Children's Mental Health Coalition of Western New York -The Children’s Mental Health Coalition of WNY Inc. is to strengthen family support services, to promote awareness of children’s mental health issues and to foster equal partnerships between parents and child serving agencies. CMHCWNY serves 19 counties in Western New York including: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates.
Families Together in NYS, Inc.- Families Together is a non-profit, parent-run organization that strives to establish a unified voice for children with emotional, behavioral, and social challenges. Our mission is to ensure that every family has access to needed information, support, and services. Families Together in NYS, Inc. is the state chapter of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health and a 501c3 nonprofit corporation.
Government Links:
NYS Assembly
NYS Senate
NYS Department of Mental Health
NYS Department of Health
NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
NYS State Education Department
NYS Department of Social Services
NYS Division of Human Rights
NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
NYS Office of Children & Family Services
NYS Office on Aging
NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
The National Institute of Mental Health
United States
Government Nonprofit Gateway
National GAINS Center-The
National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Criminal Justice System.
Lawyers for Children -Not-for-profit organization in New York City
dedicated to representing children in foster care as well as providing free
legal and social work services to children who are the subject of abuse,
neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship, paternity,
custody and visitation proceedings.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -Legal advocacy for the civil
rights and human dignity of people with mental disabilities.
The Special
Needs Calculator -designed to help parents get started on the road to
developing a financial plan for the whole family.
PINS Reform
and Family Advocacy Coalition -PRAFAC is an informal group of
organizations and individuals working to promote parent's rights, PINS
reform, and benefits families.