The Abraham A. Low Institute (www.lowinstitute.org)
The Abraham A. Low Institute promotes the study, dissemination, and application of the work of Abraham A. Low, MD (1891-1954), to improve mental health in the home and society.
Active Minds on Campus (www.activemindsoncampus.org)
A student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy organization.
ADD Resources (www.addresources.org)
ADD Resources is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help people with ADHD achieve their full potential. Their website has over 65 free articles by national ADHD authorities as well as adults with ADHD-and they are posting more all the time. There are a number of articles for parents.
Anxieties.com (www.anxieties.com)
A free internet self-help site for persons suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder - OCD, fear of flying and post-traumatic stress disorder - PTSD. Extensive information and skills, plus the latest on helpful medications
Anxiety Panic Attack Resource Site (www.anxietypanic.com)
Help to those who suffer from anxiety attacks and panic attacks by offering information on symptoms, medications, treatments, and support.
BC Health Guide (www.bchealthguide.org)
Useful advice and information on more than 190 common health concerns, as well as valuable tips on preventing illness or using easy home remedies. The BC HealthFiles are a series of fact sheets on a range of public health and safety issues
BPDWORLD (based in the UK) focuses on borderline personality disorder (BPD) and also provides information on depression, self-harm, anxiety and more. The website provides support services such as forums, chat, peer support ticket system, live chat with BPDWorld volunteers and a journals system.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) (www.ontario.cmha.ca/)
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario is a volunteer-led, professionally managed charitable organization with a community focus, dealing with all aspects of mental health and mental illness.
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (www.bu.edu/cpr/jobschool/)
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, is a Research, Training, and Service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs, and service systems.
Columbia University TeenScreen (www.teenscreen.org)
The Columbia University TeenScreen Program is a national mental health and suicide risk screening program for youth. The goal of the National TeenScreen Program is to make voluntary mental health check-ups available for all American teens. TeenScreen works by assisting communities throughout the nation with developing locally operated and sustained screening programs for youth. Screening can take place in schools, doctors' offices, clinics, youth groups, shelters, and other youth-serving organizations and settings.
Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (www.contac.org)
The Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC), a national peer self-help TAC, assists in mental health system transformation by providing skill-building opportunities fostering consumer/peer-run programs, specifically in areas of recovery and grassroots program administration/management, emphasizing self-help, mutual support, and empowerment. CONTAC del Oeste, our western states office, is located in Santa Cruz, NM. For more information call: 888.825.8324
CounsellingResource.com (http://counsellingresource.com/)
The web's most visited site dedicated specifically to counselling and psychotherapy offers introductions to different types of therapy, guides to psychological symptoms, medication information, fun self-tests and quizzes, a research library, discussion and support forums. The collection is edited by leading online therapist Dr Greg Mulhauser.
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (www.dana.org)
The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization with interests in brain science, immunology, and arts education. The Dana Alliance is a nonprofit organization of more than 200 pre-eminent scientists dedicated to advancing education about the progress and promise of brain research.
Depression Treatment (http://www.depression-guide.com/)
Helpful resource on depression for adults, teens and children which include depression support and treatment. Providing various mental health disorders and medication information.
Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance (www.dbsalliance.org)
The Mission of the Depressive and Bipolar Alliance is to educate patients, families, professionals and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illnesses as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and their families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central (www.psychcentral.com/)
One of the top 10 mental health and psychology websites, providing reliable and professionally-reviewed resources since 1995.
Gift From Within (www.giftfromwithin.org)
Gift From Within, an international nonprofit organization is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include articles, videotapes, a poetry & art gallery, Q&A on trauma, and other resources for clinicians, friends, families, and those experiencing PTSD.
Got Therapy? (therapistunlimited.com)
TherapistUnlimited.com is a National directory of centers and counseling services for those seeking help with family and marriage counseling, or treatment for substance abuse, mental and physical disorders, and more. Therapist Unlimted includes listings for therapists, drug rehabs, counseling centers, non-profit orgs and more.
The Health Center (www.thehealthcenter.info)
Learn more about ADD and ADHD in children, teens and adults. Resources discuss ADD/ADHD symptoms, causes and treatment options.
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center (www.hopeline.com)
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to suicide prevention, intervention and healing: by providing a single point of entry to community-based services through innovative telephony and internet based technologies; by bringing national attention and access to services for post partum depression and other women’s mood disorders; through education and advocacy; through formal research and evaluation of crisis line services; and, by championing the need for national funding for community-based suicide prevention crisis services
Lifeline Anxiety Disorder Newsletter (www.designandcopy.ca/lifeline/)
A quarterly newsletter for people - and families of people - who suffer from the panic brought about by fears, anxieties and phobias.
The Maternal and Child Health Library (www.mchlibrary.info/)
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University provides the MCH community with accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics. Materials include the weekly newsletter MCH Alert, resource guides, full text publications, databases, and links to quality MCH sites.
The Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc. (MHEP) (www.mhepinc.org)
The Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc. (MHEP) is a not-for-profit corporation organized to develop and strengthen self-help and mutual support/recovery activities throughout New York State and other states for recipients of mental health services.
Mental Health Matters - (www.mental-health-matters.com)
Provides a structured source of information about mental health information.
Mental Health Net - Self-Help Sourcebook Online (www.mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/)
The Self-Help Sourcebook Online is a searchable database that includes information on over 1,100+ national, international and demonstrational model self-help support groups, ideas for starting groups, and opportunities to link with others to develop needed new national or international groups.
Mental Health Today - (www.mental-health-today.com)
The purpose of Mental Health Today is to help stop the pain caused by mental health disorders. The hope is to provide the latest information about mental health disorders to mental health clinicians as well as consumers and families who are now beginning to demand better treatment.. Communities have been created for emotional support, articles are written to assist in recovery, crisis intervention is provided by recovering mental health consumers, and resources are given.
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada (www.mooddisorderscanada.ca)
MDSC's vision is to ensure that people and their families affected by mood disorders enjoy the fullest, most productive lives possible, within a healthy, stigma-free environment. A very interactive website containing chat rooms, forums and Ask the Expert Discussion sessions.
The Moods Magazine (http://www.moodsmag.com)
Healthy Living Through Understanding
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (www.nami.org)
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (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. NAMI provides education about severe brain disorders, supports increased funding for research, and advocates for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with serious psychiatric illnesses.
National Institute for Mental Health (www.nimh.nih.gov)
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. The research is in basic neuroscience, and behavioral science, and genetics to gain an understanding of what goes wrong in the brain in mental illness.
National Mental Health Association (www.nmha.org)
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Web site
(http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org)
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s mission is to provide immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). It is the only national suicide prevention and intervention telephone resource funded by the Federal Government.
New York City Voices: A Consumer Journal for Mental Health Advocacy - (www.newyorkcityvoices.org)
New York City Voices: A Consumer Journal for Mental Health Advocacy has become a journal where mental health consumers, ex-patients/survivors, family members, and professional helpers can let their voices be heard, providing mutual support for living the most empowered and independent lives possible.
The Nursing Information Research Exchange (N.I.R.E.) - (www.nire.ie)
The Nursing Information Research Exchange (N.I.R.E.) aims to utilise web technology effectively in order to provide more widely accessible information and educational resources for nurses working in Ireland. This is in order to support their clinical practice and promote their professional development.
This site is intended to help those in or seeking recovery from various addictions, obsessions & compulsions such as drugs, alcohol, sex & food, as well as family, friends, anxiety sufferers & abuse survivors, to find information, support & resources. Included are links & information on support & recovery groups ranging from 12-step to "alternative" programs, as well as email & discussion groups, treatment facilities & various recovery-related, self-help & mental health sites.
Panic Relief, Inc. (www.panicreliefinc.com)
Panic Relief, Inc. was formed in 1994 for the purpose of educating individuals on various treatments for panic, anxiety and agoraphobia. This organization's techniques help its' participants to live life to the fullest. The program consists of workshops, seminars and individualconsulting.
Recovery Repository (Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation) - (www.bu.edu/cpr/recovery/suggest.html)
This web-based repository of recovery resource information was developed to assist state mental health administrators and consumers in state offices of consumer/recipient affairs in their work to create more recovery-oriented mental health systems.
Rose VanSickle (www.pljunlimited.com)
Rose VanSickle, former President of Recovery, Inc. and former nervous patient has written a documentary of her mental health recovery, Peace of Body/ Peace of Mind, and has developed useful applications, based on Dr. Low's Method, that are designed to bring solid stress management and practical life enhancing skills within reach.
Selfgrowth.com (www.selfgrowth.com)
Internet supersite for self improvement and personal growth that provides informative, quality self improvement and natural health information to help people improve their lives. Provides information ranging from goal setting and stress management to natural health and alternative medicine.
Senior Services (www.seniorservices.org)
Senior Services is the largest non-profit agency serving older people in Washington. Established in 1967, the agency serves over 50,000 seniors and their families each year through an integrated system of quality programs and services.
SoberRecovery.com (www.soberrecovery.com/links/mentalhealthresources.html)
SoberRecovery lists hundreds of addiction treatment and alcoholism treatment resources in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center - (www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), web site, and more than 600 publications. The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media.
Thehealthline.ca (www.thehealthline.ca)
Thehealthline.ca is an innovative website that puts accurate and up-to-date information about health services at the fingertips of consumers and health providers across South West Ontario. Thehealthline.ca provides easy access to a reliable source of data, and empowers consumers to find the services they need close to home.
WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
World Federation for Mental Health (www.wfmh.com)
The WFMH was founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.
