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• NCMHR Launches Documentary Project to Honor Judi Chamberlin, Celebrate Our Movement
• Death of Judi Chamberlin, Pioneer in Social Justice Movement, Casts Spotlight on Struggle for Rights of People with Psychiatric Disabilities
• President Obama Proclaims International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• Disability Leadership Meet With White House Staff on Health Reform
• National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Mourns the Death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
• The National Coalition was invited to the historic signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Justice For All Action Network Meet with Presidential Staff
• NCNHCSO Reps meet with the Obama Transition Team
• Advocacy, Disability Groups Call For Reform Of Public Mental Health System
• Mobilizing Our Community as a Culture of Voters
• Missouri social service workers ordered to help clients register to vote
• NCMHC/SO Steering Committee member Peter Ashenden testifies before US House of Representatives'
• The National Coalition addresses Promoting Wellness on the Individual Level
• Countering Discrimination and Stigma by Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Resiliency - News Release. 
  • Also available in downloadable pdf format (120kb, 2 pages)
• National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy - Press Release
• Contemporary American psychiatry has been dealt a shattering blow by no other than one of the most influential psychiatrists in academia
• DSM and the Death of Phenomenology in America: An Example of Unintended Consequences
• NCMHR Participates in Bazelon Working Breakfast
• Kennedy-Ramstad Introduce Historic Mental Health Parity Bill
• The Power of a National Voice: The Coalition Enters a New Era

Press Releases

• 1/17/13 - National Coalition Representing Individuals with Psychiatric Diagnoses Lauds President Obama’s Recommendations to Contain Gun Violence
• 12/21/12 - National Empowerment Center (NEC) Calls for Peer-delivered Community Services Instead of More Forced Treatment
• 11/6/12 - Will Hall, Internationally Known Mental Diversity Consultant and Syndicated Radio Host, Is Honored with 2012 Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award
• 5/3/2012 - Coalition of Individuals with Psychiatric Labels Supports Protestors’ Efforts to “Occupy” the American Psychiatric Association Convention
• 1/26/2012 - National Mental Health Coalition Calls "Dr. Oz" Electroshock Show One-Sided
• 4/28/2011 - National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery Releases Guidelines for Promoting Recovery Through Choice and Alternatives
• 1/10/2011 - National Coalition of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions Calls for Reasonable Response to Arizona Tragedy [Also available as a PDF (46KB, 2 pages)]
• 1/21/2010 - Death of Judi Chamberlin, Pioneer in Social Justice Movement, Casts Spotlight on Struggle for Rights of People with Psychiatric Disabilities
• 10/6/2009 - Consumer/Survivor Coalition Calls for Voluntary, Peer-run Alternatives to Force and Coercion in Mental Health Treatment
• 8/26/2009 - National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Mourns the Death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
• 12/2/2008 - Tragedies Underscore Crisis in U.S. Public Mental Health System: National Advocacy Organization Demands Reforms
• 7/17/2008 - “Mummies of the Insane” Galvanizes National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories
• 5/3/2007 - Countering Discrimination and Stigma by Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Resiliency
• 4/20/2007 - National Coalition of People with Psychiatric Histories Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy
• 9/6/2006 - Mental Health Consumer/Survivors Create National Coalition 

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• February 2011
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Issues

• NCMHR Public Policy
• Activism
• Communication to the Public
• Cross-Disability
• Disability History
• Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT)
  • Printable ECT Coupon
• Forced Treatment
• Parity
• Peer Run Respite
• Peer Support & Peers Working in Traditional Systems
  • Growing Evidence Points to Peers Directly Affecting Client Outcomes
• Public Policy
• Recovery
• Seclusion and Restraint
• Self-Determination
• Spirituality
  • Multicultural Competence, Intense Spiritual Experiences, and Mental Health (PDF, 843KB, 48 pages)
  • The Emergence of a Collective Recovery Consciousness: L’esprit de Liberation, Recobrar la Vida [Also available as a PDF (66KB, 5 pages)]
• State Hospital Cemetery Restoration
• Transformation
• Trauma
• Vote Resources
• What is Intentional Peer Support?
• Working with Law Enforcement

About - History of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery

• Who We Are
• At-Large Board Members
• History of the National Coalition for Metal Health Recovery
• Statement of Purpose
• Accomplishments
• National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2011
• National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2010
• National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2008
• Meetings - Including Meeting Planner 
  • Meeting Notes (2006-2008)
  • Notes From Our First In Person (Face-to-Face) Organizational Meeting
    • [Also available as a downloadable PDF - (101KB - 4 pages)]
• Past Events

Membership

• Letter of Invitation
• Member Organizations and Friends of the National Coalition
• Membership Application - Letter of Invitation (Also available as a pdf file - 91KB - one page)
• Membership Categories
  • Member Application (Word Document*, 57KB, 3 pages)
  • Associate Level Membership Application (Word Document*, 3 pages, 58 KB)
  • Supporter Level Membership Application - Individual (Word Document*, 2 pages, 54 KB)
  • Supporter Level Membership Application - Group (Word Document*, 3 pages, 46 KB)
    * These forms can be filled out, saved to your files and emailed as an attachment

