Mental Health Resources

General Mental Health Concerns

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
1-800-374-2638
Provides a therapist locator and offers information on several mental/emotional disorders.

American Counseling Association
1-800-545-2223
Offers fact sheets and help with finding a professional counselor.

Knowledge Exchange Network
1-800-789-2647
Provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number and more than 200 publications.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1-800-950-NAMI
Provides support to persons with serious brain disorders and to their families.

National Institute of Mental Health
1-866-615-NIMH Information Line
Promotes better understanding, treatment and eventually prevention of mental illness.

National Mental Health Association
1-800-969-6642
1-800/433-5959 (TTY for the Hearing Impaired)
Works to improve the mental health of all Americans through advocacy, education, research and service.

National Mental Heath Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
1-800-553-4539
Helps connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources and offers expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.


Specific Mental Health Concerns

Agoraphobia
Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives
1-804-353-3964
Supports and advocates for people suffering from debilitating phobias, panic attacks and/or agoraphobia by establishing self-help groups and providing public education.


Alcohol/Drug Abuse
General
DrugHelp National Helplines Network
1-800-378-4435
Provides crisis counseling and information on specific drugs and treatment options, as well as referrals to public and private treatment programs, self-help groups, family support groups and crisis centers nationwide.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1-800-729-6686
Provides current information and materials concerning substance abuse.

National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hotline
1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
Provides information on alcohol and drug abuse, with a staff of trained counselors and referral service for local treatment options. Spanish language option available.

National Institute on Drug Abuse and Alcoholism
Offers free information on drug abuse and addiction by fax or mail. Spanish language option available.

Recovery Hotline Referral Service
1-800-888-9383

Alcohol
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1-888-4AL ANON
Offers assistance to alcoholics and their families, providing locations and times for Al-Anon (adult) and Alateen (younger family members) meetings worldwide. Spanish and French language options are available.

Alcoholics Anonymous
212-870-3400
Provides information to the public and referrals to local AA chapters.
Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention
1-800-234-0246

Alcohol & Drug Referral Hotline
1-800-252-6465

Alcohol Treatment Referral
800-662-HELP (1-800-622-4357)

Focus on Recovery Hotline
1-800-888-9383

NACoA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)
1-310-534-1815
Provides information to the public and referrals to local NA chapters.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
1-800-NCA-CALL (1-800-622-2255)
Provides education, information, help and hope to the public and advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington.

Other Drugs
Cocaine Anonymous
1-800-347-8998
Provides information to the public, referrals to local CA chapters and materials to help with CA groups.

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
1-800-269-4237
Provides comprehensive information about huffing.

Marijuana Anonymous World Services
1-800-766-6779
Provides information about marijuana use and abuse as well as referrals to local meetings.


Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Association
1-800-272-3900
Offers library resources and employment opportunities as well as targeted information for persons with Alzheimer’s disease, caregivers, health care professionals and researchers.

French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research
1-800-477-2243
Fosters public awareness, education, and improved patient care with regard to Alzheimer's disease including providing educational information to families of Alzheimer victims, health professionals, and the general public.


Anxiety
National Anxiety Foundation
Provides information on anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
240-485-1001
Provides a wide variety of information for consumers and professionals.


Attention Deficit Disorder
Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.)
1-800-233-4050
Works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support.


Autism
Autism Society of America
1-800-3-AUTISM
Promotes lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.


Co-Dependency
CoDependents Anonymous
1-602-277-7991
Provides fellowship to groups of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.


Crisis Counseling/Suicide
American National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273TALK (1-800-273-8255)
A 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
1-888-333-AFSP
Provides information and education about depression and suicide and supports programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.

Befrienders International
Offers a service that is free, non-judgmental and completely confidential. People are befriended by telephone, in face-to-face meetings, by letter and by email.

National Runaway Switchboard and Suicide Hotline
1-800-621-4000
Provides crisis counseling for troubled teens, including information on various programs for runaways, such as free bus rides home.


Depression/Bipolar Disorder
depression-screening.org
Educates people about clinical depression, offers a confidential way for people to get screened for symptoms of the illness, and guides people toward appropriate professional help if necessary.

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
1-410-583-2919
Assists self-help groups, provides education and information and lends support to research programs.

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
1-800-829-8289
Supports scientific research on brain and behavior disorders.

National Depressive & Manic-Depressive Association
1-800-826-3632
Educates patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; fosters self-help for patients and families; improves access to care; and advocates for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
1-800-239-1265
Educates the public about depressive illnesses, their consequences and their treatability.


Eating Disorders
Academy of Eating Disorders
1-703-556-9222
Promote the effective treatment and care of patients with eating disorders and associated disorders through education, research and advocacy.

American Anorexia Bulimia Association
1-212-575-6200
Serves as a national authority on eating disorders and related concerns through education, advocacy and research.

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP)
1-800-931-2237
Answers questions about eating disorders, offers support for addressing food and body image issues, and provides treatment and counseling referrals by mail or fax.

Harvard Eating Disorders Center
1-617-236-7766
This national, non-profit organization is dedicated to research and education about eating disorders, including detection, treatment and prevention.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders
1-847-831-3438
Offers free hotline counseling, operates an international network of support groups for sufferers and families, and offers referrals to health care professionals.

Overeaters Anonymous
1-505-891-2664
Provides information to the public and referrals to local OA chapters.

The Renfrew Center
1-800-RENFREW (1-800-736-3739
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm ET
Provides information and referrals to eating disorder specialists within the US and Canada.

Women Insisting on Natural Shapes (WINS)
1-800-600-WINS
Educates adults and children about the dangers of excessive dieting and eating disorders by promoting normal, healthy body images.


Learning Disabilities
National Center for Learning Disabilities
1-888-575-7373
Provids information, resources, and referral services with its hotline; develops and supports innovative educational programs, seminars, and workshops; conducts a public awareness campaign; and advocates for more effective policies and legislation.


Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
1-203-315-2190
Provides assistance to individuals with OCD and related disorders and their family and friends. Supports research into the causes and effective treatments of OCD and related disorders.


Schizophrenia
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
1-800-829-8289
Raises and distribes funds for scientific research into the causes, cures, treatments and preventions of severe mental illnesses, primarily schizophrenia and depression.


Self Injury
SAFE-Alternatives (Self Abuse Finally Ends)
1-800-366-8288
Provides information and treatment referrals for adults and adolescents who engage in deliberate, repeated self-injurious behavior.


Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
1-800-237-0717
Provides educational materials, coordinates support services and funds research that will ultimately find the cause of and cure for TS.