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Mental Health
The Center For Mental Health Services
National Institute of Mental Health - NIMH, part of the National Institutes of Health
American Psychological Society
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Depression - A Visual Journal of Healing & Transformation
Internet Mental Health Directory
The Madness Group - a family of electronic services for people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions.
Mental Health Association of Southeast Pennsylvania
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - NAMI - The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - NAMI New York City
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
National Mental Health Association - Caring for your Mental Health
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
New England Journal of Medicine Online
Sane Australia - Meeting the challenge of Mental Illness
USA Today Health
Yahoo Internet Mental Health Directory
Yahoo Internet Schizophrenia Directory
American Psychiatric Association
Learning Disabilities Association
Mental Health Infosource
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Psychological Association
Tourette Syndrome Association
The Neurobiology of Depression - An excellent article published in the Scientific American
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - A comprehensive report on the status of mental illness and services in United States
Pennsylvania Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) - Principles for building a comprehensive mental health system for children and adolescents
Internet Mental Health - encyclopedia describing mental illnesses, treatment, medications and research.
About: Mental Health - with original feature articles on mental health issues.
Behavior OnLine - gathering place for mental health and applied behavioral science professionals.
Behavioral Health Online - interactive community for the behavioral health industry, with services for professionals and non-professionals.
Clinical Psychology Resources - for clinical and abnormal psychology. Covers disorders, behavioral medicine, psychotherapy, assessment, departments, organizations, journals and more.
CyberCouch, The - information and support about mental health and illness.
HealthyPlace.com - community of people providing mental health information and support. Includes chats and bulletin boards.
Interactive Counseling Community - meeting place for professional counselors and the public. Features chat, discussions, event calendar, services, and career resources.
Knowledge Exchange Network - information and resources on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for mental illness.
Mental Health Matters
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - review of research on mental disorders from U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, December 1999. Examines things such as treatment, what people go through when seeking care, and the care system.
Mentalwellness.com - general information and current news on mental health issues. Special focus on schizophrenia.
Mixed Nutz - chat and bulletin board offering support for people recovering from, and living with, mental illnesses.
National Mental Health Awareness Campaign - provides a get help guide for teens and young adults.
Online Psychological Services - A comprehensive information service for psychological professionals and consumers.
Pope, Ken PhD - abstracts and articles; tables of research data; announcements; and resources for therapists and counselors, including training, ethics, malpractice, sex abuse, psychological science, forensic assessment.
Review, The - the Science and Pseudoscience Review Special Interest Group promotes the scientific study of mental health problems and scrutinizes clinical services that appear to be at odds with scientific inquiry and evidence.
Truth in Any Memory - personal stories by survivors of human cruelty to help aid in the relief of others who are haunted by tragic experiences.
Wounded Healer Journal, The - support and connectivity for psychotherapists and other survivors of trauma and abuse. Chat room, bulletin board, and professional networking.
Usenet - alt.society.mental-health
Wellplace - Personal and professional wellness resources.
DPW Regulations Chapter 5310. Community Residential Rehabilitation Services for the Mentally Ill (View pdf)
DPW Regulations Chapter 1241. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (View pdf)
DPW Regulations Chapter 1247. Targeted Case Management Services (View
pdf)
Mental Retardation
Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation - State of Connecticut
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Web Site
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Bulletins
Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
The ARC of the United States
The ArcLink.org - A national data base of providers of mental retardation services.
National Rehabilitation Information Center - Serving the Nation's Disability Community
Siblings - Brothers and Sisters of People who have Mental Retardation
National Institute on Life Planning - Planning resources for Persons with Disabilities
Human Services Research Institute - HSRI
James Brodie Production, Inc. - Videos on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The US International Council on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Weisman Center - A research center on developmental disabilities
State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
HCFA - ICF/MR Program Information Web Site
HCFA - Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waivers Web Site
MCARE Policy Brief - DD Services as the Century Ends; Meeting the challenge Ahead
AAMR - The American Association of Mental Retardation
http://207.201.142.179/index.shtml
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Waiting List Plan - OMR's waiting list plan in pdf format.
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Five Year Plan - OMR's multi-year plan in pdf format.
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Annual Report - OMR's 1998 annual Report in pdf format.
Pennsylvania Home and Community-Based 1115 Waivers - MCARE report on the status of 1115 Waiver applications in Pennsylvania
Spending for MR Community and Institutional Services in Pennsylvania - Chart showing historical spending for community and institutional services in Pennsylvania
DPW Regulations Chapter 6400. Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation (View pdf)
DPW Regulations Chapter 6500. Family Living Homes (View pdf)
DPW Regulations Chapter 6600. Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (View pdf)
Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services - A Primer - An outstanding overview of Medicaid and the Home and Community Waiver.
Transformation
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Five Year Plan - OMR's multi-year plan in pdf file
Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services - A Primer - An outstanding overview of Medicaid and the Home and Community Waiver.
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Waiting List Plan - OMR's waiting list plan in pdf file
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation - Updates on the Transformation Process
Nobel Prize in Economics 2001 - Impact of asymmetric information on markets and its contribution to the shortcomings and imperfections of market systems.
PFDS Rate Setting Model - Example of Excel spreadsheet for information purposes only in rate setting for PFDS services in Pennsylvania. Keystone Human Services offers no opinion as to the acceptability of this model by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and therefore users should not rely upon this model or its format in any submission to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or PFDS services. (Requires IE5 or above - Excel format)
Transformation - KHS Power Point presentation on Transformation of Pennsylvania's community mental retardation services. (Requires IE5 or above - Power Point format)
PFDS Service Descriptions - Office of Mental Retardation Transformation Project Service Definitions for PFDS Waiver services. (Word document)
Autism Organizations
Autism Society of Delaware - The Delaware Chapter of the Autism Society of America
South Central Pennsylvania Autism Society
Autism Resources - The availability of autism resources organized by state
Autistics.org - Resources By and For Persons with Autism
Autism Resources in Delaware - The availability of autism resources in Delaware
Autism Resources in Pennsylvania - The availability of autism resources in Pennsylvania
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc - Training and educational specialists
Autism Behavior Therapy Alliance - Promoting home-based early intervention therapy
Autism National Committee - Dedicated to "Social Justice" for all Citizens with Autism.
