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National Alliance on Mental Illness From its inception in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. http://www.stampoutstigma.net/ Stamp Out Stigma is a consumer driven advocacy and educational outreach program designed to make positive changes in the public perception of mental illness and inform the community about the personal, social, economic and political challenges faced by people living with mental illness. Founded by Carmen Lee. 1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with the illness, can be as great a challenge as the disease itself. This is where the misconceptions stop. This is where bias comes to an end. This is where we change lives. Because this is where we Bring Change 2 Mind. BringChange2Mind.org is a not-for-profit organization created by Glenn Close, the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF), Fountain House, and Garen and Shari Staglin of IMHRO (International Mental Health Research Organization).
More links to more resources on my blog page: http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/helpful-websites-resources-for-mental-health-mental-illness-depression/
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking Traffickers use various techniques to instill fear in victims and to keep them enslaved. Some traffickers keep their victims under lock and key. However, the more frequent practice is to use less obvious techniques including:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
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Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: "As the author of Love Made of Heart and a community spirit, I advocate understanding of mental illness/traumas to the mind and I help survivors of violence find their own voices through writing."
cast members of The Vagina Monologues Jessica Watkins & Teresa LeYung-Ryan - benefit performance for Community Violence Solutions www.cvsolutions.org
"I am always inspired by students and their stories when I'm invited to speak candidly about my experiences as a child-witness to domestic violence (a long time ago but never forgotten). I was a girl who felt helpless, ashamed, angry, and guilty. Then I found a way to help the girl-in-my-heart. Through the characters in my novel, Love Made of Heart, I encourage survivors of violence and witnesses to violence to find and fortify their own voices through writing." Teresa LeYung-Ryan http://LoveMadeOfHeart.com
www.oprah.com key in "domestic violence" or "mental illness" in the
search box for links.
http://awwproject.org Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) believes that the right to tell one’s story is a human right. We provide a platform for Afghan women to develop their voices and discover their power in the world without the filter of the media or other influences.
http://yourwritingmentor.com As a breast cancer survivor, Mary E. Knippel uses journaling and other creative outlets to complement traditional medicine. She shares her experience through speaking engagements, journaling workshops, along with developing a newsletter, web site, and soon-to-be published book to encourage women to use Creativity as a healing tool.
http://16daysofartivismforthehealingofviolence.wordpress.com
United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.
The 16 days of
Artivism for Healing begin on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 12 Noon, San
Francisco’s City Hall, will be the stage for the acknowledgment of the need to recognize the
violence inherent in our culture and heal the feminine energy of the planet. The closing program
for the 16 days of Artivism for Healing and education will place at the Mission & 16th
Street Bart Station, a place called Hummingbird Plaza where people will raise their voices in
healing chants from Noon to 5 PM on December 10th, International Human Rights Day.
www.AliveHypnosis.com Dream hypnosis: to re-enter dreams, resolve nightmares, to practice lucid dreaming, and to integrate the potential of the subconscious and conscious minds. Book, DVD, workshops by Angie Choi.
http://ellentaliaferro.com/ Ellen H. Taliaferro, MD, FACEP serves as the
Medical Director of the San Mateo Medical Center Keller Center for Family Violence
Intervention in San Mateo, CA. She speaks and writes on the healthcare impact of violence and
abuse. https://www.
Dr. Taliaferro is a member of http://savingcinderella.ning.com
Teresa LeYung Ryan became a member of http://savingcinderella.ning.com on February 17, 2010. "Broken childhood, but no one can break my dreams," says author Teresa LeYung Ryan.
http://www.moonflowercreations.org/index.html Moonflower Creations is a resource for Conscious Living, Spirituality, Metaphysics and the Sacred Feminine Mysteries. Marie Elena combines a thirty year background of study, practice and instruction in her classes and services.
http://www.MCScala.com/ Martha Clark Scala, MFT is the author of Feel Better in the Mourning: Give Grief a Voice, a psychotherapist, a presenter, and a real Listener.
http://TransitionsWorkshops.com/ The Life Transitions Network offers education and emotional support services to people coping with the myriad of losses and life changes that we must all face. Our services include one to three day residential workshops that focus compassionately on the traumas of loss, abuse, illness, dying and death with a combination of teachings, personal sharing, creative processes and deep emotional release work (Externalization Process). Life Transitions Network , a 501(c)3 not for profit organization, was founded by people who had been on the staff of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center and people who had attended workshops utilizing the Externalization Process, a way of working with our emotions that was developed in the Kubler-Ross workshops.
www.DrSteiner.com
Dr. Steiner has written numerous articles about living with chronic
illness, the challenges and joys of group therapy, and the Therapist's Professional Will, a way to protect clients when the
therapist is unavailable.
http://www.TheCourageToTrust.com
Have childhood betrayals stopped you from trusting wisely today? The Courage to
Trust shows that trust is a choice and offers tools and stories to help you overcome
old barriers to trust and intimacy. Book and workshops by Cynthia Wall,
LCSW
www.impactbayarea.org Impact
Bay Area is a nonprofit organization preventing violence and promoting healing by teaching a
unique form of self-defense for mind, body and voice.
http://www.wsradio.com/copingwithcaregiving/ is an Internet
radio program that's been expanded to include ALL aspects of aging, health, family
relationships, baby boomer concerns, elder care, childcare and senior issues.
http://endabuse.org Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
"Human Trafficking is Modern-Day Slavery" Look Beneath the Surface.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=292
California Assembly Select Committee on Human Trafficking
www.cvsolutions.org Community
Violence Solutions (CVS) is dedicated to working in partnership with the community to end sexual
assault and family violence through prevention, crisis services, and treatment. Founded in 1974,
Community Violence Solutions, the umbrella organization for the Rape Crisis Center of Contra
Costa and Marin Counties, is one of the oldest rape crisis centers in California, and one of the
oldest in the country.
http://www.nsvrc.org National
Sexual Violence Resource Center
http://www.calcasa.org The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
http://www.vspcity.com/
For a domestic violence agency or counseling in your area, call the National Domestic Violence
Hotline:
1.800.799.SAFE (7233) TDD: 1.800.787.3224 http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/superiorcourt/self-servicecenter/resources.asp
www.ncadv.org National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.sfaws.org Asian Women's Shelter in San Francisco, CA
www.standagainstdv.org STAND!
Against Domestic Violence has been the voice of community and a force for change in Contra Costa
County, California, for over 20 years
www.asafeplacedvs.org A SAFE
PLACE is Oakland’s only comprehensive domestic violence program for battered women and
children.
http://dvcpartners.org SF
Domestic Violence Consortium
http://www.apiahf.org Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
http://www.apiahf.org/index.php/programs/domestic-violence.html Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
www.stampoutstigma.org Stamp Out Stigma is a consumer driven advocacy and educational outreach program designed to make positive changes in the public perception of mental illness and inform the community about the personal, social, economic and political challenges faced by people living with mental illness.
www.nami.org NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness)
www.osophs.dhhs.gov/libaray/calltoaction/ The Surgeon General's Call To Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999
http://www.marriagemeetings.com Marcia Naomi Berger, LCSW Psychotherapy. Consultation. Workshops. Presentations. Author of How to Get the Marriage You Always Wanted.
http://www.thework.com Byron Katie, founder of The Work, has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. As she guides people through the powerful process of inquiry called The Work, they find that their stressful beliefs—about life, other people, or themselves— radically shift and their lives are changed forever.
