Resources for Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness and Why it Matters?
Having a healthy mental state is essential to living a long, happy, and fulfilling life. Every day, it plays a central role in our lives and determines how we feel.
Resources for Mental Health Support
Here are some resources for mental health advocacy and support.
Suicide prevention and Mental Health awareness Hotlines
1. suicide prevention lifeline: 988
2. Safeplace: 1-888-290-7233
3. Crisis Text Line: 741741: text HOME to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor
4. RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
5. The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386: For LGBTQ youth and adults struggling with mental health. You can speak to a counselor and have a safe space to express your feelings
6. ANAD: 888-375-7767: Eating disorder helpline
7. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Afsp.org
8. Resources for people with disabilities: Mental Health Services and Support
Apps
Here are some apps to help you manage your mental health and self-care while on the go. You can access many of the ones listed below for free, but some have extra fees.
4. Calm: reducing Anxiety and improving the sleep
5. MindShift: Helps manage Anxiety, panic attacks, and coping with these disorders
6. Sanvello: On demand help with stress, anxiety and depression
7. PSTD Coach: helpful for those who experience post traumatic stress disorder
8. Relax with Andrew Johnson Lite: Has guided meditations and mindfulness
9. Bearable: helps track your mental health symptoms
10. MY3: Helping others stay safe when having thoughts of sucidue
11. notOK: The app has a large, red button that can be clicked to notify close friends, families, and their support network when help is needed
12. Abide- Mediation
13. Pray- Mediation
14. The Glorify App: for sleep
College Campus Support
College campus support encompasses a range of services and resources designed to assist students in various aspects of their academic and personal lives. College campuses should strive to create a supportive environment that fosters students' personal growth, well-being, and success in their educational journey.
Support Systems both internationally and statewide
In no particular order..
1. Active Minds: A leading organization dedicated to changing the conversation about mental health on college campuses. They offer resources, training, and programming to promote mental health awareness.
2.JED Foundation: JED works to protect the emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults, including college students. They provide tools and resources for colleges and universities.
3. The Steve Fund: Focused on the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color, The Steve Fund collaborates with colleges and universities to support the specific needs of underrepresented communities.
4. American College Health Association (ACHA): ACHA provides guidance, resources, and research related to college health and wellness, including mental health.
5. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI's on-campus programs aim to raise awareness about mental health issues and provide support for students.
6. American Psychological Association (APA): The APA offers resources, research, and information on college mental health issues.
7. Mental Health America (MHA): MHA provides tools and resources for students and campuses to promote mental health awareness and support.
8. Each Mind Matters: This California-based mental health movement offers resources and tools that can be applied on college campuses across the U.S.
9. Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD): This association brings together directors and leaders of college counseling centers to share best practices and collaborate on mental health initiatives.
10. NAMI on Campus: A subset of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI on Campus provides resources and support for college students to promote mental health awareness and reduce stigma.
How to Support someone going through Mental Health distress?
These articles list the best things to do when a friend, family member or loved one is experiencing mental health distress
- MHA: I'm Looking For Mental Health Help For Someone Else
- Depression Center: Supporting someone in a crisis
- NAMI: How to Help Someone in Crisis
- Mental Health.gov: For Friends and Family Members
- Active Minds: educating page for mental health awareness
- The Jason Foundation: provides educational resources in the battle to prevent teen suicide.
- Families for Depression Awareness: A non-profit organization that educates families about depression and helps them cope with it. Provides resources about overcoming mental illness.
Resources for Therapy and Information about insurance
The following websites offer information about insurance and therapy
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: a nonprofit that helps people with affordable mental services
Tell-Mental Health: a resource to connect online mental health treatment
Finding Mental Health Support in Massachusetts
Out of State/International Mental Health Support
Mental health services: How to get treatment if you can't afford it
Where can I find affordable treatment?
Care for your Mind: What to do if You can't Afford Therapy
ADAA: Low-Cost Treatment for Anxiety