Mental Illness Resources

Resource Description/Link
Caregiver.com

A website designed for caregivers of persons with mental or physical disabilities.

Cognitive Remediation and Spotlight on the Thinking Skills for Work Program

This report from the Boston University Center for Psychiatic Rehabilitation spotlights Cognitive Remediation programs, exploring what they are and how they can be useful.

Dual Diagnosos Skills Training Manual

This manual is designed to guide the reader in their development of skills appropriate toworking with clients with Dual diagnosis (coexisting mental health and substance use issues).

Each Mind Matters film : Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness

This website leads to a film that explores the stigma of mental illness through the eyes of a few of the millions of Californians who have mental illnesses.

Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

The Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities webinars share ideas, strategies and solutions that to help promote successful employment. This presentation and materials further will discuss important considerations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and employment.

Mental Health: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

A website that explores mental illness as it relates to American veterans.

NAMI: Road to Recovery - Employment and Mental Illness

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Report on Employment and Mental Illness

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

This website leads to the nation’s largest mental health organization, dedicated to improving the lives of Americans who are mentally ill.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

This website leads to an organization that seeks to prevent and cure mental illness by the use of research-based practices.

National Research and Training Center (NRTC)

This website provides a series of tools to assist in the growth and self-determination of people with psychiatric disabilities.

Using Medicaid to Support Working-Age Adults with Serious Mental Illness in the Community

This website is a handbook that explains how Medicaid can be used to support working-age people with mental disabilities.

Vocational Voice

This website is an institute dedicated to the integration of persons with mental and psychiatric disabilities into the workforce.