Advocacy Links
Follow the links below for additional information about mental health advocacy. The links listed below are not endorsed or related to NAMI Greater Houston, but are independent organizations. For an in-depth look at NAMI’s national advocacy efforts, please visit nami.org. If you would like to recommend a link, please contact us.
Mental Health/Advocacy Organizations
National Organizations
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Commission on Disability Rights- American Bar Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Statewide/Local Organizations
Center for Public Policy Priorities
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Texas Chapter
Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds
State Agencies
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
Division for Rehabilitation Services
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Federal Agencies
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
OSERS: Office of Special Education and Programs (OSEP)
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)