Resources

Advocacy

• Association for People Supporting Employment First (APSE NJ)
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Anti-Stigma

• Bring Change 2 Mind
• Active Minds
• NAMI StigmaBusters
• Healthy Place Stand Up for Mental Health
• SAMHSA’s Peer Support and Social Inclusion
• Hearing Voices Network

Benefits

• Disability Benefits 101: Working with disability benefits in New Jersey-benefits and work calculator
• Social Security Redbook

Education

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Campus Mental Health, Know Your Rights: A guide for students who want to seek help for mental illness or emotional distress (Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)

Employment

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• America’s Career InfoNet: Career OneStop
• O*Net Online
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• What Color is Your Parachute: Official Site

Professional Organizations

• United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA)
• New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NJPRA)

Resources

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Institute of Mental Health

Veterans

• NJ Vet2Vet
• Real Warriors
• Veteran’s Crisis Line
• Make the Connection

Wellness

• CSPNJ’s Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives
• The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Young Adults

• Active Minds
• Half of Us
• You Matter
• Project UROK!