Other 9-11 Resources
Community Mental Health
American Horticultural Therapy Association
http://www.ahta.org/
http://www.survivorsartfoundation.org/
National Artists for Mental Health, Inc
http://www.namh.org/
Project Liberty
http://www.project-liberty.com/
Community Mental Health
American Horticultural Therapy Association
http://www.ahta.org/
The American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and advance the profession of Horticultural Therapy as a therapeutic intervention and rehabilitative medium. AHTA: disseminates information relating to the principals and practices of horticultural therapy; promotes research in horticultural therapy; establishes professional standards and accreditation in horticultural therapy; provides professional registration based on academic achievements, work and volunteer experience; offers members to individuals, students and institutions both nationally and internationally; and manages the annual Douglas J. Schwartz Greenhouse Grants Program.Survivors Art Foundation
http://www.survivorsartfoundation.org/
Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering trauma survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, national exhibitions, publications and development of employment skills. Their goals are to provide entertainment, education, and exposure to the arts. They endeavor to raise public awareness through the arts: eradicating abuse and creating an atmosphere of acceptance for survivors with disabilities. Mainstreaming trauma survivors with physical and mental disabilities into the arts.
National Artists for Mental Health, Inc
http://www.namh.org/
National Artists for Mental Health, Inc. is a recipient-driven organization that utilizes whole self-healing approaches to develop, foster, and promote self-help recovery and independence for all recipients of mental health. National Artists for Mental Health, Inc. utilizes approaches that focus on artistic expression and time-honored holistic practices. These approaches promote a self-help initiative in recovery and incorporate a mind/body/spirit connection for true wholeness and wellness. Their approach is divided into two categories: expressive arts and holistic health.
Project Liberty
http://www.project-liberty.com/
Project Liberty is a program that provides free crisis counseling services to persons, families and groups most affected by the September 11 World Trade Center disaster. They offer services in the five boroughs of New York City and in Delaware, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Center for Mental Health Services, Project Liberty is being administered by the New York State Office of Mental Health. It is a collaborative effort of the Office of Mental Health, local governments and provider agencies. Project Liberty offers one-to-one or group sessions wherever you wish to have them -- in your home, school, business, office, or church. They reach out to disaster survivors in their own environments, to provide face-to-face crisis counseling and education services.
