Resources
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Welcome to Life...Line Resources. Often debilitating and depressingly without cure, there are medical resources for aid and deliverance. The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) is a is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health (www.nimh.nih.gov) provides information on treatment, outreach, clinical trials, statistics and science and their mission: To reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. NIMH has a long history of supporting mental health and fighting for (insurance) parity and against the discrimination and stigma of mental unwellness.
- This site is for those who may be in crisis:
If you are thinking about SUICIDE, I understand your thoughts completely and strongly urge you to contact your therapist or go to the nearest hospital. In the future, you may visit Metanoia.org for more information.
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- Mental Health Channel:
Is a physician-developed and-monitored mental health site filled with information written for consumers. Comprehensive condition and treatment information plus interactive tools, such as videos, questionnaires, and a searchable directory of doctors. Click here to visit this site
- MedlinePlus:
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Trusted health information on drugs, supplements, clinical trials, news, and other resources from the United States government. Click here to visit this site
- Internet Mental Health:
Dr. Phillip Long, M.D. This website offers online psychiatric diagnosis in the hope of reaching the two-thirds of individuals with mental illness who do not seek treatment. Information on self-diagnosis, research, medications, discussions and online therapy. Click here to visit the site
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis. If you need help, please dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Click here to visit the site
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education. Visit the site for local support groups.
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- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. DBSA was founded in 1985. Visit the site for local support groups. Click here to visit this site
- Link to RxList - The Internet Drug Index for information on prescription drugs and medications:
- Psych Central - Trusted Information in mental health and psychology
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- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide. Click here to visit this site
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