ANXIETY & STRESS

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): Promotes the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and related disorder
• American Psychological Association: Provides information on advancing psychology to benefit society and improve lives. A directory for finding a Psychologist is also available. 
• Social Anxiety Support (SAS):  http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/  Support, treatment, online community, and referrals. 
• The American Institute of Stress (AIS): Information, consultation, referrals, and support. 
• Anxiety Resource Center (ARC) - Offers assistance to those who have anxiety disorders. Has educational materials, newsletters, and blogs to stay updated on breakthrough research and trends
• Social Anxiety Association (SAA):  Promotes understanding and treatment of social anxiety.
• Beyond OCD:  Aims to connect people with OCD and anxiety with information and resources they need to thrive.

BULLYING

• Stop Bullying:  Information, prevention, and support. 

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COLLEGE STUDENTS

• American College Health Association (ACHA): - Promotes healthy campus communities and is a leader for advancing the health of college students. Provides helplines, education, and resources for college students dealing with health issues. 
• ULifeline: Provides online resources for college students seeking mental health wellness, in addition to giving tips on how to best help friends in crisis and developing healthier wellness habits.
• Active Minds: Supports college students in advocating for their mental health through education and support. 

DEPRESSION & BIPOLAR

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA):  Promotes the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and related disorder. 
• Depression Helper Treatment: Learn how to overcome depression and understand what depression is, the causes, symptoms and treatment advice you need to feel more positive. 
• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA):   Support, advice, tips on living with family members with mood disorders
• Families for Depression Awareness:  Information, resources, and support for living with family members with mood disorders. 
• Bipolar Support (BPS): Provides information and support for those touched by the disorder. 

EATING DISORDERS

• The Alliance for Eating Disorders: Support, resources, referrals, outreach, and advocacy. 
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): Offers education and resources dedicated to improving the awareness of eating disorders.
• National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD):  - Promotes the prevention and alleviation of eating disorders by connecting those who need support with appropriate referrals and providers.
• Academy for Eating Disorders: - A global network that is dedicated to the research, education, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders.
• Eating Disorder Hope: Provides information on awareness and education, recovery tools, and access to treatment and support of those with eating disorders or those who know someone who is struggling.

GRIEF & LOSS

• Open to Hope: Support, resources, and an online community helping those cope with loss and grief.
• National Alliance for Grieving Children: Resources, support, and referrals for children.
• The Compassionate Friends: Exists to provide friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the natural grieving process after losing a child
• Grief.com: Helping others heal from grief is their mission, providing education, and support for all. 

INFERTILITY

• Resolve: The National Infertility Association:  Support, resources, information and referrals. 
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Education, referrals, support and cutting-edge research on infertility.

LGBTQ+

• The Trevor Project: A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.
• The National Center for Transgender Equality: The nation's leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.
• LGBT National Help Center: National helpline that offers support, referrals, talk lines, peer chats, and resources for those in the LGBTA+ community. 

SELF-INJURY

• To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA): Support, inspiration, and community for self-injury, depression and suicide.
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-662-4357- Works to advance and improve behavioral health in the United States. Provides extensive information about substance abuse along with treatment options by zip code. 
• Addiction Center: Information, treatment, referrals, and support. 
• Center on Addiction: Provides personalized support and resources for families impacted by addiction, while mobilizing policymakers, researchers and health care professionals to more effectively address addition on a national scale.
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): The 12-step program for alcoholics that helps people rebuild their lives without alcohol through means of support groups and sponsors
• Narcotics Anonymous (NA): - The12-step program for those with a dependency on drugs that helps people rebuild their lives without drugs through means of support groups and sponsors.
•  Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups: Information and support for families and teenagers with family members with substance abuse/dependence.

SUICIDE

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-(800)- 273- TALK (8255). Text: "START" to 741-741. Helps all prevent suicide by means of 24/7, free, confidential support for people in distress, in addition to giving prevention and crisis resources for those in crisis and their loved ones.
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE): Focuses on public awareness, reducing stigma, educating communities, and equipping people with the right tools to save lives.
• Read This First! If you are thinking about suicide, read this first!
• We Can Help: Us: Teen suicide prevention, advocacy and awareness produced by SAMHSA, and The Ad Council 
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP):  Works to end and prevent suicide through research, education, and advocacy. Provides a wealth of information on suicide in America, prevention techniques, and available resources.
• The Trevor Project: 1-866-7386 Provides LGBTQ+ individuals, of any age, a safe space to talk and find support, 24/7.

GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH

• Everyminute.org  A grassroots campaign uniting advocates, mental health professionals and organizations into a single coalition creating a public forum advancing the need and benefit of increased mental health research
• Mental Health America (MHA): Advocacy, support, information, resources, and referrals. 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):  Latest information on mental health. 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Information on mental illness. 
• Mentalhealth.gov   Information and resources for youth and their families.
• American Psychological Association (APA): http://www.apa.org/ Largest association of psychologists.

*The above links will take you to sites over which Dr. Atti has no control. While Dr. Atti has found these sites to be helpful, she assumes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the information.

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" If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change". 
- Wayne Dyer