Autism Society of America - Information, news, research, and action alerts
National Autistic Society of the UK
Families for Early Autism Treatment - FEAT offers articles, information and links
FEAT Daily Newsletter - An e-mail only service on autism news from many resources.
Community Service for Autistic Adults and Children
National Alliance for Autism Research
Autism Resources
Adam.com: - A commercial online health and medical information site featuring several scientific articles on autism screening, treatment, and prevention.
Autism Channel - A gateway to an Internet Relay Chat channel devoted to the discussion of autism and related disorders.
Autism Resources Page - FAn extensives listing of resources links and FAQs.
Autism Society of North Carolina Bookstore - Comprehensive autism bookstore
Autism Picture Page - Information on Autism, including pictures
Ooops...Wrong Planet! Syndrome - A really great collection of resources on autism
Autism Europe - Information on Autism from Europe
Yahoo Fast Search on Disability Issues
Ooops - 700 links on Autism - One of the most comprehenisve list of links on the web
Dictionary: For Parents of Children with Disabilities
Facilitated Communication Links
Autism Resources - Information and links regarding Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Adrift in the Sea of Tranquility - A moving artistic expression by a father
Autism Web Ring - A ring to bring together parents of Autistic children, Autistic adults or anyone with an interest in Autism for sharing of information and giving support.
Families Working Together - Support for parents and families who have children with autism. To date we have over 1400 pages of information and resources as well as some 1000 links to autism related sites.
Office of Social Programs - Administers Pennsylvania's Community Care Waiver pilot providing funding for services to people with autism.
The ArcLink.org - A national data base of providers of mental retardation services.
Autism Research
CAN Funded Research - Includes grant guidelines and a catalog of funded research projects back to 1996.
Research on Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders - From the National Institutes of Health, this page describes research initiatives.
The Autism Research Foundation - Features news, research articles and information, organizational information, and an internal link to the Autism Research Consortium.
Yale Child Study Center Developmental Disabilities Clinic & Research - Site contains separate topic areas covering autism, Rett's Syndrome, Asperger's Syndrome, and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Autism Research - A Collaborative Autism Project, conducted by U.S. researchers
Autism Research Unit - This University of Sunderland (U.K.) addresses conference proceedings, and current research on the treatment of autism.
University of Chicago: Laboratory for Developmental Neuroscience - Contains research publications and descriptions of current projects.
Autism Genetic Resources Exchange (AGRE) - A collaborative gene bank established for autism research.
Medline Plus Autism - This National Library of Medicine web site includes government resources, overviews in English and Spanish, a built-in Medline search on autism, and sections covering basic science and research, news, and clinical trials.
U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute - Site of this interdisciplinary research facility contains sections devoted to news and events, research and clinical programs, education, and web resources.
Facilitated Communication
Facilitated Communication - Facilitated communication is an alternative means of expression for people who cannot speak or whose speech is highly limited. The method has been used as a means to communicate for individuals with autism and mental retardation.
Facilitated Communication - A paper published by "The American Psychologist" concluding that in controlled research settings people with disabilities were unable to respond accurately to label or describe stimuli unseen by the facilitator.
Facilitated Communication: All Sides to the Issue - An essay on FC including its history, the controversy, validation studies and commentary from the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
Facilitated Communication - Over 400 skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal,supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature
Facilitated
Communication - Detailed account of experimental testing of FC, by
the Director of Research at the New England Center for Autism.
Facilitated Communication (FC) Coalition of Indiana - Facilitated Communication Coalition of Indiana. When it is genuine, when it is born of the need to speak, no one can stop the human voice, it speaks with hands, the eyes or pores or anything at all.
Vermont Facilitated Communication Network - Vermont Facilitated Communication Network "The right to communicate is both a basic human right and the means by which all other rights are realized.
Rocky Mountain Skeptics - An Article published in "The Rocky Mountain Skeptic" addressing the issue of Facilitated Communication being used as the basis for allegations of physical or sexual abuse by a parent or caretaker.
Facilitated Communication 2000 Denmark - articles, references and other information concerning Facilitated Communication, a method to help people with pointing disabilities and lack of speech to communicate through typing.
The Lonesome Doves - A Group of facilitated communication users in Pennsylvania who are actively promoting FC as a valid method of alternative and augmentive communication.
Iowa Resolution on Facilitated Communication - TASH Iowa Resolution on Facilitated Communication.
Facilitated Communication Resources - Facilitated Communication Resources for Non-verbal People with Autism and other developmental disabilities.
FTC Settles Charges on "facilitated communication"
Procedures to Avoid - Many practitioners who profess to treat mental and developmental problems are engaged in questionable practices.
IAHP: Facilitated Communication - Janet Doman explains the benefits of facilitated communication.
Facilitated Communication Victims - Facilitated communication has proven harmful and ineffective. Here are several familiy's true stories of the harm fc has caused them.
TASH - Resolution on Facilitated Communication - Facilitated communication is an alternative means of expression that has been used by individuals who cannot speak or whose speech is limited.
Center on Human Policy Position Statement on the Facilitated Communication - The Center on Human Policy is committed to the rights of people with disabilities to communication aids and strategies to enable them to express their choices, preferences and opinions.
Self Determination
National Program on Self Determination
Seattle 2000 Declaration on Self Determination
Impact Assessment of Self Determination Projects - HSRI
MCARE Policy Brief - Meeting the challenge of Self Determination
MCARE Policy Brief - A report on disability services and the challenge ahead
MCARE Policy Brief - Participant Driven Supports and frequently asked questions.
