Finding reliable mental health information can be difficult. The internet is a useful tool if you know where to search for accurate information. There are many sites that may try to sell mental health products or push a specific agenda such as unsubstantiated alternative treatments or untested herbal products. There are some organizations that are opposed to mainstream mental health care that try to steer those people suffering from psychiatric illness away from treatment. Other sites have forums where individuals relate their experiences with treatment or medications that may not be accurate or consistent with the majority of those getting help.
The information below was obtained through the American Psychiatric Association's website Healthyminds.org. Links are provided as a convenience and do not imply endorsement. I am not responsible for content provided on websites hosted by organizations with which I hold no professional affiliation or relationship.
Hotline Numbers
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hotline: (800) 662-HELP
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 OR (800) 787-3224
National Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 4-A-CHILD
National Youth Crisis Hotline:(800) HIT-HOME
National Runaway Switchboard: (800) 621-4000
Panic Disorder Information Line: (800) 64-PANIC
Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline: (800) 822-7422
Non-profit resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
ParentsMedGuide
National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning
Columbia University's TeenScreen Program
Screening for Mental Health
Associations
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Psychiatric Association Alliance
American Psychiatric Association Caucus on Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Care
American Psychotherapy Association
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
World Psychiatric Association
Mental Health America
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
National Hispanic Medical Association
National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies
Government resources
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
National Library of Medicine
Office of the Surgeon General, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Private resources
U.S. News Behavior and Health Center
CBS Cares
BPDWORLD
FindCounseling.com (Formally TherapistFinder)
PsychSites: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Directory
Statistics, Research, Insurance, and the Law (compiled by NMHA):
Center for Mental Health Services - Survey Branch: (301)443-3343
Medicare Telephone Hotline: (800)638-6833
Social Security Administration (SSI, Medicare, Medicaid): (800)772-1213
Dept. of Justice ADA Information Line: (800)514-0301