Mental Health Resources

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General Mental Health

Organizations

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychiatric Association (for Parents & Families)
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Psychology Today

Books and Other Resources

• You Are Why You Eat by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
•  Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• The Stress-Less Life Podcast with Dr. Jenny Yip
• This Way Up Website includes courses, tips & tools
• Insight Timer App (for stress, anxiety, and sleep)
• Liberate App & Podcast – BIPOC meditations and resources
• Mindful Mondays: Transforming the Everyday to Claim Calm and Reduce Stress by Kimberly V. Dwyer PhD
• Mind and Emotions: A Universal Treatment for Emotional Disorders (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay
• The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Martha Davis
• The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep you Need (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Stephanie Silberman
• I am my Sisters; Keeper: The Brown Girl’s Guide to Radical Healing by Dr. Jameca Woody Cooper
• Stop Self-Sabotage Activities by Dr. Judy Ho 
• Unlearn Your Pain by Eric Keller
• The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain by John E. Sarno
• The Lies We Tell Ourselves: How to Face the Truth, Accept Yourself, and Create a Better Life  by Jon Frederickson

Addiction & Substance Abuse

Organizations

• • SAMHSA

Books & Other Resources

• • • Selfrecovery.org
    • General Overdose Information
    • Information on Buprenorphine to Treat Opioid Disorder
    • Evidence Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose
    • Drug Test Kits
    • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction by Gabor Mate

ADHD & ADD

Organizations

• • CHADD
  • Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • ADDitude.com

Books

• • Book series by Russell A. Barkley PhD

Anxiety

Organizations

• Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Books

• Productive, Successful YOU!: End Procrastination by Making Anxiety Work for You Rather Than Against You by Dr. Jenny Yip
• Exposure Therapy for Anxiety by Jonathan S. Abramowitz (Author), Brett J. Deacond (Author), Stephen P.H. Whiteside (Author)
• Stopping the Noise in Your Head: The New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry by Dr. Reid Wilson, PhD
• The Mindful Way through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life by Susan M. Orsillo
• Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Workbook (Treatments That Work) by David H. Barlow and Michelle G. Craske
• What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner

Bipolar Disorder

Organizations

• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
• International Bipolar Foundation

Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention

Organization Websites & Hotlines

• • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Hotline: 800.662.HELP (4357)
  • Institute on Aging’s Friendship Line 800.971.0016
  • The Trevor Project & Lifeline 866.488.7386
  • LGBTQ National Help Center
    • General: 888.843.4564
    • Youth: 800.246.7743
    • Senior: 888.234.7243
  • National Runaway Site & Safeline 800.RUNAWAY
  • Veterans Crisis Line 800.273.8255
  • MedCircle Suicide Prevention and Education

Depression

Organizations

• Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Eating Disorders

Organizations

• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ANAD
• The Alliance for Eating Disorders

 Treatment

• EQUIP.health
• Project HEAL

Family Issues & Mental Health for Youth

Organizations

• Family Acceptance Project
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• The Jed Foundation 
• Child Mind Institute
• Latinx Therapy
• Black Mental Health Alliance
• Asian Mental Health Collective
• We R Native
• National Council on Aging

Books & Other Resources

• Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Revised and Updated Edition: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life – From Toddlers to Teens by Tamar Chansky Ph.D.
• Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Tamar Chansky Ph.D
• The DBT Skills Workbook for Teens: A Fun Guide to Manage Anxiety and Stress, Understand Your Emotions and Learn Effective Communication by Teen Thrive
• 1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas Phelan Ph.D.
• Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
• Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Pat Harvey
• Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behavior by Pat Harvey
• Children’s Book Series by Dawn Huebner
• Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition): Second Edition, Completely Revised and Updated by Sally Shaywitz
• Use the Power of Emotional Mindfulness to Transform Your Relationships by Ronald J. Frederick PhD
• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel

Grief & Bereavement

Organizations

• Grief.com

OCD

Organizations

• International OCD Foundation
• Renewed Freedom Foundation
• Renewed Freedom Center
• The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Books & Other Resources

• (App) NOCD: Effective care for OCD on Apple and Android
• Exposure Therapy for Anxiety by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, Stephen P.H. Whiteside
• The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD by Jonathan S. Abramowitz
• Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment by Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D
• Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty by Jonathan Grayson

Personality Disorders

Books

• Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
• “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility by Dr. Ramani Durvasula

Trauma & PTSD

Organizations

• National Center for PTSD 

Books & Other Resources

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
• Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

Treatments & Medication

Books & Other Resources

• Stop Self-Sabotage: 6 Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way by Dr. Judy Ho
• The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by Russ Harris

Workplace Mental Health

Organizations

• Center for Workplace Mental Health
• Workplace Mental Health by MHA

International Mental Health Resources

International 

• Befrienders Worldwide

Australia: 

• Lifeline (Australia)
• Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800
• Samaritans 135 247
• Your Health in Mind
• Black Dog Institute 
• Headspace (Youth Mental Health)
• MindOut
• Center for Clinical Interventions

Canada:

• Crisis Services Canada 1-833-456-4566 toll free
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention 
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Bell Let’s Talk
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada
• Depression Hurts
• Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868

UK & ROI:

• Samaritans 116 123
• Hopeline UK
• Crisis Text Line: 50808

Europe:

• European Emergency Number: 112
• Germany Emergency Number: German speaking: 0800 -111 0 222, English speaking: 030-44 01 06 07
• Italy: 800 86 00 22
• European Federation of Association of Families of People with Mental Illness

South Africa:

• Emergency Number 0861 322 322 
• South African Federation for Mental Health
• The South African Depression & Anxiety Group

Japan:

• Osaka Suicide Prevention Center

India:

• Sumaitri Crisis Intervention India
• NIMHANS Institution & Helpline  080-46110007

Ireland:

• Crisis Text Line: 85258