KHS Self Determination Project
KHS Self Determination Resource Page
HCFA - Olmstead Decision Web Site
MCARE - Questions and Ansers on the Olmstead Decision
Supported Life Institute
The Institute on Disability - Self Determination Publications
Self Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania
Michael Smull & Friends
Self Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania
Self Determination Synthesis Project
Individualized Funding Information Resources
Principles of Self Determination
Personal Support Network - Kenncrest principles on Self Determination
Self Determiantion Fact Sheet - Michael Kennedy & Lori Lewin, Center on Human Policy
Self Determination - Michael Kennedy - Center on Human Policy
ARC of the United States Self Determination Projects
Center on Self Determination - Oregon Health Sciences University
Research in Self Determination - US Department of Education
Self Determination Assessment Project - US Department of Education
Self Determination Follow-Up Project - US Department of Education
Self Determination Curriculum Project - US Department of Education
Evaluation of the Monadnock Self Determination Project
Live Free or Die - A qualitative analysis of systems change in Monadnock
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Project Summaries
Arizona Self Determination Project Summary
California proposal - Allen & Shea Associates
Connecticut Self Determination Project Summary
Kansas Self Determination Project Summary
Maryland Self Determination Project Summary
Massachusetts Self Determination Project Summary
Michigan Self Determination Project Summary
Michigan: - Steps to Self Determination
Ohio Self Determination Project Summary
Texas Self Determination Project Summary
Vermont Self Determination Project Summary
Washington Self Determination Project Summary
Wisconsin Self Determination Project Summary
Principles and Implications of Self Determination - New Hampshire Office of Self Determination
New Hampshire Project Summary
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council - American Dream - Removing the Mask
Transaction Net - Currency Systems
Vela Micro Boards - Family and friends join together with a person with challenges to create a non-profit society
The Self Determination-Forum - An eGroup for the sharing of information among individuals, family members, advocates and professionals interested in the Self Determination Movement.
Freedom Front - Self Determination in Africa - Afrikaners who believe iSelf Determination and a Volkstaat (National Home)
Medical Self Determination - The right to medical self determination as a basic human right
The Right to Self Determination for Native and Indigenous People
Self Determination - Self Determination as an expression of engagement by John J. McGee includes resources on Gentle Teaching.
Nobel Prize in Economics 2001 - Impact of asymetric information on markets and its contribution to the shortcomings and imperfections of market systems.
Olmstead Decision
HCFA - Olmstead Decision Web Site
MCARE - Questions and Answers on the Olmstead Decision
Olmstead v. L. C. Decision - Supreme Court of the United States Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources ET al V, L.C.
Rodriguez v. DeBuono - Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision threatens Olmstead
Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services - A Primer - An outstanding overview of Medicaid and the Home and Community Waiver.
Homeland Security
National Commission on Terrorism - Commission report on countering the changing threat of international terrorism.
Frontline - A selection of background reading and links on international terrorism.
Global Beat - Comments by Senator Bob Kerrey "Toward a New Nuclear Policy - Reducing the Threat to American Lives"
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Article - The Role of the Military in Countering terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction by Lansing E. Dickinson, Lt Col, USAF.
Terrorism Research Center
U.S. State Department's International Policy: Counterterrorism - Counterterrorism information site for the U.S. Department of State. Contains official statements, fact sheets and speeches.
U.S. State Department "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Reports - The Hellenic Resources Institute offers the 1993, 1994 and 1995 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Reports on their site. These reports list the terrorist incidents during the year, as well as background information on the perpetrators.
U.S. Department of State's Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - Official U.S. Department of State travel advisories for each country in the world. Also contains brief information on medical facilities, crime, infrastructure, legal, Embassy locations and other information useful for travelers
Shattered - Time photographs of the attack on New York City.
Frontline - Background on and interview with Osama bin Laden
PBS Teacher Resources - Educational resources for children re the attack on NY and Washington.
Osama bin Laden - FBI ten most wanted list
New York - ERRI Daily Intelligence Report on New York's preparation for possible chemical/bio terrorist attack.
New Scientist - Extensive links on international terrorism.
CNN - Bin Laden feared to be planning terrorist attack on Washington June 16, 1999.
Electro Magnetic Pulse - Article discussing the use of a Federal Commission to study EMP as a possible terrorist weapon.
CNN - Article about New York City's high tech anti-terrorism efforts including opening a 50,000 square foot operations center across the street from the World Trade Center.
Pictorial Tribute from around the World
Countering Terrorism--U.S. Information Agency - Key official information from USIA concerning counterterrorism.
U.S. Department of State HEROES Homepage - The U.S. counterterrorism rewards program,
which offers up to $4 million for information on terrorists.
FEMA's Backgrounder and Fact Sheet on Terrorism - Basic information on terrorism from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Fact Sheet lists what to do before, during and after a terrorist attack.
Countering Terrorism and Protecting our Forces - This page provides information about the Department of Defense's efforts to fight terrorism at home and abroad.
RCMP - Air India Bombing Disaster Home Page - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's site on the 1985 Air India bombing disaster.
Canada's Counter-Terrorism Program - Canadian Security Intelligence Service 1996 Public Report
Vulnerability of the U.S. to Chemical and Biological Terrorism - EAI Corporation explains the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorists' use of chemical and biological weapons.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Emergency Preparedness Counter-Terrorism Section.
The Domestic Preparedness Homepage - The purpose of the DP Program is to prepare the United States for the possibility of a terrorist attack involving nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
Patterns of Global Terrorism
- Patterns of Global Terrorism, Publications of the U. S. Department of
State.
Centre
for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence - University of
St Andrews
Nuclear
Terrorism: How to Prevent It - Nuclear Control Institute
Chem-Bio.com
Resource Center - Information, handbooks, FAQs, and documents released
by the U.S. government and other organizations related to chemical and
biological terrorism.
Emergency
Response to Chemical/Biological Terrorist Incidents - Report on American
preparedness for a chemical or biological weapons attack by terrorists.
Includes a discussion of readiness, procedures, and bibliography of related
print and Web sources.
Biological Terrorism Response Manual -
BioTerrorism and Terrorist Attack
Bioterrorism - An Even More
Devastating Threat (washingtonpost.com)
Chemical,
Biological, and Nuclear Terrorism andWarfare
Can Terrorists Build Nuclear
Weapons?
National Infrastructure Protection Center
(NIPC)
NDPO - National Domestic Preparedness Office
New security
threats in 'cyber terrorism'
Nuclear Terrorism How to Prevent
It - Nuclear Control Institute
Nuclear Terrorism - Sabotage
and Terrorism of Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Control Institute - Recommendations
of the NRC Safeguards Performance Assessment Task Force
U. S.
Senate Subcommittee on Technology and Terrorism
Biological
Weapons and Bioterrorism
Terrorists
Find New Tools of Fear - Preparing for terrorists weiding weapons
of mass destruction.
The Center for the Study
of Technology and Society - National Security and Cyber Warefare
Johns Hopkins University
Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
Home Land Defense - A Providers
Perspective - Lessons from TMI, Keystone Human Services in Power Point
format.
