National Mental Health Links

Resources For Coping With Unwanted Sexual Experiences

• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s educational resources and 24/7 hotline for support, information, and help: https://rainn.org/
• When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
• Survivor Moms: Women’s Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse by Mickey Sperlich and Julia Seng
• Breastfeeding as a Sexual Trauma Survivor
• Online resources on pregnancy and pregnancy concerns following unwanted sexual experiences:
• http://pandys.org/articles/rapeandpregnancy.html
• http://health.act.gov.au/sites/default/files/Pregnancy%20Concerns%20after%20
  Sexual%20Assault.pdf
• Information on recovering from unwanted sexual experiences during military service:
• Make the Connection: Find local support and view Veterans’ stories of recovery:

 

Resources For Grief, Loss, And Traumatic Grief

• Compassionate Friends
• The Center for Complicated Grief
• For Parents Grieving the Loss of Children
• For Those Grieving the Loss of a Pet
• See additional resources in below section: “Resources for Coping with the Loss of Children During Pregnancy and Beyond”

Resources For Talking to Children about Death

• New York Times article with book recommendations
• Article by Amy Wright Glenn
• Additional book recommendations
• Reflections and resources from Dr. Laura Markham

Resources For The Pregnancy And Postpartum Period

• Good Care for You and Your Baby While Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
• Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy: Taking Helpful Steps for a Healthy Pregnancy
• Postpartum Stress Center
• Postpartum Support International
• Postpartum Progress
• Pregnancy Loss
• Miscarriage Association
• Give and Take: Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Pregnant Women’s Lives
• Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
• Treating Babies Who Were Exposed to Opioids Before Birth: Support for a New Beginning
• MomMoodBooster: an online treatment program for Veterans who have had a baby in the past year and are feeling down or depressed.
• Medications, Vaccines, and More during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding:
  • The Impact of Vaccines and Medications on Breastfeeding
  • Medications and More During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
  • Risks and Benefits of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy

 

Resources for Coping with the Loss of Children During Pregnancy and Beyond

• Compassionate Friends
• Saying Goodbye: resources for coping with losses at any point during pregnancy or postpartum
• Pregnancy Loss
• For Parents Grieving the Loss of Children
• Baby Loss Awareness Week (October)
• SANDS: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Helpline
• A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss (book)
• Empty Cradle, Broken Heart (book)

 

Resources for remembrance services and rituals:

• Non-denominational:
  • National Remembrance Walk
  • Miscarriage Association’s Guidance for Marking Your Loss
  • Miscarriage Support: Ceremony and Naming
  • Saying Goodbye Candelighting Service
  • Saying Goodbye Remembrance Services
  • Ways to Hold a Ceremony for an Unborn Child
  • Honoring a Miscarriage Through Ritual
  • A Group Ritual for Honoring Miscarriage
  • Water Ceremony for Miscarriage
  • Bittersweet…Hellogoodbye: A resource for planning rituals when a baby dies (book)
• Buddhist Perspectives:
  • The Japanese Art of Grieving a Miscarriage
  • A Buddhist Ritual to Mourn Miscarriage or Loss
  • Water Returning to Water: A Buddhist Ritual
• Catholic Perspectives:
  • Catholic Blessing of Parents after Miscarriage or Stillbirth
• Jewish Perspectives:
  • Grieving Ritual for Miscarriage or Stillbirth
  • Jewish Miscarriage Ritual
• Pagan Perspectives:
  • A Pagan Ritual for an Unborn Child

 

Resources for Coping with Disaster, Mass Violence, and Terrorism

• Resources for Survivors and the Public Following Sudden Trauma
• Help for Survivors in the Aftermath of Disaster and Mass Violence
• Factors that help or hinder recovery after disasters and terrorism
• The Impact of Media Coverage of Traumatic Events on stress
• Supporting Children:
  • The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Children
  • The National Association of School Psychologists — Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
  • American Psychological Association – Helping Your Children Manage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting

 

 

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Suicide: Read This First

 

Depression

• Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
• Depression and How Therapy Can Help
• Depression Screening
• Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
• Freedom From Fear

 

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder 

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD
• International OCD Foundation
• Obsessive Compulsive Information Center
• Trichotillomania Learning Center

 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD
• Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
• National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense)— for veterans and their families
• The Gift From Within
• Sidran Institute
• Disaster/Trauma
• American Psychological Association’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD
• Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder
• PTSD Treatment Decision Aid

 

Addiction and Recovery

• Al-Anon: For loved ones of people who struggle with alcohol
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Resources
• Center for On-Line Addiction
• Habit Smart
• Narcotics Anonymous
• SAMHSA National Helpline
• SMART Recovery
• Web of Addictions

 

Eating Disorders

• American Dietetic Association

 

Personality Disorders

• Mental Help Net – Personality Disorders
• Personality Disorders – Focus Adolescent Counselor Services
• NEA-BPD: National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Family Connections: For loved ones of people with Borderline Personality Disorder

 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
• Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD

 

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp USA®
• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

 

Developmental Disorders

• Asperger’s Disorder
• NeuroWeb
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders

 

Resources for Overcoming Bias

• Southern Poverty Law Center – Ten Ways to Fight Hate: a Community Response Guide
• Psychology Today – Overcoming Racial Implicit Bias and Racial Anxiety
• Harvard’s Project Implicit – Identifying your Implicit Biases 
• Parents.com – 7 Tips for Raising Diversity Aware Children

 

Medication

• DrugWatch.comprovides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.
• Drugalert.org is a comprehensive database with information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.

 

Associations & Institutes

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Counseling Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Center for Mental Health Services
• Mental Health America:  
• http://www.mentalhealth.gov/
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Sleep Foundation
• National Women’s Health Resource Center
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Federation for Mental Health