Mental Health & Rehabilitation Monthly eCast

The purpose of the Mental Health & Rehabilitation eCast is to inform mental health and rehabilitation networks worldwide about Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation events and publications, as well as general mental health and rehabilitation news. Subscribe to this email-based newsletter from this web page.

Webcasts

Internet webcasts have been video recorded and archived for viewing at any time. The presenters are nationally and internationally-known leaders in the field, and have created these 1-hour webcasts on topics, such as the Leadership, Health Promotion, Recovery Vision, Decade of the Person, Dual Disorders, Stages of Change, and Medicaid Managed Care.

Articles

A selection of articles, abstracts, and book chapters organized by year of publication and authored by Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation staff are available for download.

Repository of Recovery Resources

A web-based repository of recovery information intended as a resource for mental health administrators and consumer/recipient affairs personnel to assist in creating recovery-oriented mental health systems. Resources available include articles for download, books, documents/reports, multimedia information, organizations, and training opportunities.

Wellness Summit

In September of 2007 over 100 experts gathered to address the public health crisis of early mortality, recently estimated at 25 years of life lost for people with serious mental illnesses. Papers and presentations from The National Wellness Summit for People with Mental Illness, are available as are links to other wellness resources.

Recovery Fact Sheet

This one-page fact sheet, designed for distribution to the general public, highlights the message about the reality of recovery for individuals with serious mental illnesses.

Reasonable Accommodations for Employers and Educators

A resource for employers and educators with practical information about reasonable accommodations for people who have psychiatric disabilities. This website describes how a psychiatric disability can affect performance at work or school, describes accommodations, and demonstrates with scenarios.

Handling Your Psychiatric Disability at Work and School

An resource for people with psychiatric disabilities that addresses work and school issues, reasonable accommodations, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This website contains information related to laws, disclosure, and situations related to having a mental illness in the workplace or school setting.

Links to Rehabilitation and Recovery Resource

A collection of internet links to resources and organizations related to recovery, rehabilitation and mental health. Visit collaborating organizations, publications and research centers from this links page.

Recovery & Rehabilitation Quarterly Newsletter

The Recovery & Rehabilitation Newsletter is a quarterly publication that highlights programs, projects and events conducted by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Current and past issues available for download.

Photovoice

Photovoice is an innovative method in which people can identify, represent, and enhance their experiences with specific photographic techniques. This site showcases 2 photovoice projects that have involved people living with and recovering from a serious mental illness.

The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has been jointly funded as a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) in mental health by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).