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Resources

• Resources (Listings)
  • State Medicaid Director Letter on Medicaid Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services
  • Six NCMHR Federal Networking Regions
• Contact your DC Legislators
• Justice for All Action Network
• Organizing Events
• Job Opportunities
• MH Block Grant - How block grant money is spent

Donations to Support NCMHR

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Downloadable Files (PDF, Word Document, PowerPoint and Image)

In alphabetical order and by date (most recent first):

Principles to Ensure Consumer-Driven Managed Care - National Disability Leadership Alliance (PDF, 239KB, 6 pages)
National Coalition to work with SAMHSA on BRSS TACS (PDF, 188KB, 5 pages)
Nomination Form for Regional Representative of the Board of Directors (Word doc)
A Case Study of the Peer-Run Crisis Respite Organizing Process in Massachusetts (PDF, 706KB, 38 pages)
Escaping the Trap: Women Caught in the Mental Health System (PDF, 128KB, 10 pages)
David Oak's Leadership Presentation - Top 10: How Can the Mental Health System have an Egyptian Moment (PDF, 26KB, 1 page)
The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery Announces the Formation of a Transitional Board of Directors (PDF, 41KB, 6 pages)
Annual Meeting 2010 Flyer (PDF, 106KB, 2 pages)
Remarks by Lauren Spiro - Opening of the SAMHSA History Exhibit at the SAMHSA Headquarters, Rockville, Md -  July 14, 2010 (PDF, 11KB, 2 pages)
Law Enforcement Contacts for National Coalition Statewide Member Organizations (PDF, 64KB, 3 pages)
National Coalition's comments on the Interim Final Rules under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (PDF, 126KB, 6 pages)

• Parity in Practice: From Passage to Implementation (PowerPoint 65KB)
• First Aid for Emotional Trauma - Information Sheet (PDF, 106KB, 2 pages)
  The Human Impact of Seclusion and Restraint - Lauren Spiro [PDF - 16KB, 3 pages]
  National Coalition Policy Priorities for 2010 (PDF, 91KB, 2 pages)
• Summary of Quality Paper by Tom Nerney, Center for Self Determination (PDF, 17KB, 1 page)
  CMS sent a letter to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on self-directed personal assistance services (PDF, 111KB, 4 pages)
• NCMHCSO's 2009 Accomplishments (PDF, 402KB, 5 pages)
• NCMHCSO's 2008 Accomplishments (PDF, 111KB, 7 pages)
• Position Statement on Alternatives to Force and Coercion PDF, 2 pages, 250KB)
  Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses - Summary (PDF, 102KB, 3 pages)
  Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses - Full Version (PDF, 102KB, 3 pages)
  Issues of involuntary intervention with core values and principles (PDF, 23KB, 2 pages)
• National Recovery and Empowerment Initiative: Active Citizens Create a Healthy Economy (PDF, 4 pages, 42KB)
• 10 Federal Regions (JPG image, 490p X 321px, 42KB)
• CMS letter to State Medicaid Directors (PDF, 125KB, 3 pages)
• Countering Discrimination and Stigma by Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Resiliency (News
• Release (120KB, 2 pages)
  MHBG Allotments - FY 2008 Final & Proposed FY 2009 (Excel doc., 43KB)
• History of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (PDF, 18KB)
• Poem by Dorothy Dundas (PDF, 198KB)
  Report on use of MHBG funds (PDF, 970KB, 134 pages)
• Speaking Up and Speaking Out for Mental Health in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region: A Call to Action (PDF, 8 pages, 181KB)

Membership:

• Letter of Invitation (PDF - 30KB, 1 page - 1/4/2007
• Member Application (Word Document*, 57KB, 3 pages) - 10/19/2009
• Associate Level Membership Application (Word Document*, 3 pages, 58 KB) - 10/31/2009
• Supporter Level Membership Application - Group (Word Document*, 3 pages, 46 KB) - 10/31/2009
      * These forms can be filled out, saved to your files and emailed as an attachment

• NCMHCSO's 2009 Accomplishments (PDF, 402KB, 5 pages)
  Some Accomplishments in Our Second Year (PDF, 14 pages, 193KB)

Meeting Notes:

• October 29, 2009 Annual Meeting (PDF, 52KB, 3 pages)
  August 14, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF 42KB, 4 pages)
  June 26, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 26KB, 4 pages)
• April 17, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 18KB, 2 pages)
• February 21, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 97KB, 4 pages)
• January 14, 2008 Meeting Notes (PDF - 142KB, 3 pages)
• August 23, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 155KB, 6 pages)
  June 7, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 12KB, 3 pages)
  May 4, 2007  Meeting Notes (PDF - 92KB, 3 pages)
• April 11, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 163KB, 4 pages)
• March 14, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 109KB, 4 pages)
• February 14, 2007 Meeting Notes (PDF - 105KB - 2 pages)
• October 26, 2006, Our First In Person (Face-to-Face) Organizational Meeting (PDF - 101KB - 4 pages)
• September 14, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 90KB - 3 pages)
• August 7, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 94KB - 4 pages)
• July 10, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 127KB - 5 pages)
• June 9, 2006 Meeting Notes (PDF - 78KB - 2 pages)

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