Resource Information
Students who may be interested in the MHSP are encouraged to review pertinent websites which contain material related to the changing nature of Mental Health systems and best practices within California, nationally, and internationally. Information specifically related to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), County MHSA Plans, Mental Health Workforce Training Initiatives, Consumer and Family Resources, Evidence-based practice in Mental Health, and the Recovery Model can be accessed through one or more of the following websites:
California
California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) calswec.berkeley.edu
California Department of Mental Health www.dmh.ca.gov
California Mental Health Directors Association www.cmhda.org
California Institute of Mental Health www.cimh.org
California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies www.casra.org
California Network of Mental Health Clients www.californiaclients.org
California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth www.cmhacy.org
Mental Health Association in California www.mhac.org
NAMI California www.namicalifornia.org
National
Boston University (Repository of Recovery Resources) www.bu.edu/cpr/
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org
Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research www.uphs.upenn.edu/cmhpsr
National Resource Center on Homelessness & Mental Illness www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association www.uspra.org
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health www.hhs.gov/newfreedom
Office of the Surgeon General www.surgeongeneral.gov
SAMHSA Model Programs www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov
National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) www.rtc.pdx.edu/nwi
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.cfm
Best Practices in Family Intervention for Serious Mental Illness http://w3.ouhsc.edu/bpfamily/
Borderline Personality Disorder Central http://www.BPDCentral.com/
Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health http://csipmh.rfmh.org/
Center on State Systems and Employment (RRTC) www.communityinclusion.org
Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities (RRTC)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/p-eprrtc.cfm
Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness, Drug Addiction and Alcoholism http://www.erols.com/ksciacca/
Institute for Recovery & Community Integration http://www.mhrecovery.org
National Association for Rural Mental Health http://www.narmh.org/
The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed http://www.thenadd.org/
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
National PACT Center http://www.nami.org/act
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association http://www.ndmda.org/
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse http://www.mhselfhelp.org/
National Rehabilitation Information Center http://www.naric.com/
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness http://www.prainc.com
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives www.nrc-pad.org
National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/tta/ntaccmh.htm
Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
SAMHSA's Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) http://promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov/ /
Social Security Administration Return to Work Website http://www.ssa.gov/work/
Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Mental Health Summit Archived Web Site http://www.cessi.net/ticketmentalhealthsummit/
University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
http://www.ucpsychrehab.org/
Virginia Commonwealth University RRTC on Workplace Supports http://www.worksupport.com/
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/aboutwrap.php
Resources at Boston University
Latino Initatives in Psychiatric Rehabilitation http://www.bu.edu/cpr/latino/ | en Español
Funding Sources and Government Agencies
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/
National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/
International
World Federation for Mental Health www.wfmh.org
