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Antidepressants and weight gain: What causes it? by the Mayo Clinic New
Antidepressants: Can they stop working? by the Mayo Clinic New
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) promotes the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders through education, practice, and research.
Anxiety Disorders transforms the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. It fosters innovative thinking and ensures that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. From the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bipolar Disorder and Sleep Problems
The History of Mental Health Services in Modern England: Practitioner Memories and the Direction of Future Research [United Kingdom] "…there is a striking divergence between the ‘single-issue mythologies’ 2 developed in these works and the sheer diversity of approaches to understanding and managing mental distress and disorder that characterises the British mental health services…" New
Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2856 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is a national family-run organization linking more than 120 chapters and state organizations focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and their families. It was conceived in Arlington, Virginia in February, 1989 by a group of 18 people determined to make a difference in the way the system works. The National Federation works to develop and implement policies, legislation, funding mechanisms, and service systems that utilize the strengths of families. Its emphasis on advocacy offers families a voice in the formation of national policy, services and supports for children with mental health needs and their families.
Handbook on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: "Understanding The UN Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities" (7Mb .pdf) by Marianne Schulze, Handicap International, July 2010
MindFreedom International (MFI) is a nonprofit organization that unites sponsor and affiliate grassroots groups with thousands of individual members to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities. New
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) MDRI, a sponsor group of MFI, works for human rights of people all over the world who are have a “mental disability” diagnosis. Updated
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) Updated
Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAM)
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (also available in plain text and PDF) [United Kingdom] Updated
Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation, World Health Organization (WHO)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. Provides access to SAMHSA publications, grants information, data files, and statistics. Updated
Mental Health Works [Canada]
Mind – National Association for Mental Health [United Kingdom]
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)The NIH National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. Updated
Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care Adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991 [Switzerland]
SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists) is an international association of individuals and organizations with special interests in the exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) information. New
Schizophrenia
- Brushes with Life Arts Program is a creative arts program for people in treatment at the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health; members of Club Nova, a local clubhouse for persons with mental illness; and other select community programs in the Chapel Hill area. It is a program of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Psychiatry, Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. Updated
- Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) Community Clinics at the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry. STEP is are outpatient clinics help individuals and families dealing with serious mental illness to make strides toward health and recovery. Updated
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) information from the Mayo Clinic Updated
- Seasonal Affective Disorder from Mental Health America. SAD, the "winter blues", is a subtype of depression or bipolar disorder that occurs and ends around the same time every year.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder: Winter Depression Updated
- Shedding Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder a cure for the wintertime blues.
- "Talk Therapy More Effective Long Term Treatment For SAD Than Light Therapy, Study Finds" article in ScienceDaily 1 November 2005
SymTrend Electronic diaries, graphic tools, and care management tools for health care and special education (added Dec 2008)
"The Role of International Human Rights in National Mental Health Legislation", co-authored by Clarence J. Sundram and Eric Rosenthal (291 Kb .pdf), Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization (WHO), 2004
"The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness". As described by the author, Jack El-Hai, it is "…[the] biography of Walter Freeman, the infamous neurologist and promoter of frontal lobotomy who operated on Rosemary Kennedy in 1941." – 30 January 2005
Vesta, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, comprehensive behavioral health care organization with seven locations throughout Maryland. Vesta offers comprehensive, flexible, and ongoing services for adults, children and adolescents with a wide range of psychological difficulties, including serious and persistent mental illness. Updated

Able Trust – Look at My Ability The Able Trust, also known as the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation, is a 501(c)(3) public-private partnership foundation established by the Florida Legislature in 1990. Its mission is to be a key leader in providing Floridians with disabilities opportunities for successful employment.
Abilities Network from the Maryland Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Administration, seeing abilities not disabilities. Our mission is to challenge the community to acknowledge the value and equality of people of all abilities.
AccessCollege: The Employment Office from the DO-IT Program at the University of Washington. The Employment Office provides information and resources and shares promising practices for the purpose of increasing access to careers for individuals with disabilities.
Action Without Borders runs the Idealist.org website. It is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate job and volunteer opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
American Hospital Association (AHA) Job Opportunities The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which include nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members. Founded in 1898.
An investigation of reasonable workplace accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities: Quantitative findings from a multisite study (article summary) by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L., Rogers, E. S., et al. Community Mental Health Journal volume 38, pages 35–50(2002) (.pdf)
Identifying relationships between functional limitations, job accommodations, and demographic characteristics of persons with psychiatric disabilities by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L., Rogers, E. S., and Joseph Massaro. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 18 (2003) 15–24 15 IOS Press (.pdf)
Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP)
Australian Network on Disability (AND) is a not-for-profit organisation resourced by its members to advance the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business. We help our members and clients to welcome people with disability as employees, customers and suppliers. We are not an employment agency, and do not find jobs for people with disability. Rather, we work with our member organisations so that they become more confident and prepared to welcome people with disability into their organisations. [Australia]
Bender Consulting Services (BCS) employment and career opportunities for people with disabilities
Center for American Indian Rehabilitation (CAIR)
Careers & the DisABLED Magazine, established in 1986, is the nation's first and only career-guidance and recruitment magazine for people with disabilities who are at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. Each issue features a special Braille section.
