NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- The ARC
- The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families.
Children's Defense Fund- The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
The Child Welfare League of America - The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families.
Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities - The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
NAADAC: The Association of Addiction Professionals - NAADAC is the only professional membership organization that serves counselors who specialize in addiction treatment.
NACO - A comprehensive web site that includes its conference schedule and policy update.
NACO - Grassroots Section - National Association of Counties - Grassroots Section
National Alliance on Mental Illness - The Nation's voice on mental illness.
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors - A private, not-for-profit educational, scientific, and informational organization.
National Association of State and Mental Health Program Directors - Serving the needs of the Nation's public mental health system.
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc. - Providing data and information to the public about the state mental health agency systems.
National Mental Health Association - Dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals and achieving victory over mental illness.
FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery) - Faces and Voices of Recovery "is working to mobilize, organize, and rally the families, friends and allies of the millions of Americans in recovery from addiction in a campaign to: end discrimination, broaden social understanding, and achieve a just response to addiction as a public health crisis." Resources include: a "Take Action!" alert on timely addiction treatment and recovery issues (see the website for a current issue in the House), a directory of local recovery advocates, events and conferences, "Recovery in the News," and a spotlight on "Faces of Recovery."
GAINS Center - A national locus for the collection and dissemination of information on effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system.
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
