National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery

Formerly known as National Coalition for Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations

Site Directory Based on Categories

Listings include page name and date last updated

Home Page - 7/12/2010

News - 12/7/2009

• Death of Judi Chamberlin, Pioneer in Social Justice Movement, Casts Spotlight on Struggle for Rights of People with Psychiatric Disabilities (1/22/2010)
• President Obama Proclaims International Day of Persons with Disabilities (12/7/2009)
• Disability Leadership Meet With White House Staff on Health Reform (9/3/2009)
• National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Mourns the Death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (8/26/2009)
• The National Coalition was invited to the historic signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 8/13/2009
• Justice For All Action Network Meet with Presidential Staff 6/16/2009
• NCNHCSO Reps meet with the Obama Transition Team 12/22/2008
• Advocacy, Disability Groups Call For Reform Of Public Mental Health System 12/9/2008
• Mobilizing Our Community as a Culture of Voters 12/9/2008
• Missouri social service workers ordered to help clients register to vote 12/9/2008
• NCMHC/SO Steering Committee member Peter Ashenden testifies before US House of Representatives' 12/9/2008
• The National Coalition addresses Promoting Wellness on the Individual Level 12/9/2008
• Impacting Healthcare Reform was the focus of the American College of Mental Health Administrations' Summit - 3/31/2008
• Countering Discrimination and Stigma by Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Resiliency - News Release 5/3/2007.  Also available in downloadable pdf format (120kb, 2 pages)
• National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy - Press Release 4/20/2007
• Contemporary American psychiatry has been dealt a shattering blow by no other than one of the most influential psychiatrists in academia - 4/18/2007
• DSM and the Death of Phenomenology in America: An Example of Unintended Consequences - 4/18/2007
• NCMHR Participates in Bazelon Working Breakfast - 3/8/2007
• Kennedy-Ramstad Introduce Historic Mental Health Parity Bill - 3/7/2007
• The Power of a National Voice: The Coalition Enters a New Era - 11/28/2006
• Lauren Spiro’s recommendations from the Santa Fe Summit 2008 - 9/9/2008
• Voices of Hope and Recovery: Our Stories, Our Lives - 3/26/2008

Newsletters - 6/17/2010

• June 2010
• May 2010
• April 2010
• March 2010
• January 2010
• December 2009
• November 2009

Issues - 9/9/2009

• NCMHR Public Policy - 10/5/2009
• Activism - 6/16/2009
• Communication to the Public 10/5/2009
• Cross-Disability 7/26/2010
• Disability History - 1/2/2010
• Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) (1/9/2010)
  • Printable ECT Coupon (9/29/2009)
• Forced Treatment (11/5/2009)
• Parity (5/3/2010)
• Peer Support & Peers Working in Traditional Systems - 5/26/2009
  • Growing Evidence Points to Peers Directly Affecting Client Outcomes (3/6/2010)
• Recovery - 9/9/2009
• Seclusion and Restraint - 3/31/2010
• Self-Determination - 4/9/2010
• Spirituality - 10/23/2009
  • The Emergence of a Collective Recovery Consciousness: L’esprit de Liberation, Recobrar la Vida [Also available as a PDF (66KB, 5 pages)]
• State Hospital Cemetery Restoration - 1/22/2008
• Transformation - 1/22/2008
• Trauma - 2/9/2009
• Vote Resources - 7/24/2008
• What is Intentional Peer Support? - 5/26/2009
• Working with Law Enforcement - 7/12/2010

About - History of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery - 8/19/2008

• Meetings - Including Meeting Planner  - 11/28/2008
  • Meeting Notes (2006-2008) - 10/21/2008
  • Notes From Our First In Person (Face-to-Face) Organizational Meeting - 10/21/2008 [Also available as a downloadable PDF - (101KB - 4 pages)]
• Formation of the Coalition - 8/19/2008
• Statement of Purpose - 1/4/2007
• NCMHR Steering Committee & Staff - 2/8/2010
• Accomplishments - 11/28/2009
• National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2010 - 3/2/2010
• National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2008 - 3/27/2008
• Member Organizations - 7/12/2010
• Membership - Letter of Invitation (Also available as a pdf file - 91KB - one page) - 5/12/2009
• Membership Categories and Friends - 10/31/2009
  • Member Application (Word Document*, 57KB, 3 pages) - 10/19/2009
  • Associate Level Membership Application (Word Document*, 3 pages, 58 KB) - 10/31/2009
  • Supporter Level Membership Application - Individual (Word Document*, 2 pages, 54 KB) - 10/31/2009
  • Supporter Level Membership Application - Group (Word Document*, 3 pages, 46 KB) - 10/31/2009
    * These forms can be filled out, saved to your files and emailed as an attachment

