Tools & Resources

Below you’ll find local and industry mental health resources, tools and links. We hope you find the information provided here helpful.

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

Resources/Links

• Human Services Research Institute – HSRI

• National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

• Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

• Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council

• The Arc of the United States

• The PA Training Partnership for People With Disabilities and Families

• Weisman Center – A research center on developmental disabilities

• www.qualitymall.org – Person-centered services

Recommended Reading

• Everyday Lives Principles

• Institutionalization of the Mentally Retarded – A Summary and Analysis of State Laws Governing Admission to Residential Facilities, and Legal Rights and Protections of Institutionalized Patients

• Pennsylvania’s Illegal Institutionalization of More Than 1,200 People with Mental Retardation Challenged – Lawsuit Filed on 10th Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision to Ban Unnecessary Segregation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

• Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services – A Primer – An outstanding overview of Medicaid and the Home and Community Waiver.

How-to Sheets

• How to find and choose a service provider

• How to locate your county MH/MR office and request services

 

Child & Youth Services

Resources/Links

• Administration for Children and Family

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• Annie E Casey Foundation

• Casey Family Programs

• Connect with Kids

• Dauphin County Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations

• Dauphin County Children and Youth Services

• Megan’s Law Website

• Mental Health America: Children’s Mental Health: Resource List

• National Foster Care Coalition

• National Institute of Mental Health · Child and Adolescent Mental Health

• National Network for Young People in Foster Care

• Parents and Professionals

• Parents Connect

• PBS Parents

• Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services

 

Mental Health

Resources/Links

• American Association for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America

• American Psychological Association

• Boston University Center for Psych Rehab

• Goodwill Community Foundation

• International Center for Clubhouse Development

• Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania (MHAPA)

• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• National Alliance on Mental Illness of PA (NAMI PA) State/Local Chapters

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• PA Clubhouse Coalition

• PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)

• PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)

• PA Recovery and Resiliency

• Social Security Administration

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• The Arc of PA

• The Mayo Clinic

• US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA)

Recommended Reading

• Articles on Fountain House Website

• Mental Health Resources

How-to Sheets

• Compass

• How to locate your county MH/MR office

Autism

Resources/Links

• Another Piece to the Puzzle

• Autism Central Pa-Parent/Family Support Services

• Autism National Committee – Dedicated to “Social Justice” for all citizens with Autism

• Autism Social Groups

• Autism Society of America – Information, news, research, and action alerts

• Autism Society-Greater Harrisburg Chapter

• Autism Speaks

• Autistics.org – Resources by and for persons with Autism

• CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

• Community Service for Autistic Adults and Children

• Families for Early Autism Treatment – FEAT offers articles, information and links

• National Autism Association of Pa

• PA Association of Resources

• PA Resources

• Parent Education Network

• Parent to Parent of Pa

• Programs for Autism (Both Parents and Professionals)

• Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc – Training and educational specialists

• Special Needs – Parents’ Source Berks/Lancaster

Recommended Reading

• Autism Research Foundation – Features news, research articles and information, organizational information, and an internal link to the Autism Research Consortium.

• Medline Plus Autism – This National Library of Medicine web site includes government resources, overviews in English and Spanish, a built-in Medline search on autism, and sections covering basic science and research, news, and clinical trials.

• U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute – Site of this interdisciplinary research facility contains sections devoted to news and events, research and clinical programs, education, and web resources.

• Yale Child Study Center Developmental Disabilities Clinic & Research – Site contains separate topic areas covering autism, Rett’s Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome, and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.