LINKS AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): National web site plus toll-free number for anyone in need of additional information, recommendations or support: nami.org - NAMI Information Helpline: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
Mental Health America: The oldest mental health advocacy group in America. Visit their web site to find help in your area: nmha.org - Helpline: 1-800-969-6642
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Offers a 24/7/365 toll-free number for anyone who's in trouble or knows someone who may be 1-800-273-TALK. suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Institure of Mental Health (NIMH): nimh.nih.gov
The Treatment Advocacy Center: treatmentadvocacycenter.org 703-294-6001
Provides laws regarding mental health treatment standards in individual states.
Some studies which may be of interest:
- RAISE Early Treatment Program: raiseearlytreamentprogram.org
- The Connection Program: connectionprogram.org
Advocacy groups:
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: bazelon.org
- National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: thenationalcouncil.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): dbsalliance.org
- McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web: mcmanweb.com
- Minds on the Edge: facebook.com/MindsOnTheEdge
Some great books about mental illness:
- A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Disorder by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman
- An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
- I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! by Dr. Xavier Amador with Anna-Lisa Johanson
- Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Family Members, Consumers and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.
- Crazy by Pete Earley
- The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn Saks.