Active Minds

We've put together some educational links to help you learn more about mental illness.

Are you in crisis? Please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline
at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

Suicide is one of the most frightening possible outcomes of mental illness. If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) immediately. This is the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a 24-hour service available to anyone in need of help. Never ignore or underestimate remarks about suicide. Take them seriously, and make certain that the person in crisis is cared for. And if you think your friend is in immediate danger, do not leave him or her alone—stay there and call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

National College and Young Adult-Related Sites

• Half of Us (www.halfofus.com)
• Beyond OCD: Overcoming OCD-The College Student's Guide (www.beyondocd.org)
• NAMI's Networking Site for Young Adults with Mental Illness (www.strengthofus.org)
• APA's College Mental Health Page (www.healthyminds.org)
• The Jed Foundation (www.jedfoundation.org)
• Screening for Mental Health, Inc: College Response (www.mentalhealthscreening.org/college/)
• People Prevent Suicide (http://www.peoplepreventsuicide.org/)
• Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program (www.yellowribbon.org)
• American College Health Association (www.acha.org)
• Campus Health and Safety (www.campushealthandsafety.org)
• Reach Out (www.reachout.com)
• Campus MHAP: A guide to campus mental health action planning (PDF)

Papers and Reports

• 2010 National Survey of Counseling Center Directors (PFD)
• 2010 National College Health Assessmentfrom the American College Health Association(PFD)
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center Featured Resources: College Students
• SPRC White Paper: Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings" (PFD)
• Final Report from the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
• Healthy Minds Study and related article and podcast

Fact Sheets

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Information for College Students 
• Active Minds Fact Sheets

See below for links to organizations and information that cover a wide array of mental health topics, many of whom have affiliates set up in cities and counties nationwide (indicated by *)

Research, Advocacy, and Government Organizations

• National Institutes of Mental Health (www.nimh.nih.gov)
• Campaign for Mental Health Reform (www.mhreform.org)
• SAMHSA: Center for Mental Health Services (www.samhsa.gov/centers/cmhs/cmhs.html)
• Mental Health America (www.nmha.org)*
• NAMI (www.nami.org)*
• World Federation for Mental Health (www.wfmh.com)
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (www.bazelon.org)
• Social Security and Disability Resource Center (http://www.ssdrc.com/)
• MINDS Foundation (www.mindsfoundation.org)
• Child Mind Institute (www.childmind.org)

Anti-Stigma / Outreach

• Bring Change 2 Mind (www.bringchange2mind.org)
• Minds on the Edge (www.mindsontheedge.org)
• ADS Center (http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov)
• The Carter Center (www.cartercenter.org)
• Open Minds Open Doors (www.openmindsopendoors.com)
• Silver Ribbon Coalition (www.silverribbon.org)
• What a Difference a Friend Makes Campaign

Specific Mental Health Disorders

Depression

• University of Michigan Depression Center (www.med.umich.edu/depression)
• Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (www.ffcmh.org)

Anxiety Disorders

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (www.adaa.org) 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Beyond OCD: The College Student's Guide (www.beyondocd.org) formerly OCD Chicago

Bipolar Disorder

• The Balanced Mind Foundation (www.thebalancedmind.org) formerly the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (www.dbsalliance.org)* 

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorders Association (www.nationaleatingdisorders.org)
• Eating Disorder Hope (www.eatingdisorderhope.com)
• Eating Disorders Coalition for Research Policy and Action (www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org)
• Rogers Memorial Hospital (www.rogershospital.org)

Schizophrenia

• Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (www.bbrfoundation.org)

Suicide Prevention

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org)
• Suicide Prevention Action Network of USA (SPAN USA) - the Public Policy Division of AFSP
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org)*
• International Association for Suicide Prevention (http://www.iasp.info/)
• American Association of Suicidology (www.suicidology.org)
• After a Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services & Other Public Memorial Services Adobe Acrobat required (www.sprc.org/library/aftersuicide.pdf)

• SAVE Suicide Bereavement Support

Professional Associations

• American Psychological Association (www.apa.org)
• American Psychiatric Association (www.psych.org)
• American College Health Association (www.acha.org)
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (www.amhca.org)

• American Art Therapy Association (www.americanarttherapyassociation.org)

Multicultural Organizations and Resources

• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (www.naapimha.org)
• National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide (www.nopcas.com)

• HBCU Center For Excellence In Substance Abuse & Mental Health (http://www.hbcucfe.net)

• Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill (UK) (www.jamiuk.org)

Technical Assistance and Consumer Self Help Centers

• DBSA's Training and Technical Assistance Services
• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse (www.mhselfhelp.org)
• National Empowerment Center (www.power2u.org)
• Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion (www.tucollaborative.org)