Legal
Legal Information Institute
- Online library of Supreme Court decisions
Housing and Home Ownership
Supportive
Housing
Section
8 - Home Ownership Program
Fanny
Mae Home Ownership Program
Disability Rights
ADAPT
- American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today.
Inclusion
The Inclusion Daily Express
Estate Planning
Planned Lifetime Advocacy
Network
Estate
Planning Links.Com
Life Planning
ARC's
The ARC of the United States
The ARC of Farmington Valley
Connecticut
The ARC of Pennsylvania
The ARC of Allegheny County
The ARC of Dauphin County
The ARC of Blair County
The ARC of Berks County
The ARC of Philadelphia
The ARC of Massachusetts
The Non-Profit Sector
Guidestar - The Donor's Guide
to the Charitable Universe.
Guidestar
- Keystone Service Systems
AARP - American Association of
Retired Persons.
Internet Nonprofit Center - Information
on or about Nonprofit Organizations.
Charitableway - Changing the
way America gives.
Charities Today - Connecting
Donors with the World's Charities.
Women, Children, & Family
Service - Charities of America.
The Union Institute
Office for Social Responsibility
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The Urban Institute
- Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy.
The Nonprofit Sector Research
Fund
The Nonprofit Resource Center
The
Profitization of Social Services - Catholic Charities
The Independent Sector
United Way of the Capital Region
iGive.com
Foundations
The David and
Lucile Packard Foundation - Building the field of non-profit management
Service Therapy Dogs
Susquehanna Service Dogs
- Highly trained therapy and assistance dogs for people with disabilities.
Assistance
Dogs International Inc.
Superdog - Animal Assisted
Therapy.
Intermountain Therapy Animals
- Enhancing quality of life through the human-animal bond.
Fidos
for Freedom, Inc. - An Assistance Dog Training Organization.
Lycos
Directoy - A comprehensive directory of Animal Assisted Therapy Resources.
Kansas Center for Canine Assistance
Inc.
Australian Support Dogs Inc.
International Association
of Assistance Dog Partners
Canine Companions
for Independence - Provides highly trained assistance
dogs to people with disabilities and to professional caregivers.
PA Service Dog
E-group - A yahoo e-group founded by a SSD client, for people with
service dogs.
Families
Families USA - The Voice for
Health Care Consumers.
The Family Village
Library - A source for information about disabilities.
Family Voices - Family and
Friends Speaking on Behalf of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
The National Parent Network on Disabilities
- NPND provides a national voice for ALL families of children, youth and
adults with disabilities.
Family Village
Inteli
Health - Care Giver's Health
Harvard Family Research
Project
Parent
to Parent of Pennsylvania - Linking families and friends of children
and adults with special needs
Parent-to-Parent Internet
of PA
Family Support Project of PA - Working
to develop and pass legislation that will create family support services
for children with all disabilities and their families
National Center for Family
Support - Human Services Research Institute, includes a great
collection of links
Fiscal Resources
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Resources for Care Givers
Inteli
Health - Care Giver's Health
Human Resources and Direct Support Professionals
Direct Support Professionals
Web Site - practical information of use to individuals who provide
residential, educational, and vocational services to persons with disabilities.
The College of Direct
Support Professionals - An online training and education resource
for direct support professionals.
The National Alliance
for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) - NADSP is a coalition of
organizations and individuals committed to strengthening the quality of
human service support by strengthening the direct support workforce.
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professional
Code of Ethics
A
System Disabled - San Francisco Chronicle article on the East Bay
Regional Center and the consequence of not being able to hire staff.
Worthy Wage Network
- A broad-based, "mobilization" of teachers, providers, directors,
parents, and allies of all kinds, calling for a major investment of public
funds that is directly targeted to improving child care jobs.
Human Sexuality
Sexual Health.Com
Gentle Teaching
Gentle Teaching Institute
of the Netherlands - Gentle Teaching is a non violent approach for
helping people with special needs and sometimes challenging behaviors
that focusses on four primary goals of care-giving.
John J. McGee
- Resources on Gentle Teaching.
Training and Consultation
Open Minds - Bringing
Behavioral Health & Social Services Into Focus
Michael Smull & Friends
- Training and consultation
Triscari Productions - Video Production
services with expertise in disability issues
Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc
- Training and educational specialists
Self Advocacy
NIAD Art Center - An art program
for people with developmental disabilities
Disability Media Project - Fostering
fairness, accuracy and diversity in news reporting
Speaking for Ourselves
- People with disabilities advocating for their themselves
MADNation - People working
together for Social Justice and Human Rights
Northhamptonshire People
First
First Person
The Gimp Girl Community
People First - England
Treatment and Advocacy Center
Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers'
Association
Self Advocate Leadership
Network
Partners in
Policy Making - Leadership training program for adults with developmental
disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities
People First of Tennessee
http://www.mouthmag.com/peoplefirst.htm- Self advocates in Tennessee bring
a class action suit against the State
People First of
Tokeo - A self-advocacy group of people with intellectual disabilities
in Tokyo, Japan.
Individual Advocacy
Disabilities
Internet Resources
for People with Disabilities
Inclusion Daily Express -
Covering all aspects of community living--employment, advocacy, play,
inclusive education, funding, laws, family, safety, assistive technology
and more!
Center on Human Policy - a
policy, research, and advocacy organization involved in the national movement
to insure the rights of people with disabilities.
Society for Disability Studies
- a nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote
interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects
of disability and chronic illness.
Center for the Study of
Religion and Disability - a resource for support given by local churches
to people with disabilities.
Ragged Edge Magazine Online
Integrated Arts - Home for Creative
Expression
CanDo.com
Center for Effective Collaboration
& Practice CECP - An outstanding resource!!!!
National
Organization on Disability
- "Promotes full and equal participation of America's 54 million
men, women, and children with disabilities in all aspects of life."
Disability Resources on
the Internet
World Association of Persons with Disabilities
Half the Planet.com - The
disability source
Central Web Directory
- A very extensive collection of links on disability issues
The Unification
of Stephen Hawking
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- A coalition of 100 national disability organizations working together
to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination,
independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults
with disabilities in all aspects of society.
The American Association of People with
Disabilities - A cross-disability organization whose goals are
unity, leadership and impact.
