Patient Rights and Advocacy Commission, Inc.

Below are links to other organizations that may be helpful. You will find information regarding
advocacy, medication facts, psychiatry and its practices, patient rights and how to enforce
those rights, among other interesting and useful information. Below the link we have included
brief overviews of each website. If you would like to suggest a new link or report a bad link,
then click here.

Citizens Commission on Human Rights
The CCHR is an internationally recognized organization that aggressively
pursues and investigates psychiatric abuses. Powerful website.

The Antipsychiatry Coalition
The Antipsychiatry Coalition is a nonprofit volunteer group consisting of
people who feel that they have been harmed by psychiatry.

NAMI-Watch
An organization that monitors cover-ups and scandals in the National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
For three decades, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has been the
nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities.

Mental Health Law at MegaLaw
Great site with all 50 state mental health laws. This is the mental health
attorneys website and resource.

American Bar Association Mental and Physical Disability Law
Since 1973, this agency has focused on law related concerns of people
with mental or physical disabilities.

NARPA (National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy)
NARPA is an independent organization, a unique mix of people who've
survived psychiatric intervention, advocates, and lawyers.

Mind Freedom
MindFreedom Support Coalition International unites 100 grassroots groups
and thousands of members to win campaigns for human rights.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - (Exposing the Fraud of ADD
and ADHD) - The official website of Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD
(Neurologist, Pediatric Neurology)

The Dark Side of Psychiatry
This site provides some useful links to information that is not typically
volunteered by psychiatrists.

JusticeSeekers.com
JusticeSeekers is an association of trial lawyers across the country who
have successfully represented individuals and families in cases that
involve serious personal injuries and death.

Pharmaceuticals at Big Class Action
This site refers cases to attorneys for evaluation. Extensive list of current
medication class actions.

The Paxil Lawyer Network
The FDA has recently issued a warning for Paxil, stating that the drug can
cause suicide and violence in children and teenagers. Read this site for
more information.

Psychwatch.com
Great newsletter site. It may be difficult to navigate at first but you’ll get
used to it. Most links are on the right hand side with dates. Go there!

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
NAPAS is the national organization of "Protection and Advocacy" (P&A)
agencies funded by the federal government.