- Alzheimer Research Forum
The Alzheimer Research Forum was founded in 1996 to create an online scientific community dedicated to developing treatments and preventions for Alzheimer's disease.
- Community Resilience Project of Northern Virginia
The Community Resilience Project of Northern Virginia is a FEMA-funded project that provides crisis counseling to people in northern Virginia who were impacted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It provides outreach services in the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun and is intended to help individuals return to their pre-disaster levels of functioning.
- EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Through the operations of 50 field offices nationwide, the EEOC coordinates all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies.
- Employee Benefit Research Institute
The Employee Benefit Research Institute is a nonpartisan and nonprofit research organization that provides information on issues related to the provision of employee benefits.
- FAST: Families and Schools Together
A program that supports the development of relationships among parents, schools, and the community to enhance children's academic and social performance.
- Job Accommodations Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Federal agency that conducts comprehensive and coordinated programs of research and related activities to maximize the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages.
- Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID)
The Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the employment needs of individuals with disabilities through unique programming, education, and partnership opportunities. PAID provides information and access to resources for both employees and employer partners in an effort to reduce unemployment among those with disabilities.
- Social Security Online
Federal agency responsible for the administration of disability and employment support for persons with disabilities, and retirees. The web site links users to Social Security regional and local offices.
- State Partnership Initiative
Under a March, 1998 Executive Order the President created the National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. The first initiative under this executive order was establishment of the State Partnership Systems Change Initiative (SPI). The purpose of SPI is to support project States in the development of innovative effective service delivery systems, which increase employment of individuals with disabilities. This web site provides more information.
- Staunton Farm Foundation
The goal of the foundation is to award grants to non-profit organizations for mental health treatment, care and support through programming that purposes to restore individuals to their optimal functioning and productivity in society. The Staunton Farm Foundation's funding is limited to the ten-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
- Su Familia
Su Familia is a program of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. It offers free, reliable and confidential health/mental health information in Spanish and English. Biligual information specialists are also able to access database referrals to local primary health care services for the uninsured/or under-insured. Call toll free Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm EST at (866) 783-2645.
- The Access Board
An independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.
- The Employment Intervention Demonstration Program
A program exploring new ways of enhancing employment opportunities and quality of life for mental health consumers. Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
- U.S. Department of Labor
Federal office responsible for preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes.
- U.S. Department of Labor
Information about Compliance Assistance and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
- Workplace Managed Care
Promising approaches to substance abuse prevention and early intervention in the workplace under a managed care environment can be found at this site.
The information above was taken, in part, from material provided by SAMHSA.
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