California Catalysts for Change
California Catalysts for Change is new statewide mental health advocacy group working to bring Recovery and Empowerment to the community of peers whom we serve. This organization is peer owned and peer-run. We are actively recruiting collaborative partners across the state of California and throughout the world. http://california-catalysts-for-change.vpweb.com

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The Bazelon Center is the leading national legal advocate for people with mental illness and mental retardation. The Bazelon Center is not able to handle individual requests for information or assistance. www.bazelon.org

California Association of Mental Health Patients' Rights Advocates
A membership organization working to promote public policy furthering the rights and well-being of mental health consumers. www.camhpra.org

California Institute for Mental Health
Established to "promote quality mental health services through training, technical assistance, research and policy development." It was the specific intent of the local mental health directors who founded the CIMH, that the CIMH would work collaboratively with all mental health system stakeholders. www.cimh.org

California Mental Health Directors Association
Dedicated to the accessibility of quality cost-effective mental health care for the people of the State of California. Principal goals have been to advocate for quality mental health systems of care which are culturally competent, consumer guided, family sensitive, community based. www.cmhda.org

California State Assembly: Official Web Site
www.assembly.ca.gov

California State Department of Mental Health
Ensures through partnerships the availability and accessibility of effective, efficient, culturally competent services. www.dmh.cahwnet.gov

California State Senate: Official Web Site
www.sen.ca.gov

CASRA (California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies)
To promote and support the development of community based systems of service which provide choices for consumers and which are based upon the promise of growth and recovery. www.casra.org

Legislation Information: Official Web Site
www.leginfo.ca.gov

National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
NARPA is dedicated to promoting those policies and pursuing those strategies that represent the preferred options of people who have been labeled mentally disabled. NARPA is committed to advocating the abolishing of all forced treatment. www.narpa.org

National Council on Disability: Official Web Site
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. www.ncd.gov

National Empowerment Center
This website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labeled with a mental illness. www.power2u.org

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
A consumer-run national technical assistance center committed to helping mental health consumers improve their lives through self-help and advocacy. Specifically, we help consumers plan, provide, and evaluate mental health and community support services. www.mhselfhelp.org

People Who
Each other on the Internet - people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions email discussion lists, a reading room, reports, and building. www.peoplewho.org

Protection and Advocacy, Inc. (Protection & Advocacy)
PAI works in partnership with people with disabilities - to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights. www.pai-ca.org

Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) (California State Independent Living Council)
To maximize options for independence for persons with disabilities. Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunities and self-respect. www.calsilc.org

Support Coalition International (MindFreedom)
Support Coalition is an alliance of more than 70 grassroots groups in 11 countries united to win human rights in the mental health system. www.mindfreedom.org