Additional Links
www.psychlaws.org
The Treatment Advocacy Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely and humane treatment for millions of Americans with severe brain disorders who are not receiving appropriate medical care.
www.bazelon.org
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is the leading national legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy arena, the Bazelon Center works to advance and preserve the rights of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.
www.sentencingproject.org
The Sentencing Project, incorporated in 1986, has become a national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy. The Sentencing Project originated out of pilot programs developed by Malcolm C. Young, Executive Director, for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency from 1981-86.
www.psych.org
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 35,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.
More Links of Interest
Adult Recovery Network
http://www.adultrecoverynetwork.org
The Center for Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.org
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov
National Institute for Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org
State of Ohio, Agencies, Boards and Commissions http://www.ohio.gov/agencies.htm
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction http://www.drc.ohio.gov
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Corrections Program Office http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Bureau of Justice Assistance publishes the following guides to mental health court implementation and evaluation: Guide-MHC-Design and MHC-Outcome-Data
U. S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections
http://www.nicic.org
The Corrections Connection
http://www.corrections.com
The Council of State Government
http://www.csg.org
American Correctional Health Services Association
http://www.corrections.com/achsa
The American Jail Association
http://www.corrections.com/aja
The American Probation and Parole Association
http://www.appa-net.org
Family and Corrections Network
http://www.fcnetwork.org
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
http://www.ncianet.org
Mental Health in Corrections Consortium
http://www.mhcca.org
Policy Research Associates, Inc.
http://www.prainc.com
NAMI Ohio Jail and Court Personnel Training
http://www.namiohio.org/programs-new1.html
Ohio Association of Behavioral Healthcare Authorities
www.oacbha.org
U. S. Surgeon General Report on Mental Health
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html
President New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov
Center for Problem Solving Courts
http://www.problemsolvingcourts.com
The Stanley Medical Research Institute
http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/