Mental Health Association in Illinois www.mhai.org The oldest mental health advocacy organization in Illinois, MHAI is an affilliate of Mental Health America and a client of the Mental Health Advocacy Project.
Mental Health Summit mentalhealthsummit.uchicago.edu This coalition of almost all of the mental health advocacy organizations and provider groups in Illinois is staffed by the Mental Health Advocacy Project.
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) www.nmha.org The premier nationwide mental health advocacy organization. Current information on mental health policy issues.
National Alliance on Mental Illness-Illinois il.nami.org Illinois chapter of national mental health advocacy organization.
National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org National mental health advocacy organization.
Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health www.dhs.state.il.us/mhdd/mh/ The state agency which operates all of the state mental hospitals and funds community mental health services. Description of mental health services offered by the state. You can find the name, address and telephone number of mental health service providers in your area by punching in your zip code.
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission www.state.il.us/igac/ GAC is the state-funded advocacy and guardianship agency. Site contains an excellent index to case law on commitment and other mental health law topics.
Bazelon Center www.bazelon.org Mental Health advocacy organization. Site contains information on many mental health law topics including pending federal legislation.
Equip for Equality, Inc. www.equipforequality.org State-wide advocacy organization for persons with mental and physical disabilities.
United States Surgeon General's Reports on Mental Health www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports.htm This site contains links to: "Mental Health: A Report on the Surgeon General" (1999), a comprehensive review of mental illness and mental health treatment, and to the more recent reports: "Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity" (1001) "National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action" (2001).
New York City Voices www.newyorkcityvoices.org The Number One Mental Health Newspaper out of NYC. Completely run by people with mental health disgnoses which currenty reachs almost a million people each year online with our message of hope and recovery.
National Association of Mental Health Planning Agencies www.namhpac.org Resources for state mental health planning councils.
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov Guide to federal mental health research initiatives.
MacArthur Research Network on Mental Health and the Law macarthur.virginia.edu/risk.html Premier center for social science research on risk assessments for persons with mental illness, decisional competence and other topics relating to mental health law.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov The federal mental health service agency. Site contains information concerning federal mental health initiatives and a directory of state resources.
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) www.nasmhpd.org Directory of state programs and personnel, including attorneys.
Circuit Court of Cook County www.cookcountycourt.org All court rules and general orders and a roster of all circuit court judges and their assignments.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County www.cookcountyclekofcourt.org On line civil case information. Not all cases are available. Also has court forms.
Voting Information By typing in your address you can find the names of your state representative, state senator and United States Congressperson. Further links to the addresses and phone numbers of these legislators.
Illinois General Assembly www.ilga.gov Complete text of all Illinois statutes, complete text and status of all bills pending in the Illinois legislature and names and contact information for all members of the Illinois legislature.
Clinical Legal Education Association www.cleaweb.org International association of clinical teachers. Directory of clinical teachers as well as clinical programs searchable by subject matter.
Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research www.stigmaresearch.org Chicago area coalition of persons conducting research on stigma and mental illness.
Physicians Desk Reference pdrel.thomsonhc.com A comprehensive directory of all medication available by prescription in the United States which includes chemical and brand names, uses, contra-indications and side effects.
