeking mental health information. Visit their website for a section on College Age Students.
The HEATH Resource Center is an online clearinghouse for postsecondary education information for individuals with disabilities. Mental Health America (formerly know as the National Mental Health Association) is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people life mentally healthier lives. With their more than 320 affiliates natinwide, they represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation - everyday and in times of crisis.
NAMI is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulstive disorder, and anxiety disorders. The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation seeks to support community programming that result in children, adolescents, and young adults affected by substance abuse, learning disabilities, mental illness, and developmental disabilities achieving their full potential. It's their vision that the Tower Foundation will serve as a strategic partner and catalyst for positive community change.
Visit the OVAE website for a listing of programs/initiatives, reports and resources.
The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. Their mission is to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. GAO provides congress with timely information that is objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, nonideological, fair, and balanced. Due to concerns about young adults with serious mental illness transitioning into adult, GAO was asked to provide information on (1) the number of these young adults and their demographic characteristics, (2) the challenges they face, (3) how selected states (Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Mississippi) assist them, and (4) how the federal government supports states in serving these young adults and coordinates programs that can assist them. The findings of the GAO can be found in their Report to Congressional Requesters, titled Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies are Taking Steps to Address Their Transition Challenges.
The purpose of USPRA is to help advance the role, scope, and quality of services designed to facilitate the community readjustment of poele with psychiatric disabilities. USPRA continually seeks to improve the quality of psychiatric rehabilitation services and resources, to strengthen the role of community-oriented psychosocial rehabilitation within the mental health service delivery systems, and to facilitate the coordination and continuity of programs. USPRA is the association that brings together agencies, practitioners, families, and persons with psychiatric disabilities. They serve as advocates for community-oriented psychosocial rehabilitation and seek to ensure that the best interests of all concerned are effectively supported. Vinfen is a private, nonprofit human services organization providing a comprehensive array of services to adults and children with mental illness, mental retardation, and behavioral health disabilities. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vinfen runs more than 300 sites in eastern Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut. Vinfen transforms lives by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations, and communities to learn, thrive, and achieve their goals. As a human services leader, they strive to be the provider, employer, and partner of choice.
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