Web Sites

ADVOCACY & SUPPORT

Nothing to Hide: Mental Illness in the Family- a photo-text exhibit by Family Diversity Projects, Inc.

ServiceNet, Inc.- an integrated human services agency.

National Empowerment Center- consumer-run organization with mission of recovery, hope and healing.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill- grassroots, self-help support and advocacy group, particularly for families of people with mental illness.

American Psychological Association- web site (dotCOMSENSE) for evaluation of mental health information and guide to protecting privacy.

International Association for Mental Health Online- to promote understanding, use and development of online communication, information and technology for international mental health community.

Mental Health Associations and Organizations- other groups


MEMORIALIZATION

SaveOldMain.org--devoted to saving the Main Building of Northampton State Hospital

Northampton State Hospital: In Memoriam-website for memorialization event in November 2000

Forgotten Cemeteries- restoring/preserving cemetaries on hospital grounds


HISTORY, ART, & ARCHITECTURE

Massachusetts Historical Commission-the state's historic preservation office

The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts-located in the Old Administration Building of Tewksbury Hospital

Community Builders

Mass Development

Historic Asylums of America- list of and information about almost every asylum in America

Architectural Archives- directory of art and architecture sites

Architectural Building Types: Hospitals and Asylums-links to many international sites

National Register of Historic Places- the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation

Modern Ruins by Phillip Buehler- photographic essays of abandoned places

Asaph Murfin's Northampton State Hospital Website- photos and maps of Northampton State Hospital

Shaun O'Boyle's Modern Ruins- includes photos of NSH

Ian Herrick's The Asylum- photos of NSH

Abandoned State Hospital- more photos of NSH


OTHER HOSPITALS

Michael Ramseur's Danvers State Hospital Website

Dorthea Dix Hospital Website- information about Dorthea Dix and the hospital which is named after her

Massachusetts Film Office website- for Danvers State Hospital

Massachusetts Film Office website- for Metropolitan State Hospital

St. Andrew's Hospital in Northampton, England

Kings Park Psychiatric Center

Central State Hospital, Indiana-Home of the Indiana Medical History Museum

Traverse City State Asylum- information & preservation of a Michigan asylum

Urban Exploration WebRing- list of sites about exploration of abandoned buildings/structures

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