Emotional CPR (opens new window) - 3/27/2010

Resources - 7/11/2010

• Resources (Listings) - 7/11/2010
  • State Medicaid Director Letter on Medicaid Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services - 11/23/2009
• Contact your DC Legislators - 3/11/2009
• Justice for All Action Network - 1/4/2010
• Organizing Events - 7/2/2010
• Job Opportunities - 5/18/2010
• MH Block Grant - How block grant money is spent:11/28/2008

Donations to Support NCMHR - 5/17/2010

Email Newsletter Sign Up Form - 12/4/2009

Contact Us - 11/15/2007

Privacy Policy - 3/20/2008

Site Directory - 7/26/2010

Downloadable Files (PDF, Word Document, PowerPoint and Image)

In alphabetical order and by date (most recent first):

• Remarks by Lauren Spiro - Opening of the SAMHSA History Exhibit at the SAMHSA Headquarters, Rockville, Md -  July 14, 2010 (PDF, 11KB, 2 pages)
  Law Enforcement Contacts for National Coalition Statewide Member Organizations (PDF, 64KB, 3 pages)
  National Coalition's comments on the Interim Final Rules under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (PDF, 126KB, 6 pages)
• Parity in Practice: From Passage to Implementation (PowerPoint 65KB)
• First Aid for Emotional Trauma - Information Sheet (PDF, 106KB, 2 pages)
  The Human Impact of Seclusion and Restraint - Lauren Spiro [PDF - 19KB, 3 pages]
  National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2010 (PDF, 91KB, 2 pages) - 3/2/2010
• Summary of Quality Paper by Tom Nerney, Center for Self Determination (PDF, 17KB, 1 page)
  CMS sent a letter to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on self-directed personal assistance services (PDF, 111KB, 4 pages)
• NCMHCSO's 2009 Accomplishments 11/28/2009 (PDF, 402KB, 5 pages)
• NCMHCSO's 2008 Accomplishments 11/28/2009 (PDF, 111KB, 7 pages)
• Position Statement on Alternatives to Force and Coercion 10/5/2009 (PDF, 2 pages, 250KB)
  Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses - Summary 5/6/2009 (PDF, 102KB, 3 pages)
  Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses - Full Version 5/6/2009 (PDF, 102KB, 3 pages)
  Issues of involuntary intervention with core values and principles (PDF, 23KB, 2 pages)
• National Recovery and Empowerment Initiative: Active Citizens Create a Healthy Economy 1/15/2009 (PDF, 4 pages, 42KB)
• 10 Federal Regions (JPG image, 490p X 321px, 42KB) 8/15/2008
• CMS letter to State Medicaid Directors (8/15/2007) 9/10/2007 (PDF, 125KB, 3 pages)
• Countering Discrimination and Stigma by Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Resiliency (News
• Release - 5/4/2007 (120KB, 2 pages)
  MHBG Allotments - FY 2008 Final & Proposed FY 2009 (Excel doc., 43KB) - 8/14/2009
• History of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (PDF, 18KB) - 8/19/2008
• Poem by Dorothy Dundas (PDF, 198KB) - 3/18/2008
  Report on use of MHBG funds (PDF, 970KB, 134 pages) - 5/23/2008
• Speaking Up and Speaking Out for Mental Health in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region: A Call to Action (PDF, 8 pages, 181KB)

Membership:

• Letter of Invitation (PDF - 30KB, 1 page - 1/4/2007
• Member Application (Word Document*, 57KB, 3 pages) - 10/19/2009
• Associate Level Membership Application (Word Document*, 3 pages, 58 KB) - 10/31/2009
• Supporter Level Membership Application - Group (Word Document*, 3 pages, 46 KB) - 10/31/2009
      * These forms can be filled out, saved to your files and emailed as an attachment

• NCMHCSO's 2009 Accomplishments (PDF, 402KB, 5 pages)
  Some Accomplishments in Our Second Year (PDF, 14 pages, 193KB)

Meeting Notes:

• October 29, 2009 Annual Meeting (PDF, 52KB, 3 pages)
  August 14, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF 42KB, 4 pages) 10/1/2008
  June 26, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 26KB, 4 pages) 8/4/2008
• April 17, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 18KB, 2 pages) 8/4/2008
• February 21, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 97KB, 4 pages) 2/27/2008
• January 14, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 142KB, 3 pages) 1/28/2008
• August 23, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 155KB, 6 pages) 9/10/2007
  June 7, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 12KB, 3 pages) 7/10/2007
  May 4, 2007  Meeting Notes (PDF - 92KB, 3 pages) 5/22/2007
• April 11, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 163KB, 4 pages) - 5/1/2007
• March 14, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 109KB, 4 pages) - 4/10/2007
• February 14, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 105KB - 2 pages) - 3/30/07
• October 26, 2006, Our First In Person (Face-to-Face) Organizational Meeting (PDF - 101KB - 4 pages)
• September 14, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 90KB - 3 pages) - 1/4/2007
• August 7, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 94KB - 4 pages) - 1/4/2007
• July 10, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 127KB - 5 pages) - 4/13/2007
• June 9, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 78KB - 2 pages) - 1/4/2007

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