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National Sites

·         Half of Us (www.halfofus.com)

·         Got Anxiety? Get Help (www.gotanxiety.org)

·         National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (www.nostigma.org)

·         APA's College Mental Health Page (www.healthyminds.org)

·         The Jed Foundation (www.jedfoundation.org)

·         Screening for Mental Health, Inc: College Response (www.mentalhealthscreening.org/college/)

·         NMHA's mpower: musicians for mental health (www.mpoweryouth.org)

·         Campus Blues (www.campusblues.com)

·         Step Out Of the Silence (http://stepoutofthesilence.org)

·         The Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (www.sunnylands.org/amhi/))

·         Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program (www.yellowribbon.org)

·         American College Health Association (www.acha.org)

·         Campus Health and Safety (www.campushealthandsafety.org)

Papers and Reports

·         2007 National Counseling Center Directors Survey

·         2007 National College Health Assessment from the American College Health Association

·         "College Suicide Prevention" The Spark, Newsletter of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center

·         "SPRC White Paper and Webography of Resources: Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings"

·         Final Report from the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

 

Fact Sheets

·         Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Information for College Students

 

 

See below for links to organizations and information that cover a wide array of mental health topics, many of whom have affiliates set up in cities and counties nationwide (indicated by *) 

 

The Latest News

·         Daily Mental Health News, compiled by SAMHSA/CMHS  

 

Research, Advocacy, and Government Organizations

·         National Institutes of Mental Health (www.nimh.nih.gov)

·         Campaign for Mental Health Reform (www.mhreform.org)

·         SAMHSA: Center for Mental Health Services (www.samhsa.gov/centers/cmhs/cmhs.html)

·         Mental Health America (www.nmha.org)*

·         NAMI (www.nami.org)*

·         World Federation for Mental Health (www.wfmh.com)

·         Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (www.bazelon.org)

 

Anti-Stigma / Outreach

·         National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (www.nostigma.org)

·         ADS Center (http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/)

·         The Carter Center (www.cartercenter.org)

·         Open Minds Open Doors (www.openmindsopendoors.com)

·         Silver Ribbon Coalition (www.silverribbon.org

 

Specific Populations

 

Depression

·         University of Michigan Depression Center (www.med.umich.edu/depression)

·         Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (www.ffcmh.org)

·         DRADA - Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (www.drada.org)

Anxiety Disorders

·         Anxiety Disorders Association of America (www.adaa.org) 

Bipolar Disorder

·         Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (www.bpkids.org)

·         Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (www.dbsalliance.org)* 

Eating Disorders

·         National Eating Disorders Association (www.nationaleatingdisorders.org)

·         Eating Disorder Hope (www.eatingdisorderhope.com) 

Schizophrenia

·         National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (www.narsad.org)

  

Suicide

·         Suicide Prevention Action Network of USA (www.spanusa.org)

·         National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org)

 

·         American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org)*

·         International Association for Suicide Prevention (www.med.uio.no/iasp/)

·         American Association of Suicidology (www.suicidology.org)

·         Suicide Reference Library (www.suicidereferencelibrary.com)

·         After a Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services & Other Public Memorial Services Adobe Acrobat required (www.sprc.org/library/aftersuicide.pdf)

 

Professional Associations

·         American Psychological Association (www.apa.org)

·         American Psychiatric Association (www.psych.org)

·         American College Health Association (www.acha.org)

·         American Mental Health Counselors Association (www.amhca.org)

 

 

Multicultural Organizations and Resources

·         National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (www.naapimha.org)

·         National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide (www.nopcas.com)

·         Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill (UK) (www.jamiuk.org)

 

Technical Assistance and Consumer Self Help Centers

·         Peer-to-Peer Resource Center (www.peersupport.org)

·         National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse (www.mhselfhelp.org)

·         National Empowerment Center (www.power2u.org)

·         UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration (www.upennrrtc.org)