Consumer/Survivor/Peer-run
Sites
New
York City Voices http://www.nycvoices.org/
New York City Voices is a journal for mental health consumers,
families, and professionals, providing mutual support for living
the most empowered and independent lives possible. Has a great
collection of recovery stories.
National
Empowerment Center http://www.power2u.org/
"Recovery is real and this website is filled with practical
information that will help you recover if you have been labeled
with a mental illness." The article, Reclaiming your power
during medication appointments with your psychiatrist, is worth
a look for anyone in this situation.
Peer-to-Peer
Resource Center http://www.peersupport.org/
Promoting peer support and recovery for people living with mental
illness.
Consumer
Organization & Networking Technical Assistance Center
http://www.contac.org/
CONTAC serves as a resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients
and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting
self-help, recovery and empowerment.
ECT.Org
http://www.ect.org/
A comprehensive collection of information about electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). The site features news on ECT, an online bulletin
board for people who have had ECT, the 1st Person Database
collecting accounts by people who have had ECT, and other resources
for information about ECT.
CHOICE:
Information for Mental Health Service Recipients http://www.cloud9.net/~choice/
A peer case management and advocacy agency, located in Westchester
County New York, CHOICE's site is full of valuable information
for consumers and advocates about a wide range of mental health
issues.
Cinemania
http://www.cinemaniastigma.com/
Consumer activist David Gonzales confronts stigma, particularly
the way in which movie representations of "psycho killers"
encourage stigmatizing and stereotyped portrayals of people with
mental illnesses in the news media.
The
Antipsychiatry Coalition http://www.antipsychiatry.org/
"The Antipsychiatry Coalition is a nonprofit volunteer group consisting
of people who feel we have been harmed by psychiatry - and of
our supporters. We created this website to warn you of the harm
routinely inflicted on those who receive psychiatric 'treatment'
and to promote the democratic ideal of liberty for all law-abiding
people that has been abandoned in the U.S.A., Canada, and other
supposedly democratic nations." Lots of articles and links challenging
the assertions and tactics of mainstream psychiatry.
Pendulum
http://www.pendulum.org/
This is an offshoot of the mailing list for people living with
bipolar disorder. The site provides the opportunity to subscribe
to the list directly from the website or browse any of their links.
There is also a great deal of information on research, medication,
and support resources, as well as links to Pendulum members' home
pages.
MindFreedom
Online http://www.mindfreedom.org/
The website of The MindFreedom Journal (formerly published
as Dendron News). The MindFreedom Journal is the
journal of Support Coalition International, a group dedicated
to winning human rights in the mental health system.
Mollykat's
Home Page - Resources for Survivors http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1872/
"Mollykat" identifies herself as a survivor of childhood
sexual abuse diagnosed with mental illnesses. Her web site includes
her personal story as well as links to a number of mainstream
and alternative survivor and mental health sites. Her site is
designed with care, is updated regularly, and resonates with the
voice of a survivor.
