Helpful Links
General Information
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): www.nimh.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): www.nami.org
American Psychiatric Association (APA): www.psychiatry.org
MentalHealth.org: www.mentalhealth.org
PubMed: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Mental Health Crisis Video: whnt.com/community/children-and-mental-health
Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK): www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): afsp.org
Mood Disorders
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): www.dbsalliance.org
Anxiety and Trauma
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): www.adaa.org
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF): iocdf.org
National Center for Victims of Crime: victimsofcrime.org
National Center for PTSD: www.ptsd.va.gov
Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information: www.ptsdinfo.org
Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
National Sleep Foundation (NSF): sleepfoundation.org
Sleep Education: sleepeducation.org
Addiction, Substance Abuse and Smoking Cessation
National Institute on a Drug Abuse (NIDA): www.drugabuse.gov
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): www.aa.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA): www.na.org
Women for Sobriety (WFS): www.womenforsobriety.org
Al-Anon & Alateen (for families of problem drinkers): www.al-anon.org
Smokefree.gov (for help with smoking cessation): smokefree.gov
1-800-QUIT-NOW (operated by the CDC and National Cancer Institute to support smoking cessation): www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/
Attention Deficit Disorders
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
Borderline and Other Personality Disorders
National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA.BPD): www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com
Eating Disorders
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD): www.anad.org
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA): www.sardaa.org
schizophrenia.com: schizophrenia.com
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Society: www.autism-society.org
Aging and Elderly
National Institute on Aging (NIA): www.nia.nih.gov
American Society for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP): www.aagpgpa.org
Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
Children and Adolescents
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): www.aacap.org
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS / Mother to Baby): mothertobaby.org
LactMed (via NIH’s ToxNet): toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Medication Information and Shortages
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): www.fda.gov
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): ashp.org
Poison Control
Poison Control Centers: www.poison.org
Social Services and Resources
Crisis Services of North Alabama (CSNA): www.csna.org
2-1-1: www.211.org
2-1-1 Connects Alabama: www.211connectsalabama.org
Thrive Alabama: thrivealabama.org