Information from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) on how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects people with psychiatric disabilities.
Forms to Prepare for Advance Directive for Mental Health Decisionmaking
A publication of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; includes forms to guide in the planning and writing of psychiatric advance directives.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/consumer_affairs/resources/docs/advance_directive.pdf
Bazelon Center: Psychiatric Advance Directives
Information on psychiatric advance directives from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
http://www.bazelon.org/Where-We-Stand/Self-Determination/Advance-Directives.aspx
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives (NRCPAD)
National resource center for consumers, family members and health professional seeking to plan and write psychiatric advance directives.
Advanced Self Advocacy Plan--A Guidebook
"The ASAP Guidebook is a companion to the Advanced Self Advocacy Plan, which addresses mental health planning needs in a simple, inviting, and easy-to-use format: it discusses inpatient treatment options, and contains information about keeping personal responsibilities – finances, employment, education, mail, the care of children, etc. - on track during periods of crisis or hospitalization."
--The Temple Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Advanced Self Advocacy Plan--A Planning Document
"The Advance Self-Advocacy Plan (ASAP) is an easy-to-use customizable plan for people who want to create a Psychiatric Advanced Directive or Mental Health Crisis Plan: it is a practical and use-friendly tool that can be used by people with mental illnesses to keep them ‘in the driver’s seat’ with regard to their own psychiatric care and personal life – even in times of psychiatric crises."
-Temple Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Medical Self Advocacy
Advice for mental health consumers seeking to advocate for their own health care.
Speaking Out for Yourself: A Self-Help Guide
A guide to effective self-advocacy published by SAMHSA.
The National Association of Peer Specialists
"The National Association of Peer Specialists, Inc. (NAPS), is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to peer support in mental health systems.
The National Association of Peer Specialists (NAPS) is an organization dedicated to promoting peer specialists throughout the United States. We are a group of dedicated peer specialists seeking ways to improve the effectiveness of the mental health system through the hiring of other peer specialists."
Advocacy 101: Getting Started
Publication for the Mental Health America Mission Kit Series. This guide is directed to individuals working at affiliates of Mental Health America, but may useful to all who are interested in mental health advocacy.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/action/Advocacy_Guide.pdf
The Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation for the Artistically Gifted Mentally Ill
"The Mission of the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation is to support arts programs at mental health and arts organizations that serve the mentally ill. We place a special emphasis on programs that serve the Artistically Gifted."
DBSA Advocacy Center
Advocacy information and tools provided by the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. Includes public policy & testimony, information on fighting stigma, and health care reform.
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=help_advocate_mental_health
The Change Agent's Tool Box
The Change Agent's Tool Box is an eight-part series promoting integration across service systems to meet the needs of persons with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders, and consumers with multiple needs. Click on "2000" to download.
http://www.nasmhpd.org/Publications/ArchivedPublications.aspx