American
Psychology-Law Society
Division 41 of APA, this website is maintained by the University of Nebraska Law and Psychology Program.
ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
The mission of the Commission is to promote the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. This website provides a wealth of mental health legal news, analyses and links.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together for the inclusion of children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. Its website provides current news and events affecting the disabled.
The Council of Parent, Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA) A nonprofit organization of attorneys, advocates and parents seeking to improve the quality of legal assistance to parents of children with mental or physical disabilities.
The Council for Disability Rights Advocates for the rights of the mentally or physically disabled, CDR's website provides articles by attorneys and scholars on current disability issues.
The Institute of Mental Health Law IMHL provides training and legal consultations to mental health practitioners throughout England and Wales.
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) MDRI trains and supports advocates seeking legal and service system reform and assists governments to develop laws and policies to promote community integration and human rights enforcement for people with mental disabilities.
National Association for Rights Protection & Advocacy (NARPA) NARPA is an organization of attorneys, mental health care workers, former mental health patients, and advocates that exists to expose abuse and to promote real alternatives to the current mental health system.
National Senior Citizens Law Center NSCLC advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals as well as persons wth disabilities.
National Health Law Program NHLP is a healthcare advocacy group for low-income individuals. Its web site provides legal research and health care links, litigation and government reports, as well as general healthcare news.
Treatment Advocacy Center The Treatment Advocacy Center is a nonprofit orgranization working to strengthen state mental illness treatment laws.
