Resource Downloads:
Advocacy:
- Kendra's Law (Public Hearing Testimony)
- Peer Specialists (Press Release)
- CA Mental Health Services Act
- CA Mental Health Services Act (en Espanol)
- Forgotten Dead of St. Elizabeth's (Kelly Patricia O'Meara)
- Mental Health System Truth Injection (MindFreedom.org)
Cultural Competence:
- What is Cultural Competence (UPenn)
- Cultural Competence in Mental Health
- Eliminating Disparities in Treatment for Latinos (SAMHSA)
- Towards the Development of Anti-Racist Institutions (Mary Pender Greene)
Employment:
- WORKbook (Guide to NYC Mental Health Employment Programs)
- We Can Work (NYAPRS)
- Podemos Trabajar (en Espanol)
- Supported Employment (SAMHSA)
Recovery:
- A Recovery Guide (National Empowerment Center)
- Voices For Recovery (SAMHSA)
- Una Guia de Recuperacion (en Espanol)
- Recovery x-Change video clips
- APA Position Statement on Recovery
- Role of Hope in the Recovery Process (Boston University)
- Recovery and the Conspiracy of Hope (Pat Deegan)
- Recovery: Responsibilities and Roadblocks (Jim Gottstein)
- The 10 White Paper Recovery-Based Principles
- New Freedom Commission Report on Mental Health
- SAMHSA's 10 Fundamental Components of Recovery
Rights:
- You Have the Right... (viewpoint)
- Mental Health & Human Rights (Spanish)
- New York State Inpatient Rights
- New York State Outpatient Rights
- New York State Outpatient Rights (Spanish)
Stigma:
- Stigma in the Cinema (NYC Voices, 2003)
- Overcoming Mentalism
- Self-Fulfilling Stereotypes
- Unfairly Portrayed as Violent (Boston Globe 2008)
- Anti-Stigma video clips on YouTube (MentalHealthStigma.com)
- Stigma: the #1 Barrier to Recovery (PRNewswire)
- Countering Stigma/Discrimination by promoting Recovery (NCMHCSO)
Wellness Management:
- Self-Determination (Steve Onken, Jeanne Dumont)
- RxChange WRAP workbook
- The Journey Towards Wellness (Doris Hutchinson, Boston University)
- Mental Health Recovery: What Helps, What Hinders (Steve Onken, Jeanne Dumont)
Please note that this website is still under construction. Additional resources will be available shortly.