The Disabilites
Web Ring
ADAPT - Americans Disabled for Attendant
Programs Today
MENLA
- A new way to care
Developmental Disabilities
Connecticut Council on Developmental
Disabilities
State of the
States in Developmental Disabilities
Community Imperative
list Serve - A list serve focusing on a broad range of disability
issues
Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center - on Aging with Developmental Disabilities
The Pennsylvania Developmental
Disabilities Council - Provides extensive resources and government
interaction to encourage the full participation of people with disabilities
in all aspects of society.
National
Organization on Disability
- "Promotes full and equal participation of America's 54 million
men, women, and children with disabilities in all aspects of life."
Developmental Disabilities
Resource Center - Developmental Disabilities Sites of the States
An unofficial guide to State Developmental Disabilities Agency sites
The Oaks Group - General information
on the community developmental disabilities movement including the "community
Imperative" and list serve.
Quality Mall - Person
Centered Services and resources supporting people with developmental disabilities
encourages innovation and best practices.
Community
Together we Can - A
capacity building initiative to strengthen children, families and communities
Research and Training Center on
Community Living (RTC) - RTC is part of the Institute on Community
Integration, in the College of Education and Human Development at
the University of Minnesota. The RTC focuses on community supports for
persons with developmental disabilities and their families; providing
research, evaluation, training, and technical assistance activities in
several areas.
Head Start
Pennsylvania Head Start Association
National Head Start Association
Systems of Care
CMHS
- A Glossary of Terms in Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health
Facts
for Families - The Continuum of Care
Systems of Care - Promising
Practice for Children's Mental Health
CMHS
Fact Sheet - Systems of Care
Wrap Around Services - EPSDT
Wraparound Planning Mini-website
Wraparound Services
For Young Children
DPW
Regulations Chapter 1241. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis
and Treatment Program (View
pdf)
Coordinated Services
Community Partnerships
Special
Services in the Schools
Integrated
Services: New Roles for Schools, New Challenges for Teacher Education
LAEP's Learning Community
Program
Harvard Family Research
Project
Recent Research
& Experience in Linking Urban Schools & Social Services
Comer School Development Program
Texas Trends
Urban Teachers
and Collaborative School-Linked Services
Medications - General
Pharmaceutical Information
Network
Facts
for Families - Psychiatric Medications
National Library of Medicine
Facts
for Families - Psychiatric Medication for Children
School Mental Health Project
Drug Enforcement
Agency - Information and Statistics on Ritalin Abuse
Controversial Treatments For
Children With Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
Are There Risks
to Giving Kids Antidepressants?
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Referral and Information
Center
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Is There a Drug
Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
How Do Treatments
for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compare?
Early Intervention
Early Intervention
CECP
What
is Early Intervention? - The Kid's Source on line
Early Intervention
Technical Assistance - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
National Early Childhood Technical
Assistance System
History of Disability
The Eugenics Archive -
The historical basis of marginalization of vulnerable people
Pictures
of Abandoned Pennhurst
Disability Social
History Project
The History of Idoicy
Murder of the Handicapped
The
Helen Keller Archival Collection
An Americain History
of Mental Retardation
Beyond Afflliction
- The Disability History Project
Movies with
a theme of disability and institutionalization
The History
of National Easter Seals
Nazis, Eugenics,
and the T-4 Program
The
History of Rehabilitation - An Evolution of Values and Beliefs
Coney
Island - Side Shows - Historical information on the role Coney Island
played in the Eugenics Movement.
Images from Willowbrook
- Photographs of Willowbrook State Center taken by Burton Blatt.
Burton Blatt Interview
- An interview with the author of Willowbrook and The Family Papers.
People First of Tennessee
- Self advocates in Tennessee bring a class action suit against the State
History of the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare - A short history of DPW
since the founding of the Commonwealth in 1682.
History of Asylums - An inventory
of America's historic state hospitals and other institutions with a focus
on preservation.
Pennhurst Pictures
- Site with some pictures of Pennhurst, other abandoned institutions,
and links to other asylum sites.
Fairview Album - Photographic
essay on the closing of Fairview State Center by the Oregon Clarion.
Eastern State Penitentiary
- Information the historic prison located in Center City Philadelphia
which is now open as a museum.
Federal Government
The White House
US House of Representatives
US Senate
US Census Bureau
Americans with Disabilities
Act Document Center
NASA - Consumer
Cost Inflation Calculator
HCFA - ICF/MR
Program Information Web Site
HCFA - Home and Community-Based
Services 1915(c) Waivers Web Site
United States Commission on Civil Rights
- An independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the Executive Branch
of the US Government established under the Civil Rights Act of 1957
State Government
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department
of Mental Retardation
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania Senate
Department of Mental Retardation
- State of Connecticut
Department of Public Welfare
- State of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency
Department
of Public Welfare - DPW Regulations online
Pennsylvania Bulletin Online
- The Commonwealth's official gazette
Delaware Health & Human
Services
The State of Delaware
The State of Maryland
Medicaid
Understanding Medicaid Home and Community
Services - A Primer - An outstanding overview of Medicaid and the
Home and Community Waiver.
HCFA - ICF/MR
Program Information Web Site
HCFA - Home and Community-Based
Services 1915(c) Waivers Web Site
Regulations
Department
of Public Welfare - DPW Regulations online
DPW
Regulations Chapter 1153. Outpatient Psychiatric Services (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 1229. Health Maintenance Organization Services (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 1241. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis
and Treatment Program (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 1247. Targeted Case Management Services (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 2620. Personal Care Home Licensing (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 3140. Planning and Financial Reimbursement Requirements
for County Children and Youth Social Service Programs (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 3270. Child Day Care Centers (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4215. Annual Plan and Estimate of Expenditures (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4220. Reimbursement for Medications (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4225. Procedural Safeguards for Children in Early
Intervention Services (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4230. Waiver of Service (View pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4300. County Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Fiscal Manual (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 4305. Liability for Community Mental Health and
MentalRetardation
DPW
Regulations Chapter 5310. Community Residential Rehabilitation Services
for the Mentally Ill (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 6400. Community Homes for Individuals with MentalRetardation (View
pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 6500. Family Living Homes (View pdf)
DPW
Regulations Chapter 6600. Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally
Retarded (View
pdf)
HIPAA Regulations
- Health and Human Services privacy rule on the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 - pdf file
HIPAA
Regulations - Summary by HHS
County Government Pennsylvania
County Commissioners
Association of Pennsylvania
Children's Advocacy Welfare
American Humane Association
American Public Human Services Association
Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare, 1999 Annual Child Abuse Report
Action Alliance for Children _
A California-based, nonprofit providing information on trends and policy
issues affecting children and their families.
