Mental Health Helpline
Self Help Clearinghouse
National Mental Health Services Information Center
Refers callers to
many mental health organizations nationwide.
Write:
Nat'l Mental Health Services
P.O. Box 42557
Washington, DC 20015
Voice: 1-800-789-2647
Website: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
E-mail: nmhic-info@samhsa.hhs.gov
Verified: 11/1/2007
TARA
Education and advocacy
organization. Provides information on borderline personality to
families, consumers and providers. Referrals to clinicians,
treatment programs, self-help groups, BPD Journal, speakers' bureau,
professional conferences and advocacy.
Write:
TARA
23 Greene St.
New York, NY 10013
Voice: 1-888-482-7227 or 212-966-6514
Website: http://www.tara4bpd.org
E-mail: taraapd@aol.com
Verified: 10/1/2007
National Mental Health Association
Provides free information on over 200 mental health topics including
bipolar disorder, depression, bereavement, post-traumatic stress
disorder and warning signs of mental illness. Referrals to local
mental health services. Distributes free national directory of local
mental health associations and offers low-cost materials. Advocates
to remove stigma of mental illness and for mental health benefits
parity.
Write:
National Mental Health Association
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
Voice: 1-800-969-6642
TDD: 1-800-433-5959
Website: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net.org
E-mail: infoctr@nmha.org
Verified: 11/1/2007
Girl's and Boy's Town National Hotline
Provides
crisis intervention, information and referrals for general
population. Free and confidential. Short-term crisis intervention.
Works with children and families.
Write:
Girl's Boy's Town National Hotline
13940 Gutowski Rd.
Boys Town, NE 68010
Voice: 1-800-448-3000 (24 hr.)
TDD: 1-800-448-1833
Website: http://www.girlsandboystown.org
Verified: 1/15/2007
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Provides information on schizophrenia, depression
and bipolar disorder. Has information on research being conducted on
these disorders. Newsletter, literature and brochures.
Write:
NARSAD
60 Cutter Mill Rd., #404
Great Neck, NY 11021
Voice: 1-800-829-8289
Website: http://www.narsad.org
Verified: 11/20/2007
Compeer
Provides volunteer
'friends' for children and adults who receive mental health
treatment.
Write:
Monroe Square
259 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607-3632
Voice: 1-800-836-0475
Website: http://www.compeer.org
E-mail: info@compeer.org
Verified: 11/12/2007
National Institute of Mental Health Information Center
Provides information and literature on anxiety, phobias,
obsessive-compulsive and depression. Leave name and mailing address
and they will mail literature to you.
Write:
Public Information and Communication
6001 Executive Blvd., RM 8184
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Voice: 1-866-615-6464 or 301-443-4513
Website: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Verified: 11/1/2007
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