Mental Health Education
There are many resources in our community to help us better understand our mental health journey. Knowledge gives us the ability to make informed choices and live well.
Below you will find links to several websites dedicated to mental health education, wellness, and support.
"Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going."
-Dr. Noam Shpancer
Trauma
Trauma Related Resources
NAMI - Resources for the LGBTQ Community
https://namimass.org/resources-for-the-lgbtq-community/
Psych Central Trauma Resource
https://psychcentral.com/program/trauma
National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/coping-with-traumatic-events
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Legal Resources for Trauma Survivors - CPTSD Programs
https://cptsdfoundation.org/legal-resources-for-trauma-survivors/
The National Center for PTSD - Prolonged Exposure Therapy
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand_tx/prolonged_exposure.asp
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Resources
The International OCD Foundation
https://iocdf.org/ocd-finding-help/other-resources/
National Alliance on Mental Health
https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/mental-health-conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/
Beyond OCD
https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/mental-health-conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/
Sheppard Pratt - OCD Blogs
https://www.sheppardpratt.org/care-finder/ocd-anxiety-center/ocd-blog/
The Talking Rooms - OCD Self-Help Guide
https://www.thetalkingrooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ocd-mhshg-may-2021.pdf
International OCD Foundation - ERP Therapy
https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/treatment/erp/
OCD
Anxiety
Anxiety Resources
Managing and Reducing Anxiety
https://adultmentalhealth.org/managing-and-red
EveryDay Health -Anxiety Resources
https://www.everydayhealth.com/anxiety/guide/resources/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/mental-health-conditions/anxiety-disorders/
Mind - Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Depression Resources
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression
Mental Health America - Depression Test
https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/depression/
University of Michigan - Behavioral Activation for Depression
Mentalhealth.org
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/depression
Everyday Health
https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/guide/resources/
Depression
LGBTQ
Resources
The Trevor Project
LGBTQ Mental Health and other Resources
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/
Glad
https://glaad.org/resourcelist/
PFLAG
Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/lgbtq/info-and-resources-lgbtq-teens-and-allies
QTBIPOC Mental Health and Well Being
https://www.hrc.org/resources/qtbipoc-mental-health-and-well-being
GLSEN
https://www.glsen.org/lgbtq-youth-color
Resources
988 Suicide and Crisis Life Line
Dial 988 or go to chat below
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
https://www.crisistextline.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
National Sexual Assault Crisis Line
