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their friends and families. Our links do not constitute or
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Michigan
Department of Community Health
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is
one of 18 principal departments of state government. The department,
the largest in state government, is responsible for health
policy and management of the state's publicly funded health
service systems.
The Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and
availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and
cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental
illnesses.
Michigan Association
of Reimbursement Officers (MARO)
Members of the MARO Employment and Training Association
are committed to creating opportunities for people who face
barriers to employment. They are part of the largest network
of its kind in Michigan, their experiences and resources are
unmatched. As a result, they are better able to open doors
for people and provide skilled workers for our communities.
U.S. House
of Representatives
The homepage for the House; allows users to communicate
with their representatives.
U.S. Senate
The home page for the Senate; allows users
to communicate with their Senators.
Mental Health Net
The most comprehensive listing of available
Internet resources on mental illnesses. The site also contains
information on Internet newsgroups, self-help and support
groups, and bulletin boards for people to access for support
and information.
National
Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The NCCBH has been advocating for your needs since 1970.
Every day we are at work in Washington, DC, working for the
needs of community behavioral healthcare organizations. We
are visible before Congress, the White House, and federal
agencies to be sure that your voice is being heard. Every
day our Managed Care Technical Assistance Group (MCTAG)
partners are traveling the country, meeting with providers,
counties, and states to keep them on top in the age of managed
care. And every day, our staff is busy, developing educational
and membership benefits to make your job easier at home. Here
at the NCCBH, we are committed to keeping you abreast of the
rapid changes in behavioral healthcare and to vigorously advocating
for the issues most critical to your success.
National
Institute of Mental Health
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through
research. This public health mandate demands that we harness
powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding,
treatment and, eventually prevention of mental illness.
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is an organization
built on four cornerstones: SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY and
RESEARCH. All across the country, the family movement is working
to bring hope and progress to thousands of people with severe
mental illnesses.
Michigan
Mental Health Association
The Mental Health Association in Michigan is a statewide,
non-governmental agency concerned with the broad spectrum
of mental illness across all age groups. The foundation of
our efforts is citizen involvement.
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
An advocacy and support group for those
with depression and manic depression.
New England Journal of Medicine
The leading American medical journal
Pine Rest
Christian Mental Health Services
Information About
Specific Mental Retardation Conditions
Asperger's
Syndrome
Chromosome
Deletion Outreach, Inc.
Organization providing information and support to families
affected by any type or rare chromosome disorder
cri
du chat syndrome
National
Down Syndrome Congress
Home page for a national advocacy organization on Down
Syndrome.
The National
Down Syndrome Society
Down
Syndrome Home Page
Home page for the Down syndrome listserve.
11q Research
& Resource Group
Provides support and organizational efforts for parents
of all children with 11th chromosome abnormalities.
National Fragile
X Foundation
A site with to information and resources about fragile
X syndrome.
FRAXA Research
Foundation
National nonprofit organization providing information
on Fragile X syndrome.
The
Hydrocephalus Association
Includes Hydrocephalus fact sheet.
Renee's
Communique's
Information on kids with special needs XXYY or Klinefelter
Syndrome.
Prader-Willi
Syndrome Association (USA)
A national organization for families, professionals and
service providers dedicated to improving the lives of people
with Prader-Willi syndrome.
The Comprehensive
Williams Syndrome Home Page
World Association
of Persons with Disabilities
A website for persons with disabilities.
Employment/Transition
to Work
Office of
Disability Employment Policy
The web site includes PCEPD publications, press releases,
general information on the Committee, and contact information
for state liaison organizations.
Program
on Employment and Disability
Resources and information on employment of people with
disabilities.
Employment
Support Institute
Helping people make better decisions about employment
options and policies.
JAN
Job Accommodation Network, accommodations for workers
with disabilities.
Life
Skills for Vocational Success -
A resource of trainers to improve life skills
The
Transition Research Institute at the University of Illinois
Headquarters for the National Transition Alliance for
Youth with Disabilities, promotes the inclusion of youth with
disabilities in the national school-to-work efforts.
Virginia
Commonwealth University
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace
Support.
Disability Resources
The
Archives and Library on Disability
at the University of Illinois at Chicago
disABILITY
Resources on the Internet
Internet Resources
for Special Children (IRSC)
Web site with information relating to the needs of special
children on a global basis.
Michigan
Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC)
This web site includes an innovative new housing search feature.
Enter your choice of location, number of bedrooms if you wish,
and maximum rent. Then see what information is available through
this powerful search. You will find pictures, floor plans,
distances, cost of apartments, availability, eventually accessibility,
and then you can choose to see the facility on a map, via
satellite image, or a hybrid with the map superimposed over
the satellite image so that you can see what else is in the
neighborhood.
National
Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
National
Rehabilitation Information Center
Funded by NIDRR (Nat. Institute on Disability Rehabilitation
and Research) as a collection and information resource for
NIDRR projects.
PCMR
President's Committee on Mental Retardation
Quality
Mall
Person centered services supporting people with developmental
disabilities - showcase of promising practices and innovations.
Accrediting Organizations
The
Accreditation Council
A resource for individuals, families, advocates, provider
organizations, professionals and the public sector.
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