Resources:

The following list is a basic guide to organizations that can help protect your rights. For more information on any of these issues and other aspects of mental illness, call SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center (NMHIC).

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
P.O. Box 42557
Washington, DC 20015
Telephone: 800-789-2647
Fax: 240-747-5470
(TDD): 866-889-2647
E-mail: nmhic-info@samhsa.hhs.gov
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
740 15th Street NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-662-1570
Fax: 202-662-1032
E-mail: cmpdl@abanet.org
www.abanet.org/disability

American Civil Liberties Union
of the National Capital Area
1400 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-457-0800
www.aclu.org

Disability Rights Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: 800-514-0301
Fax: 202-307-1198
(TDD): 800-514-0383
www.usdoj.gov/crt/drssec.htm

Judge Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
Telephone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
www.bazelon.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Telephone: 800-950-6264
Fax: 703-524-9094
www.nami.org

National Disability Rights Network
900 2nd Street NE, Suite 211
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: 202-408-9514
Fax: 202-408-9520
(TDD): 202-408-9521
http://www.ndrn.org/

National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Telephone: 800-769-3728
Fax: 978-681-6426
www.power2u.org

National Mental Health Association
2001 N. Beauregard Street - 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Telephone: 800-969-NMHA (6642)
Fax: 703-684-5968
www.nmha.org

National Mental Health Consumer's Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 1207
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: 800-553-4539
Fax: 215-636-6312
E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org
www.mhselfhelp.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center
4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 202
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: 800-346-2742 or 301-459-5900
E-mail: naricinfo@heitechservices.com
www.naric.com