American Academy of Pediatrics - A membership
organization committed to the attainment of physical, mental, and social
health for all infants, children and adolescents.
American Bar
Association's Juvenile Justice Center - Works in partnership with
other ABA entities, bar associations, and local and state advocacy groups
to monitor and influence juvenile justice policy and practice.
America Links Up - A broad-based
public awareness campaign designed to ensure that children have safe,
educational, and rewarding experiences online.
Bread for the World - A nationwide
Christian movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry people.
Catholic Charities
- The nation's largest private network of independent social service
agencies, working to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- A nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts
research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs,
with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
Charles Stuart Mott Foundation - Funds
efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society.
Center for Child Welfare
at the University of Texas at Arlington
Center for the Future of Children
Child Welfare Home Page
Children Now - A nonpartisan,
voice for children, working to translate the nation's commitment to children
and families into action.
Children's Defense Fund
- Working to ensure that every child has a Healthy Start, a Head Start,
a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage
to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Children's Defense Fundó
Greater Cincinnati Project - Educates individuals in Southwest Ohio
about the needs of children and encourages preventative investment in
them before they get sick, drop out of school, suffer from the breakdown
of their family, or get into trouble with the law.
Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota
works to improve the lives of Minnesota's children through education,
research and advocacy.
Children's Defense Fund - New York
advocates for children's issues through education and grassroots efforts.
Children's Defense Fund Ohio, the
oldest CDF state office, provides grassroots support for CDF's work.
Children's
Defense Fund ó Parent Resource Network (PRN) provides access to a
variety of national Web sites offering parents information on caring for
their own children and on getting involved in group efforts to help children
in their own communities or states.
Children's Institute International,
a private, nonprofit organization, is dedicated to protecting, preserving,
and strengthening the family through the provision of child abuse prevention
and treatment services for high-need, low-resource families, as well as
through professional training, research, and advocacy.
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
is the only Dallas-area health care facility that deals exclusively with
a variety of diseases and disorders among children from birth to age 18.
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
Electronic Clearinghouse was designed by the University of Minnesota
to serve as an electronic bridge to information and resources on children,
youths, and families.
Child Trends, Inc., is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan research organization that conducts basic research and evaluation
studies in several critical areas: teenage pregnancy and childbearing,
the effects of welfare and poverty on children, issues related to parenting,
family structure, and family processes, including fatherhood and male
fertility.
Children, Youth and Family Electronic
Clearinghouse at the University of Minnesota
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
is the nation's oldest and largest organization devoted entirely to the
well-being of America's vulnerable children and their families.
Coalition for America's Children
is an alliance of national, state, and local nonprofit organizations working
to call attention to the serious obstacles impeding children's well-being
and to boost children's concerns to the top of the public policy agenda.
Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance
of national organizations working together to promote public policies
which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
Coalition for Asian-American Children and
Families advocates for social policies and programs that support Asian
American children and families.
Common Cause is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan citizens' lobbying organization that works to promote open,
honest and accountable government and represents a unified voice of the
people against corruption in government and "big money" special
interests.
Congregations Concerned for Children
strives to tap and channel the resources of the religious community to
work on behalf of children, especially children experiencing violence
or poverty in their lives.
Connect for Kids - Guidance
for grownups building communities for kids and families.
CTKidsLink:
Connecticut Citizens for Children and Youth is a statewide organization
that helps citizens become better advocates for the well-being of children
and youths in all of Connecticut's communities.
CTW Online: Sesame Street Parents,
run by the nonprofit Children's Television Workshop, is a fun and informative
Web site for parents and children. It provides information on children's
activities, behavior and discipline, child development, education, health
and safety, and more.
The David and Lucile Packard
Foundation - The future of children
Families USA is a national nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality,
affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
Family Voices is a national,
grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the
health care of children with special health needs.
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
is a national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies
to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes 700 congregations, 30,000 volunteers,
and diverse community constituencies to serve human needs and seek social
justice.
HandsNet promotes information
sharing, cross-sector collaboration and advocacy among individuals and
organizations working on a broad range of public interest issues.
Human Rights USA strives to educate
people in the United States about their human rights and encourages community-based
action.
Idea Central: Welfare and Families
Electronic Policy Network provides a list of current news articles
related to recent programs geared toward improving children's rights.
Idealist, a project of Action Without
Borders, is an interactive system that enables nonprofit or community
organizations to enter and update detailed information about its services,
volunteer opportunities, internships, job openings, upcoming events, and
publications.
@InsideHealthCare is an
online information service offering news, directories, search engines,
business research tools, funding sources, organizations, and publications
relating to health care.
Institute for the
Study of Civic Values is a nonprofit organization established to promote
the fulfillment of America's historic civic ideals.
Interfaith Alliance is a nonpartisan
organization that offers Americans a mainstream, faith-based agenda committed
to the positive role of religion as a healing and constructive force in
public life.
Join Together: Gun Violence,
a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national
resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and
gun violence.
Justice for Kids & Youth
from the U.S. Justice Department offers ideas on how youth can become
part of the solution to fighting crime by joining community programs.
Just Think Foundation - A nonprofit
organization that works with students, teachers, parents, and the entertainment
industry to promote literacy for the 21st century.
Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse at Florida State University is a one-stop Web
site for information about the juvenile justice system, programs for at-risk
youth, and related employment opportunities.
KidsCampaigns is an information
and action center for adults who want to act on behalf of children.
Kids Count - A national and
state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States
and enrich local, state, and national discussions on how to secure better
futures for all children.
Mediascope - A national,
nonprofit public policy organization founded in 1992 to promote constructive
depictions of health and social issues in the media, particularly as they
relate to children and adolescents.
Minnesota Center Against Violence
and Abuse - Provides an electronic information clearinghouse
with access to extensive resources on the topics of violence and abuse.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
The National Association of Child
Advocates - (NACA) is a nationwide network of child advocacy organizations
working at the increasingly critical level of America's statehouses, county
commissions, and city councils.
