Online Resources for Mental Health

 

1. www.nimh.nih.gov

This is the website for the National Institute of Mental Health. Learn about behavioral health, explore current and future research or listen to informative radio broadcasts on a variety of behavioral health topics.

 2. www.psychcentral.com

This site hosts a collection of informative articles, blogs and even a question and answer forum all pertaining to issues of behavioral health.

 3www.nami.org

This is the site for the National Alliance on Mental Illness a national, non-profit organization seeking to support those whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Articles give information regarding mental illness, behavioral healthcare, treatment and recovery. Online discussion groups are available along with a listing of chapters nationwide.

4www.mayoclinic.com

This is the official site of the famed Mayo Clinic hospitals. The site offers step by step information for understanding a broad range of mental illnesses and behavioral health concerns, as well as information for identifying symptoms to potential causes to treatment and recovery.

5www.samhsa.gov

A website devoted to substance use disorders and behavioral health services. Readers will find current data, news and helpful articles pertaining to addiction and behavioral health studies.

6. www.dmh.mo.gov

The website for the Missouri Department of Mental Health provides current mental health news, fact sheets, frequently asked questions and information on behavioral health facilities and treatment centers in the state.

7www.nida.nih.gov

This is the site for the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in particular. The site discusses addiction from a scientific perspective and explains it as an illness. The site discusses effective treatments and presents a list of recommended articles on the subject.

8. www.mocoalition.org

This site offers a 24 hour crisis hotline as well as multiple websites to visit for different support services through the Missouri Coalition for Community Mental Health Centers.

9.  www.thenationalcouncil.org

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.

10.  www.afsp.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.