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LINKS
LEGAL
HELP
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LINKS
THAT ARE NATIONAL IN FOCUS
INFORMATIVE
SITES
- The
Patient Family Library's Specialty Psychoeducational/OT/RT Search
- Healthy
Minds Series- NARSAD presents excellent educational videos on
the topics: Depression, Chemical Dependency, Schizophrenia, Adolescents
and Antidepressants, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),
Insomnia, Alzheimer's Disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
Bipolar Disorder, Suicide Prevention, and Anxiety and Stress
- Patient
Librarian's Writings-
The patient librarian has written a number of articles for NYC Voices,
check out his personal story of recovery and his message of hope for
others who struggle with mental illnesses.
- Schizophrenia.com-
A good place to learn more about schizophrenia medication issues,
news, chat, and discussion boards among other features.
- NOAH-
A good general site to educate yourself about mental illness
- MEDLINE
PLUS- Another good place to learn about mental illness from a
generalist's point of view.
- MEDLINE-
An excellent place to see what the doctors and researchers are doing
about the science behind mental illness
- Centerwatch-
Find out about privately funded clinical trials
- Clinicaltrials.gov-
Find out about government sponsored clinical trials
- Allexperts-
The biggest and oldest free "Ask an expert" site. Regarding mental
health, avoid the Scientologists because they are not psychiatrists.
- NARSAD-
Check out what is going on in basic research on schizophrenia and
depression.
- NIMH-
The arm of the National Institute of Health devoted to mental health
- Complementary
and Alternative- medicine focus by the NIH
- Health
Bulletin- Another nutrition-related site
- Women's
Health- Government site dedicated to women's health
NYC
JOB SEEKER SITES
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
- VolunteerMatch-Thousands
of volunteer opportunities online, sorted by category - including
virtual volunteering where you can work from home. Free to both organizations
and volunteers.
- Volunteer Solutions-
Another top-ranked volunteer opportunity board. Has opportunities
for a few major American cities.
- Volunteer Referral Center-
The Volunteer Referral Center is a service organization with a dual
role: serving both the needs of volunteers and not-for-profit agencies.
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