National
Association of Social Workers
National Association of Developmental
Disabilities Council promotes national policies that enable individuals
with developmental disabilities the opportunity to make choices regarding
the quality of their lives and to be included in the community.
National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC) leads and consolidates the efforts of individuals
and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education
for all young children. Primary attention is devoted to assuring the provision
of high-quality early childhood programs for young children.
National Black Child Development Institute
National Campaign To Prevent Teen
Pregnancy works to prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and
stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence.
Its goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third by the year
2005.
National Center for Children
in Poverty identifies and promote strategies that reduce the number
of young children living in poverty in the United States and that improve
the life chances of the millions of children under age 6 who are growing
up poor.
National Child Care Information Center
- Established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeks
to complement, enhance, and promote child care linkages and to serve as
a mechanism for supporting quality, comprehensive services for children
and families.
National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect
National Coalition for the Homeless
is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service
providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public
education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance.
National Dropout Prevention
Network provides linkages to and among educators, communities, researchers,
parents, and the private sector to find solutions to the common goal of
preventing and recovering dropouts.
National Educational Service -
Working with educators and youth professionals to help foster environments
in which all children can succeed.
National Health Law Program, Inc.
A national public interest law firm seeking to improve health care for
America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly, and people
with disabilities.
National Indian Child Welfare Association
(NICWA)
National School Age Care Alliance (NSACA)
is a national membership organization that supports quality programs for
school-age children and youth during out-of-school hours and connects
people who work with school-age children and youth in a wide variety of
agencies and settings.
National Welfare Monitoring & Advocacy
Partnership (NWMAP), of which CDF's Community Monitoring Project is
a member, is a collaboration of organizers, advocates, service providers,
and researchers from across the United States concerned with the well-being
of low-income people. NWMAP's activities are threefold: monitoring, advocacy,
and organizing.
The New York office of the Children's Defense
Fund.100% Campaign
is an effort coordinated by CDF, Children Now, and the Children's Partnerships
to ensure that all of California's children obtain the health coverage
they need to grow up healthy and strong.
Parent's Television Council, a
project of the Media Research Center, works to bring America's demand
for positive, family-oriented television programming to the entertainment
industry.
Radio Bilingue, the Latino
Community Radio Network, is the only national distributor of Spanish language
programming.
Research and Training Center in Rehabiliation
and Childhood Trauma, located at the New England Medical Center, conducts
research to increase knowledge about the causes, treatment, and outcomes
of injuries to children, improve the delivery of health services, and
disseminate information to families, their children, and multi-disciplinary
professionals.
Research Forum on Children, Families,
and the New Federalism
School-Age NOTES is a national
resource organization that develops and provides information, technical
assistance, and resources concerning children and youth in out-of-school
settings both before and after school and during vacations.
Search Institute
Stand For Children, an affiliate of
CDF, encourages individuals to improve children's lives. Its mission is
to identify, train, and connect local children's activists engaging in
advocacy, awareness-raising, and service initiatives on an ongoing basis
as part of Stand For Children chapters.
State of the World Forum is an
international nonprofit organization that transforms conversations that
matter into actions that make a difference. The Forum is designed to inspire
your life and allow interactions with innovative leaders from around the
world in a multiplicity of disciplines.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice is
a national public interest law firm that marshals the skills and resources
of trial lawyers to create a more just society.
TV-Free America is a national nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization that encourages Americans to reduce the amount
of television they watch in order to promote richer, healthier, and more
connected lives, families and communities.
20/20 Vision is a nonprofit organization
seeking to revitalize democracy by engaging citizens in persistent, strategic,
and effective communication with policy makers to protect the environment
and promote peace.
Universal Black Pages is an information
service that resides at but is not affiliated with the Georgia Institute
of Technology. It contains a comprehensive listing of African diaspora-related
Web pages.
Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic,
social, and policy research organization, investigates the social and
economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes efforts to solve
these problems.
WGBH's "Between the Lions"
is a new television program, geared toward children ages 4 to 7, that
uses music, stories, animation, and live action to promote and teach reading.
The series airs on PBS stations across the country.
Welfare Law Center is a nonprofit
corporation that works with and on the behalf of poor people to ensure
that adequate income support ó public funding provided on the basis of
need -- is available whenever and to the extent necessary to meet basic
needs and foster healthy human and family development.
World Hunger Year Resource Guide
promotes self-reliance, food security, and economic justice through research
and education for policy makers, the media, and the public and through
collaboration with and support for grassroots organizations.
Welfare Information Network
World Wide Web Resources
for Social Workers
Youthlink is a project of the nonprofit
Foundation of America, which provides ongoing and effective forums to
create support and recognition for the voice, ideas, and solutions of
youth.
Zero to Three is a national nonprofit
founded by leading pediatricians, child development specialists and researchers
in 1977 to promote the healthy social, emotional and intellectual development
of babies and toddlers.
Research and Data Resources
Administration for Children and Families
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census Bureau
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child
Maltreatment 1995 Reports - National Child Abuse Data System
Health Care Financing Administration
House Ways &
Means Committee Green Book
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Social Security Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
USDA Food and Consumer Service
Urban Institute's
"Assessing the New Federalism" State Database
Information Technology
The Work Group for the Computerization
of Behavioral Health and Human Service Records - The mission of
the Work Group is to create and promote equitable standards and guidelines
for ownership, privacy, confidentiality, quality, and accessibility
of the behavioral health and human services record.
The Mental Health Statistics Improvement
Program
HIPAA
HIPAA Regulations - Health
and Human Services privacy rule on the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 - pdf file
HIPPA
Overview - E Service Group Summary pdf file
HIPAA
Regulations - Summary by HHS
The Work Group for the Computerization
of Behavioral Health and Human Service Records - The mission of
the Work Group is to create and promote equitable standards and guidelines
for ownership, privacy, confidentiality, quality, and accessibility
of the behavioral health and human services record.
HIPAA
& Pennsylvania Office of Medical Assistance Program - A comprehensive
overview of HIPAA including requirements, industry impact, MAMIS and
OMAP's plans for implementation.
e Pennsylvania Allinace - The Alliance
is Pennsylvania's only statewide, nonprofit volunteer organization of
technology users including HIPAA.
US Department of Health
and Human Services - Administrative simplification and comprehensive
information on HIPAA compliance.
