Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
| KidsPeace | |
| Web Address: | www.kidspeace.org |
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. | |
| Teen Central Helpline | |
| Web Address: | www.teencentral.net |
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. | |
Organizations
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | |
| 3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW | |
| Washington, DC 20016-3007 | |
| Phone: | 202-966-7300 |
| Fax: | 202-966-2891 |
| E-mail: | communications@aacap.org |
| Web Address: | www.aacap.org |
This organization assists parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders that can affect children and teens. | |
| Mental Health America | |
| 2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor | |
| Alexandria, VA 22311 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-969-NMHA (1-800-969-6642) hotline for help with depression (703) 684-7722 |
| Fax: | (703) 684-5968 |
| TDD: | 1-800-433-5959 |
| Web Address: | www.mentalhealthamerica.net |
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit agency devoted to help people of all ages live mentally healthier lives. Its Web site has information about mental health conditions. It also addresses issues such as grief, stress, bullying, and more. It includes a confidential depression screening test for anyone who would like to take it. The short test may help you decide whether your symptoms are related to depression. | |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | |
| 6001 Executive Boulevard | |
| Room 8184, MSC 9663 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-615-6464 toll-free (301) 443-4513 |
| Fax: | (301) 443-4279 |
| TDD: | 1-866-415-8051 toll-free |
| E-mail: | nimhinfo@nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nimh.nih.gov |
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. | |
| National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse | |
| 1211 Chestnut Street | |
| Suite 1207 | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19107 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-553-4539 (215) 751-1810 |
| Fax: | (215) 636-6312 |
| E-mail: | info@mhselfhelp.org |
| Web Address: | www.mhselfhelp.org |
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. | |
Lila Havens