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Local

• Interactive "Health Education Answers"
• Crawford: Crawford County
• Crawford Community Resource Directory
• Grand Traverse: Grand Traverse County
• Grand Traverse: City of Traverse City
• Grand Traverse: Goodwill Inn Homeless Shelter
• Grand Traverse/Leelanau Community Resource Directory
• Leelanau: Leelanau County
• Missaukee: Missaukee County
• Roscommon: Roscommon County
• Roscommon Community Resource Directory
• Wexford: Wexford County
• Wexford: City of Cadillac
• Wexford Missaukee Community Collaborative

Regional

• Northern Health Care Management
• Northwest Community Mental Health Affiliation
• Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services
• Third Level Crisis Center
• Northwest Human Services Agency
• Catholic Human Services
• Northwest Michigan Autism Resource Network (ARN)

State

• Voter Information – including several links to register to vote, learn about accessible voting equipment and more.
• Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence
• Association for Children's Mental Health Michigan – a parent advocacy organization for parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders providing support, information and advocacy
• Michigan Project "Great Start" – for families with children aged birth to three years
• Michigan's Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS)
• The ARC Michigan: Consumer and Family Guide (adobe pdf)
• A Resource Guide for Families Dealing with Mental Illness – NAMI Michigan Oct 2007 (adobe pdf)
• Michigan Alliance on Mental Illness
• Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB)
• Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
• Michigan Department of Human Services
• MDCH Office of Recipient Rights
• Michigan Mental Health Code (full document)
• Michigan Mental Health Code (Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services — Michigan Legislative Service Bureau)
• Michigan Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration -Administrative Rules
• Michigan Drug Prices – an MDCH web site that allows you to enter your zip code and see local pharmacy prices for some common drugs (call to confirm prices before ordering)
• Psychiatric Advance Directive – an MDCH web site with downloadable forms and detailed information
• Hiring and Managing Personal Assistants – a publication by The Arc Michigan (adobe pdf)

National

• Center for Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Social Security Administration – for your Social Security needs
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association)
• National Institute of Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• The Arc of the U.S.
• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
• American Medical Association and Physician Search
• Medline on Mental Health (National Library of Medicine & National Institute of Health)
• National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (People associated with this organization include Tipper Gore, Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Diane Sawyer, Norman Lear, and others)
• University of Michigan Depression Center Internet Resources
• What a Difference A Friend Makes – How you can play a role in your friend's recovery
• Healthy Minds. Healthy Lives. – A consumer-oriented Web site by the American Psychiatric Association that seeks to inform and educate the public about mental health treatment and resources.
• My Food Pyramid: The U.S. government's new food pyramid Web site with 12 new pyramids allowing for better tailoring to an individual's specific needs.
• Autism Society of America
• Operation Healthy Reunions for Troops and Family Members
• The Riot – newsletter for and by self-advocates
• CopeCareDeal – A mental health site for teens
• Contact your elected officials here
• SAMHSA Homelessness Resource Center
• NeedyMeds.org has information on medicine and healthcare assistance programs
• Disability.gov – benefits, civil rights, community life, education, emergency preparedness, employment, health, housing, technology, and transportation
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health – Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development – conference calls, webinars & other resources
• Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs Booklet (adobe pdf)
• National Council for Behavioral Healthcare – Children and Youth
• Consumer Health Information in Multiple Languages Available from National Library of Medicine
• My Child Without Limits – United Cerebral Palsy
• Life Without Limits – United Cerebral Palsy

Important Reports

• Mental Health America Study Shows Progress in American Attitudes about Depression and other Mental Health Issues
• Report on Morbidity (Illness) and Mortality (Death) in People with Serious Mental Illness (adobe pdf)
• PowerPoint Presentation on Morbidity and Mortality Report (powerpoint)
• Surgeon General's Mental Health Report
• President's Freedom Commission on Mental Health – "Achieving The Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care In America"
• Governor's Mental Health Commission Report
• MDCH Transforming Mental Health Care in Michigan
• Suicide Prevention Plan for Michigan

• Wexford Missaukee Community Collaborative
• Voter Information
• Northern Health Care Management