Depression in Children and Teens - Other Places To Get Help

KidsPeace, a private, not-for-profit organization, educates children, parents, and professionals about how to anticipate and avoid crisis whenever possible. KidsPeace provides a comprehensive range of mental and behavioral health treatment programs, crisis intervention services, and public education initiatives. It also acts as a national liaison for intervention services.

TeenCentral.Net is a Web site for teenagers created by teenagers and monitored by professionals. The vision behind TeenCentral.Net is to help teens in crisis by giving them a private, anonymous place to receive sound, tested advice from professionals and to relate with their peers in a safe, professionally counseled environment.

This organization assists parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders that can affect children and teens.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information to help people better understand mental health, mental disorders, and behavioral problems. NIMH does not provide referrals to mental health professionals or treatment for mental health problems.

The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) has a Web site that includes a confidential depression screening exam available to anyone who would like to take the test. The short test may help you decide whether your symptoms are related to depression.

The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse is a consumer-run national assistance center committed to helping mental health consumers improve their lives through self-help and advocacy. This clearinghouse helps consumers plan, provide, and evaluate mental health and community support services. It supplies pamphlets, tool kits, manuals, and a newsletter called The Key.