International Human Rights Adoption
Trajectories
of Despair: Misdiagnosis and Maltreatment of Soviet Orphans
Children
in Russia's Institutions: Human Rights and Opportunities for Reform
- Unicef
The Office
of Children's Issues - US Department of State
Families for Russian and Ukrainian
Adoption - Non Profit adoption resources
Mental Disability Rights International
- Dedicated to the rights of people with disabilities
Human Rights Watch - Dedicated to
protecting human rights around the world
Universal Declaration
of Human Rights - United Nations
Human Rights Watch - Children in Russian
Orphanages - Abandoned to the State
Horrifying
Conditions in Mexico's Mental Hospitals - ABC 20/20 Report
Soros Foundations Network
- Foundation support for projects in Eastern Europe
St.
Petersburg Child Protection Society - A child protection society
Heart of Romania - Dedicated
to assisting and enriching the children of Romania
Orphanage.org - Links to orphanages
around the world
Buriat Families
- Information on orphaned children in Siberia and the Republic of Buriatia
Adoption Services - Lutheran Social
Services - Information on international adoption
Russian Orphan Opportunity
Fund - Provides education and vocational training
CRY - Care & Relief For
the Young - Caring for needy children around the world
Heart of Hope Ministries International
- Christian support for children of Romania
Orphan Care - Humanitarian
relief for orphans in Eastern Europe
Immigration & Naturalization
Service - General immigration information
Rainbow Kids.com - A Online
International Adoption Publication
US
Department of State - 1999 Country Reports on Human Rights
US Department
of State - International Adoption in Russia
US Department
of State - International Adoption in Romania
US Department
of State - International Adoption in Moldova
US Department of State - Bureau
of Consular Affairs
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- Extensive links & information
World Institute on Disability - International
public policy center on disability
International
Adoption Statistics - Data on international adoption by country
Children's Relief
Network - NBC Dateline, hope for the children of Romania
Travel
People to People Ambassador
Program - Joining common interests in uncommon places through journeys
that enrich the world, one person at a time.
Personal Growth
QueenDom.com - An extensive site
offering personality, intelligence, and health-related tests, stories
and advice
Cyber-Psych - General
information, resources, and relevant links on wellbeing
Mental Health Net: Psychological
Self-Help - full text of the book by Clayton E. Tucker-Ladd.
Frugal Living/Mindful Living
- resources for living a more satisfying life without excessive consumption
Tools for a Happier Life - ways
help those who from suffer negative emotions.
Afterhours Inspirational
Stories - many original and classic stories, parables, quotations,
and poetry.
Attitude is Everything
- A site dedicated to inspiration and motivation in every day living
Awakenings - lessons and
writings on spiritual growth and happiness.
Bootstraps -
A weekly e-column devoted to self-help and self-improvement topics.
Breathe -
A Brittish magazine giving news and views on various breathwork techniques
including rebirthing, breathwork, holotropic breathwork, vivation and
more.
Emotional Intelligence - information from
the EQ Institute.
The Growth
Forum - educational site presenting ideas on personal growth, business
development, and social development.
How to Escape
the Chinese Finger Trap: A Manual For Changing Your Life - entire
manuscript online.
The Human Being Company
- resource for re-inventing your life, career and business.
Incredible People Magazine
- many inspiring human interest stories.
Inner Journey, The
- website dedicated to those on the personal and spiritual journey.
Inspirational Center, The - many
uplifting spiritual advice page updated weekly.
Living Life Fully - a great
collection of inspirational and motivational quotations, photos, and
essays.
Mental Health Net: Psychological
Self-Help - full text of the book by Clayton E. Tucker-Ladd.
Motivational-Messages.com
- daily motivational and inspirational messages, quotes, short stories,
and articles.
Psybersquare.com - provides
strength and health through community and self-help.
Quest-4 - a team of people traveling
across America to explore the elements of successful living and the
actions people are taking to follow their dreams.
The Sharing Tree - featuring
inspirational stories.
ThriveNet - playfully learn about
surviving and thriving in a world of non-stop change. Learn about agility,
resilience, overcoming job loss, serendipity, successful schizophrenia,
the synergistic personality.
Inspired Lifestyles.com
- working to inspire change, promote personal growth, create self-esteem,
and enhance the lifestyles of women worldwide.
WOW Project - by Wishing Only Well
you can make the world a nicer place to live in. In English, French,
and Italian.
YourPotential.com - articles
and book reviews about fulfilling your personal and professional goals.
Associations
Pennsylvania Community Providers
Association
ANCOR - National association representing
private providers of mental retardation services.
TASH - The Association of the Severely
Handicapped
Connecticut Non-Profit Information
Network - Leading non profit association in Connecticut.
Connecticut Community Providers Association
- Represents organizations that provide services and supports for people
with disabilities including people with addictions, mental illness,
developmental, and physical disabilities.
Connecticut Association
for Home Care
National Association
for Home Care
Developmental Disability Nurses Association
- The Professional Organization for Nurses Serving Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities
Media
Media Guide
for Non Profits
Regional
Susquehanna Valley
- Information resource on Central Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg.Com -
Information resource on Harrisburg and the surrounding area.
Susquehanna Art Museum - Presents
museum quality art works through exhibits with strong educational components. The Museum is a cultural and educational resource that interacts with and enriches the lives of the people of central Pennsylvania.
Provider Organizations
CSAAC
The Verland Foundation
Kids Peace
Milton Hershey School
Elwyn
National Easter Seals
Rescare
Magellan
Behavioral Health
The Chimes
Devereux Foundation
Keystone Human Services
Keystone Service Systems, Inc.
Keystone Residence
Keystone Residence of Lancaster County
Keystone Service Systems - North Central
Pennsylvania
Family Support Associates
Keystone Partnership, Inc.
Keystone Community Mental Health
Keystone Children & Family Services
Key Service Systems
Keystone Services of Maryland
Keystone Service Systems SouthEast
Keystone Institute
Capital Area Head Start
Susquehanna Service Dogs
Mentor
Philhaven
Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Options in Community
Living
Allegheny Valley School
Ken-Crest
Camphill - Soltane
Camphill School - Beaver Run
Camphill Association of
North America
Camphill Village,
Copake
Catholic Charities
Access Services
Allegheny Valley School
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