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The American Residential Treatment Association was formed in 1992 to promote and enhance residential mental health treatment.
The Member organizations of ARTA offer a variety of services and are able to respond to a wide range of needs. Listing in our directory reflects membership and does not imply any specific recommendation or endorsement. However all organizations who are members are required to be licensed to offer care in their respective states. Members are always happy to talk with you about their programs and how they might address your specific needs or circumstances.
Members of ARTA meet twice yearly in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to discuss matters of joint concern and to direct the actions of ARTA. http://www.ARTAusa.org/
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
(NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders. http://www.nami.org/
We are a neighbor to Camphill, Kimberton Hills, community, with whom we share social and cultural events. While we are not formally affiliated we share the roots of the Rudolph Steiner humanitarian philosophy. Camphill is an international organization of intentional communities working with adults with special needs most of whom are developmentally delayed. www.camphillkimberton.org/