Cornell research: A Review of Selected E-Recruiting Websites: Disability Accessibility Considerations, by William Erickson. (September 2002) (full paper – VERY large file).
Cornell research: "Accessible IT for People with Disabilities: HR Considerations", by Susanne M. Bruyère, William Erickson, and Sara VanLooy. (2003 May)
Cornell research: "People with Disabilities and the Technology-Driven Workplace," by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, NCC, Director Program on Employment and Disability at Cornell University, William Erickson, and Jennifer Schramm (October 2003)
"Disability Employment Guide 101," (.pdf) jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Workforce Preparation
Disability:IN formerly the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®), has since become the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.
DisabledPerson.com aims to help you, a person with a disability, find employment
Disability Employment Policy Resources by Topic by the U. S. Department of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [U.S.]
EEOC Marks Second Anniversary of President's Disability Initiative with Fact Sheet on Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
Employment Resources in Canada for all persons with disabilities [Canada]
Frequently Asked Questions about Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities: Tips and Resources on the ADA, Job Accommodations, and Supervision. by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L. (1997). Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA. (74.5 K .pdf)
Great Lakes ADA & IT Center
Hire Potential
Interviewing Techniques for Americans with Disabilities
How do psychiatric and mental health conditions interfere with work performance? From the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College Updated
Iowa Department for the Blind, provides employment services to blind and visually impaired Iowans who are looking for a job or want to retain or advance in their current career. It offers a program of specialized, integrated services that blind and severely visually impaired Iowans need to live independently and work competitively. Also has excellent information about making the Web accessible, tools and assistive devices, and more.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.
Job Hunter's Bible.com "The Seven Basic Skill Sets: Let’s Start with Whether or Not You Are Handicapped" by Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute
Federal Jobs for Veterans and People with Disabilities: Disabled Hiring Programs for Government Jobs / Federal Jobs / Post Office Jobs
Manpower: Social Responsibility A recruitment agency has come up with a forward-thinking campaign to shape up employers' attitudes towards job-seekers with disabilities world wide.
Maryland's Department of Rehabilitation Resources for Employers provides free information, consulting, and training so businesses can hire, keep, and promote valued employees with disabilities.
Monster.com answers How to get a job when you have a disability Monster.com assists people with disabilities in finding employment.
Native Americans
- Native Employment Works (NEW) provides funding for a variety of work-related activities to support job readiness, job placement and job retention. Provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Family Assistance.
- Native American Jobs
- Native American Jobs posted on Indeed.com
- Office of Indian Services (OIS) Division of Workforce Development (DWD) administers the Job Training and Placement Program within the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). The DWD coordinates a wide variety of employment, training, education, childcare, welfare, economic development, job development and related programs on behalf of American Indians and Alaska Natives Native American and Tribal Education, Jobs, and Economic Development.
National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America^#39;s 56 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Today, NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 79 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.
Nurses
- Nursing Jobs for travel, per diem, and permanent nursing positions; in-patient, out-patient, or hospice.
- TravelNursing.org – Travel Nursing Job Opportunities for Registered Nurses
Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities (OOD) promoting the employment of Ohioans with disabilities
O*NET™ OnLine
Program Development Associates distributes multimedia training and educational resources on an up-to-date list of disability topics.
Social Security Employment Support for People with Disabilities
- Special Notice Option For The Blind Or Visually Impaired
- If You Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing
SourceAmerican (formerly NISH), a national nonprofit, is the leading source of job opportunities for a dedicated and highly qualified workforce – people with significant disabilities. Through our work, we make the American Dream more accessible to a segment of the population where nearly 80% do not have jobs. We are an AbilityOne authorized enterprise and we put the AbilityOne Program into action for our Federal Government customers… We accomplish this through a nationwide network of more than 550 community nonprofit agency partners to fulfill contracting needs for the Federal Government, commercial businesses and government contractors. Our network provides training to people with disabilities, assists them in identifying employment options that most of us take for granted, and then enables them to be successful at work. SourceAmerica is the vital link between jobs and the people who can do them.
Study and Work Abroad in Denmark information for students with disabilities
The Viscardi Center Abilities! prepares adolescents and adults with all types of disabilities (cognitive, physical, learning, developmental) and levels of experience for entry or re-entry into the workforce by assisting them in securing pre-employment services as well as employment so that they can enjoy independent living, full community participation and economic self-sufficiency. Our track record in placing individuals with disabilities in the workplace is unsurpassed and our employment services include a comprehensive array of career assessments, job training, business skills development, job placement and follow-up programs and services based on individual needs and vocational interests.
Ticket to Work provided by the Social Security Administration. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The Ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people's decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.
TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities
U.S. Access Board
Working While Disabled – A Guide To Plans For Achieving Self-Support SSA Publication No. 05-11017, May 2013 (.pdf)
VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VCU RRTC) provides resources for professionals, individuals with disabilities, and their representatives. [Virginia Commonwealth University]
Youth to Work Coalition (YWC) established to assist businesses in creating or enhancing internships and mentoring programs for youth with disabilities

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