NCDHHS People with Disabilities: Services, Hotlines, Fact Sheets, Advocacy
Providing quality support to achieve self-determination for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and quality services to promote treatment and recovery for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders.
Links to information pages for hundreds of neurological disorders, including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
See, also, CIRRIE, Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange, on the Database tab of this guide.
OSERS is committed to improving results and outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages. It supports programs serving children, youth and adults with disabilities. OSERS is composed of:
Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS)
And three program components:
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Also visit https://beta.ada.gov/ , an early, in-progress version of an improved ADA.gov.
U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website, which brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees.
With the passage of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, NIDRR has a new home in the Administration for Community Living within the Department of Health and Human Services as well as a new name—the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
Includes: National Institutes on/of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA), Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), Drug Abuse (NIDA), Mental Health (NIMH), Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD), Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS).
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American School Counselor Association
American Mental Health Counselors Assocation (AMHCA)
National Board for Certified Counselors
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
National Council on Family Relations
Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)