Active Minds

For more information explore the following categories:

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

Student Related Resources (takes you to another place on this page)

• National College and Young Adult-Related Sites

• Papers and Reports

• Fact Sheets

General Mental Health Related Resources (takes you to another place on this page)

• The Latest News

• Research, Advocacy, and Government Organizations

• Anti-Stigma / Outreach

• Specific Mental Health Disorders

• Suicide Prevention

• Professional Associations

• Multicultural Organizations and Resources

• Technical Assistance and Consumer Self Help Centers

 

 




National College and Young Adult-Related Sites

• Half of Us (www.halfofus.com)
• Got Anxiety? Get Help (www.gotanxiety.org)
• OCD Chicago: College Student Guide to OCD (www.ocdchicago.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)
  




Papers and Reports

• 2009 National Survey of Counseling Center Directors Adobe Acrobat required
• 2009 National College Health Assessment from the American College Health Association Adobe Acrobat required
• "College Suicide Prevention" The Spark, Newsletter of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• SPRC White Paper: Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings" Adobe Acrobat required
• 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
  



 

 

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 *) 




The Latest News

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Newsroom  




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)




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) 




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

• OCD Chicago: College Student Guide to OCD (www.ocdchicago.org)
  

Bipolar Disorder

• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (www.bpkids.org)
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (www.dbsalliance.org)* 



Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorders Association (www.nationaleatingdisorders.org)
• Eating Disorder Hope (www.eatingdisorderhope.com) 



Schizophrenia

• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (www.narsad.org)



  




Suicide Prevention

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org)
• Suicide Prevention Action Network of USA (www.spanusa.org)
• 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)

 





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)



 




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 Peer-to-Peer Resource Center (www.peersupport.org)
• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse (www.mhselfhelp.org)
• National Empowerment Center (www.power2u.org)
• UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration (www.upennrrtc.org)