May is Mental Health Month. (Or Mental Health Awareness Month, depending on the website.) 🙂
Here are some resources you might find helpful:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): www.nami.org
NAMI StigmaBusters is “a network of dedicated advocates across the country and around the world who seek to fight inaccurate and hurtful representations of mental illness”. NAMI StigmaBusters
Suicide.org – Suicide prevention, awareness, and support: www.suicide.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): www.nimh.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation: www.bpkids.org
The Trevor Project (LGBT mental health/suicide prevention): www.trevorproject.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America: www.adaa.org
National Eating Disorders Association: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org
Narcotics Anonymous: www.na.org
Gamblers Anonymous: www.gamblersanonymous.org
Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: www.dbsalliance.org
National Autism Association: www.nationalautismassociation.org
Veterans Crisis Line (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs): 1-800-273-8255 (press 1)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Mental Health: www.mentalhealth.va.gov
Mental Health America: www.mentalhealthamerica.net
On Twitter, the hashtag is #mentalhealthmonth.
