10 Online Resources for Mental Health

1. NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Health

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness and building a community of hope for all of those in need.
http://www.nami.org/

2. APA: American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA is the world's largest association of psychologists, with more than 137,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members.
http://www.apa.org/index.aspx

3. MHA: Mental Health America

MHA, the leading advocacy organization addressing the full spectrum of mental and substance use conditions and their effects nationwide, works to inform, advocate and enable access to quality behavioral health services for all Americans.
http://www.nmha.org/

4. SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin

SAMHSA's core competencies include releasing and managing block grants and special programmatic funding and providing states, providers, communities and the public with the best and most up-to-date information about behavioral health issues and prevention/treatment approaches.
http://www.samhsa.gov/

5. WFMH: World Federation for Mental Health

WFMH is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.
http://www.wfmh.com/index.html

6. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since its inception, the Lifeline has engaged in a variety of initiatives to improve crisis services and advance suicide prevention.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

7. Daily Strength

DailyStrength was built to enable people facing life challenges to:
a) simply and easily communicate their progress with friends, family, supporters, and have those people respond with encouragement and help.
b) find others facing the same circumstances, and exchange experiences, treatments and even hugs within a safe community setting.
http://www.dailystrength.org/

8. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The mission of the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is to protect and advance the rights of adults and children who have mental disabilities. The Bazelon Center envisions an America where people who have mental illnesses or developmental disabilities exercise their own life choices and have access to the resources that enable them to participate fully in their communities.
http://www.bazelon.org/

9. SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

The mission of SAVE is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.
http://www.save.org/

10. SMH: Screening for Mental Health

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) is dedicated to promoting the improvement of mental health by providing the public with education, screening, and treatment resources.
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/