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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
URL: www.bazelon.org
- collaborates with local, regional, and national advocacy and consumer organizations to restore public systems and service programs for those with mental illness
- publishes handbooks and manuals, and issues papers and reports on key legal and policy issues

Business Management Enterprises Inc.
The Youth Group Advocates
Claire Drapkin, M Ed
3587 Highway 9 #122
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 845-0066; Fax: (732) 845-1995
E-mail: NJADV@AOL.COM
Child/Parent Advocates and Educational Consultant. Member of COPAA, PDK. ACA. providing individual assistance with special educational needs and challenges including support at meetings.

Georgia Social Security disability Attorney Jonathan Ginsberg’s Atlanta, Georgia law firm web site - contains extensive information about filing for Social Security disability in Georgia and includes new client questionnaire.

Legacy Financial Group
Mitch Bayles
2703 6th St.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
1109 Townhouse Rd
Helena, Alabama 35080
(205) 345-9522; (866) 371-5433
E-mail: mbayles@legacy1financial.com
Special Needs Trust workshops--Info on how to set up, & fund a trust without any out of pocket expense AND without jeopardizing state and/or federal aid. Workshop is FREE.

National Stigma Clearinghouse
245 Eighth Ave, #213
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-255-4411
URL: http://community-2.webtv.net/stigmanet/STIGMAHOMEPAGE/
- focuses on correcting inaccurate images of mental illness in news, advertising, and entertainment media
- issues periodic Stigma Alerts via email, fax and mail

New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 South Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton NJ 08608
Tel: (609) 292-9742
Toll Free in NJ: (800) 922-7233
Fax: (609) 341-3327
TTY: (609) 633-7106
TTY users may also dial the ATT Relay in NJ at (800) 852-7899, or 711.
E-mail: advoca@njpanda.org
Web: http://www.njpanda.org

Patient Advocate Solutions, LLC
1275 Bound Brook Road Ste. 4
Middlesex, NJ 08846
(732) 564-9800; Fax: (732) 564-9806
E-mail: info@pas-now.com
URL: www.pas-now.com
Patient Advocate Solutions provides individuals, families and organizations with medical and insurance advocacy, pharmacy assistance, assistance in long term care planning, as well as community/educational outreach programs.

Safe Harbor Family Solutions
650 Whitehead Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 695-5252; Fax: (609) 695-8588
E-mail: FamilySOlutions4@aol.com
Advocacy and therapeutic services for individuals with mental health needs and learning disabilities and their families. Private case management, advocacy, trainings, social skills groups.

Social Security disability resource site - Free information and resources related to winning your Social Security Disability Case.

The Treatment Advocacy Center
3300 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 220
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-294-6001
Fax: 703-294-6010
URL: www.psychlaws.org
- advocates eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely and humane treatment for brain disorders

United Cerebral Palsy
1660 N.W. L St., Ste. 700
Washington, DC 20036
Toll Free: 800-872-5827
URL: www.ucpa.org
- advocates the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, including mood disorders
- of people UCP serves, 85 percent have disabilities other than cerebral palsy

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Featured Article:

Keys to Happy, Healthy Bipolar Lifestyle
by David Oliver

If you have bipolar disorder, you should be taking medication to control it. You also should be following a good treatment program that involves seeing a doctor, psychiatrist, and therapist. However, there are other keys to living a happy, healthy bipolar lifestyle. I'll go over a few ways here, but you can find more at my website devoted to bipolar disorder.

Keys to Good Physical Health

1. Practice good sleep habits. You should get 8-9 hours of sleep per night.
2. Eat a healthy diet, including healthy snacks.
3. Avoid foods that increase stress; such as: sugar, chocolate, and caffeine
4. Avoid alcohol and drugs
5. Exercise at least 3 times per week (even if it's just walking).

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