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Resources
Hotlines
Hopeline
can connect you to a suicide crisis center in your area.
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Samaritans
provides international contacts in multiple languages
for individuals in emotional crisis.
England: 08457-90-90-90
Lifeline
Australia: suicide and crisis hotline.
Australia: 1300-13-11-14
LifeLine
New Zealand: suicide
and crisis hotline.
New Zealand: 0800-LIFELINE (543-354)
Covenant
House Nineline: assistance for children and adolescents
in crisis.
1-800-999-9999
National
Sex Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Health
Hotlines: a listing of dozens of hotlines pertaining
to a variety of medical and mental illnesses, sponsored
by the National Library of Medicine.
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Government
Agencies that Promote Mental Health
Knowledge
Exchange Network: packed with links to professional
and consumer organizations and practical information, in
English and Spanish. KEN will also link you to mental health
resources in your state. A product of the Center for Mental
Health Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The
National Institute of Mental Health provides
fact sheets on several illnesses in English and Spanish.
Canadian
Health Network
Mental
Health and Wellbeing: a product of Australia's
Department of Health and Ageing
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General
Health Resources
Health
Finder will link you to information from other
reliable professional and governmental organizations. You
can browse through "mental disorders" and other
medical topics organized alphabetically in the "health
library." Developed by the Department of Health and
Human Services.
Medline
Plus: you can search The National Library of
Medicine's database for abstracts of published medical research.
The
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
sponsors scientific trials of alternative treatments,
ranging from meditation, to acupuncture, to botanical remedies.
The web site, sponsored by The National Institutes of Health,
provides valuable information about the potential benefits
and dangers of specific alternative treatments.
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Mental
Health Advocacy and Support
The
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is
the leading grassroots organization of family members and
other supporters of people with severe mental illnesses.
NAMI has branches throughout the United States.
The
National Mental Health Association is the oldest
nonprofit U.S. organization in support of mental health.
NMHA's Mental Health Resource Center provides referrals
to mental health services and informative fact sheets about
mental illness.
The
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
(NARSAD) advocates for research and treatment of severe
mental illnesses and provides informative brochures and
listings of clinical research trials being conducted across
the country.
The
Canadian Mental Health Association provides information
in both English and French, and numerous brochures about
mental illness in languages not found on other sites.
The
Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma,
sponsored by SAMHSA, provides resources for combating the
stigma of mental illness.
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Stress
and Anxiety
The
Canadian Mental Health Association provides information
in both English and French, and numerous brochures about
mental illness in languages not found on other sites. Particularly
good information about coping with stress.
Anxiety
Disorder Association of America
Social
Phobia/Social Anxiety Association
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Depression
and Mania
The
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, formerly
known as the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
(NDMDA)
The
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Associations
(DRADA)
The
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The
American Association of Suicidology
Depression
After Delivery: resources and information about
postpartum depression.
The
American Academy of Retired Persons (AARP) provides
a Grief and Loss Program with information, outreach services
and discussion forums.
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Schizophrenia
and Psychosis
National
Schizophrenia Foundation: a self-help organization
founded by consumers recovering from schizophrenia and other
psychotic illnesses.
Schizophrenia.com
A highly informative site put together by volunteers
who have schizophrenia or who have family members with schizophrenia.
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Obsessions
and Compulsions
Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation
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Trauma
The
National Center for PTSD, sponsored by the Department
of Veterans Affairs, provides a web site full of valuable
information about post-traumatic stress disorder, not limited
to combat trauma.
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Drug
and Alcohol Abuse
The
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA), a division of the National Institutes of Health.
The
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a division
of the National Institutes of Health, produces a number
of pamphlets designed to inform teenagers and adults about
the dangers of specific drugs.
Alcoholics
Anonymous: AA is a worldwide organization of
self-help groups for achieving and maintaining sobriety.
Meetings take place at a variety of times and locations,
and you can call the local hotline in your phonebook to
find a convenient group.
Narcotics
Anonymous: NA is an organization of self-help
groups, for those addicted to drugs. Local groups can be
found in your phonebook.
Al-Anon
is an organization of self-help groups that view alcoholism
as a family problem to be treated with the twelve-step principles.
Alateen groups are for teenagers coping with alcoholism
in the family. Local Al-Anon and Alateen groups can be found
in your phonebook.
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Body
Image and Eating Problems
The
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders (ANAD)
Anorexia
Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
National
Eating Disorders Association
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Sleep
and Fatigue
The
National Sleep Foundation provides information
about trouble sleeping and helpful tips.
The
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Association of America
is a self-help organization for chronic fatigue syndrome
and related conditions.
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Sexual
Matters
The
Sexual Dysfunction Association
Sex
Addicts Anonymous is an organization of self-help
groups founded on the twelve-step principles of Alcoholics
Anonymous. The web site includes links to other sex addiction
recovery group organizations, such as Sexaholics Anonymous.
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Learning
Disabilities
American
Association on Mental Retardation
The
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
provides information about learning and language disorders,
autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other
childhood disabilities, and resource listings by state.
Sponsored by the Department of Education.
The
Autism Society of America
Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
Attention
Deficit Disorder Association
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Dementia
Alzheimer's
Disease Education and Referral Center, sponsored
by the National Institute of Aging, of the National Institutes
of Health.
The
Alzheimer's Association
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Other
Special Interests
The
National Women's Health Resource Center: an information
clearinghouse for topics related to women's health, including
mental illnesses that disproportionately affect women.
The
National Alliance for Hispanic Health also provides
a bilingual information helpline for medical information
and referrals, including for mental health. 1-866-SU
FAMILIA (783-2645)
The
National Medical Association advocates for African-American
patients and physicians. The web site includes a physician
locator tool for referrals to African-American physicians.
The
National Asian American Pacific Islanders Mental Health
Association provides fact sheets on several major
mental illnesses in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Khmer and
Hmong languages.
Pathways
to Promise: an interfaith organization that provides
information about ministering to the mentally ill.
Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
promotes pride and acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender individuals and their families. There are
PFLAG chapters and support groups throughout the U. S.
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Professional
Organizations
The
American Psychiatric Association (APA) provides
a directory of members, information on how to choose a psychiatrist
and summaries of books about mental illness.
The
American Psychological Association (also known as
the APA) provides helpful information about symptoms,
the psychotherapies used to treat anxiety and mood disorders,
and assistance in locating psychologists in your area.
The
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
provides a referral directory and dozens of fact sheets
on childhood and adolescent conditions, in both English
and Spanish.
The
Royal College of Psychiatrists (British) provides
several fact-sheets (some written in Chinese) as well as
a useful glossary of psychiatric terms and links to other
British and European organizations.
The
Irish College of Psychiatrists
The
Canadian Psychiatric Association
The
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry
The
Caribbean Psychiatric Association
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