The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Addiction and Recovery Resources
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Center for On-Line Addiction
- Web of Addictions
- Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families World Service Organization
- Al-Anon
- Alateen
- Families Anonymous
- Nar-Anon Family Groups
- National Association for Children of Addiction
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- FASD United – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
- ADHD Screening
- ADDitude Magazine- Inside the ADHD Mind
- ADHD 2.0
- CHADD- ADHD Support
Anxiety Disorders
Associations & Institutes
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychological Society
- Mental Health America
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- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Sleep Foundation
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
BIPOC
Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM): BEAM is a training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black communities. BEAM envisions a world where there are no barriers to Black Healing.
- Toolkits & Education: graphics on accountability, self-control, and emotional awareness; journal prompts; articles on Black mental health
- Videos: trainings and webinars, recorded and available for free
- The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation: changing the perception of mental illness in the African-American community by encouraging people to get the help they need; focuses on stigma/self-stigma reduction and building trust between Black people and the mental health field.
- Resource Guide: directory of mental health providers and programs that serve the Black community; includes therapists, support groups, etc, but also digital content, faith-based programs, educational programs, etc
- Therapy for Black Girls: online space encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls; referral tool to find a therapist in your area
- Therapist Directory: find trusted therapists that can help you navigate being a strong, Black woman; can search for in-office therapist by your location or virtual therapist.
- The Loveland Foundation: financial assistance to Black women & girls seeking therapy
- Therapy for Black Men: primarily a therapist directory for Black men seeking therapy; includes some resources and stories.
- Ebony’s My Therapy Cards: self-exploration card deck created by a Black female psychologist for other women of color; created with the intention of helping other women of color grow and elevate in the areas of emotional and mental health.
- Innopsych: InnoPsych’s mission is to bring healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy. They strive to make therapists of color more visible in the community by creating a path to wellness-themed business ownership; to make it faster (and easier) for people of color to match with a therapist of color; and to create a major shift in how communities of color (or POCs) view therapy.
- Safe Black Space: Safe Black Space is the umbrella under which various services are offered to address people of African ancestry’s individual and community reactions to cultural and racial trauma.
Depression
- Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Depression Screening
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Divorce Support and Recovery
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Childhelp USA®
- Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
Developmental Disorders
Diagnosis
First Responders
Talk and Text Hotlines
Copline: 24-hour hotline for law enforcement only answered by retired officers trained to be peer listeners and provide support for law enforcement officers and their families at 800-267-5463.
Crisis Text Line: 24/7 counseling support for first responders who are struggling with a mental health crisis and who text “BADGE” to 741741.
Frontline Helpline: staff of former first responders who offer support for first responders and their family members affected by their traumatic experiences at 866-676-7500.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: network of local crisis centers that provides emotional support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7 at 800-273-8255.
SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: those experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters can call or text the 24/7, 365-day-a-year support line at 800-985-5990.
Healthy Nutrition & Diets
- American Dietetic Association Good nutrition supports health care providers’ overall health and can even give a boost to their immune systems.
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The USDA’s Nutrition.gov site offers resources for heathy living, including guidance on shopping for groceries, planning balanced meals and understanding the science of nutrition.
- UCLA’s ExploreIMA site created by the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, ExploreIM offers advice on building healthy meals, living well and reducing stress.
- MyFitnessPal offers people ways to maintain healthy lifestyles by logging their meals and snacks.
- HealthyOut is a mobile app that allows you to track your meals, nutrition and weight while ordering healthy meals on the go.
- Innit by Shopwell allows users to create a profile and tailor their food choices based on their needs and lifestyle. The site also features recipes and guides to good nutrition and grocery shopping.
- YouAte is a “mindful food diary” app that lets users track the food they eat, their hunger levels and any emotions experienced at mealtime.
Medication
- com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
- National Center for PTSD
- The Gift From Within
- Sidran Institute
Personality Disorders
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Suicide: Read This First
Mindfulness & Yoga
Mindfulness
Practicing mindfulness can lessen anxiety and help health care providers focus on the present moment, rather than future worries or past experiences.
Headspace is a site that offers valuable information on how to reduce stress, be more active and sleep better.
Calm is an app that offers various resources on sleeping, meditating and relaxing successfully.
Insight Timer is an app that offers helpful information on how to get a good night’s sleep and avoid stress and anxiety.
Worry Watch is an app that allows users to record their worries and get possible solutions or evidence that the concern is validated.
Happify provides users with programs and tools to get through stressful situations.
Positive Magazine created a Spotify playlist of guided meditations designed to help with stress and anxiety.
This Spotify library offers a series of playlists of nature sounds, such as “Meditative Gentle Rain and Distant Thunder.”
Hospitals and Treatment Facilities
https://www.sheppardpratt.org/care-finder/the-trauma-disorders-program/inpatient-admission-process/
http://namimd.org/uploaded_files/3/What_to_do_in_a_Psychiatric_Crisis_PDF_for_Web.pdf
LGBTQ+
CenterLink LGBT Community Center Member Directory
The American Psychological Association (APA)
Provides educational and support resources on a range of LGBTQ topics.
The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
Offers many resources for LGBT individuals experiencing mental health conditions and psychiatric professionals with LGBT clients.
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s Provider Directory
A search tool that can locate a LGBTQ-inclusive health care provider.
Offers confidential peer support connections for LGBT youth, adults and seniors, including phone, text and online chat.
The National Center for Transgender Equality
Offers resources for transgender individuals, including information on the right to access health care.
A support network for LGBTQ youth providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention, including a 24-hour text line (text “START” to 678678).
SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline
Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE)
Delivers educational and support resources for LGBTQ individuals, as well as promotes competency on LGBTQ issues for counseling professionals.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
The VA offers PTSD Coach, an app that provides individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with resources on getting the help they need.
