Mental Health Month 2010: Live Your Life Well

Since 1949, May has been designated as Mental Health Month. This year's theme is Live Your Life Well, which "challenges us to promote health and wellness in homes, communities, schools, and inform those who don't believe it's attainable."

Mental Health America's Live Your Life Well public education campaign was created to help people enhance their well-being, and encourage people to take care of their mental health in times of stress and personal challenge.

Here are some links to get you started:

• 10 Tools to Live Your Life Well
• How Stress Hurts
• Ways To Live Well
• Mental Health America
• Mental Health Resources :Hotlines, Websites, Organizations
• More Mental Health Links
• Are You Feeling Stressed Out?
• Stress: Know the Signs
• National Mental Health Information Center
• The National Council Org Free Mental Health Month live webcasts
• About.Com: List of NAMI (National Allicance on Mental Illness) walks for Mental Health Month

Additional Help:
Suicide Prevention Resources
Self-Harm Resources
Sexual Abuse Resources
Domestic Abuse/Violence Resources
Eating Disorder Resources



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Eating Disorder Information: Links Worth Checking Out

NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association):

Eating Disorders Survival Guide
Document of Insurance Issues
Stories of Hope
Men and Boys
Family and Friends


AED (Academy For Eating Disorders):

Risk Factors
Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
Course and Outcomes of Eating Disorders
Consequences of Eating Disorders


F.E.A.S.T. (Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment Of Eating Disorders):

Warning Signs
My Loved One Has Just Been Diagnosed
Rights of Caregivers
Defining Recovery


Body Image Health


Some links from Weighing The Facts:
Eating Disorder Resources
When You Can't Afford Treatment
More Important Links


*See sidebar for additional links.




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*UPDATED* Eating Disorder Help: Hotlines, Organizations, and Websites

*If you know of a hotline, website, and/or organization not listed here please leave me the information in the comment section and I'll be glad to add them.
Thank You.


Hotlines:

• Anorexia Nervosa and Associate Disorders (ANAD) 1-630- 577-1330
• Boys and girls Town National Hotline: 1-800- 448-3000
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) 1-800-931-2237
• Mental Health America: 1-800-969-NMHA
• National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
• Referrals to Eating Disorder specialists (US and Canada) 1-800-736-3739
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland):011-44-2600366
• Thursday's Child National Call Center for at Risk Youth: 1-800-USA-KIDS
• Youth Crisis Line: 1- 800-HIT-HOME

Resources: (links)

• A Chance To Heal
• Academy For Eating Disorders
  
• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc (ANRED)
• Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous
• Beating Eating Disorders (BEAT)
• Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA)
• Bulimia.com (Publications and Education)
  
• Eating Disorders Anonymous
• Eating Disorders Association (NI)
  
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
• Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC)
• Eating-Disorder.com
• Eating Disorders Foundation Inc (EDF)
• Eating Disorders Recovery Services (EDRS)
• Eating Disorder Recovery.com
  
• Eating Disorders Recovery Resources Support Network (ED-support.com)
• F.E.A.S.T. (Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment of EDs) / Around The Dinner Table (F.E.A.S.T. Forum)
• Finding Balance (EDNOS)
• Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA)
  
• Food Addicts In Recovery (FA)
• F.R.E.E.D. Foundation
• Healthy Place.com
• Hope Network
  
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• MGEDT (Men Get Eating Disorders Too)
  
• Mirror Mirror Org
  
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
• National Association for Males with Eating Disorders, Inc. (N.A.M.E.D)
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• National Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
• Ophelia's Place
  
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
• Something Fishy
  
• The Body Positive
• The Butterfly Foundation (Australia)
  
• The Joy Project

UK/Ireland: (some headings are links)

• Anorexia and Bulimia Care: 01462 423351
• beat - beat eating disorders Helpline: 0845 6341414
• Bodywhys: 1890 200 444
• Caraline: 01582 457474
• National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence: 020 7067 5800
• Northern Initiative on Women & Eating:0191 261 7010
• SupportLine: 020 8554 9004
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland): 011-44-2600366
• The International Eating Disorders Centre: 01296 330557
• The National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED): 0845 838 2040
• Threshold Women's Mental Health Infoline: 0808 808 6000
• Women and Eating: 0191 261 7010
• Young Minds: 0800 018 2138
• Youth Helpline: 0845 6347650

Eating Disorder Help: Hotlines, Organizations, and Websites

*If you know of a hotline, website, and/or organization not listed here please leave me the information in the comment section and I'll be glad to add them.
Thank You.


Hotlines:

• Anorexia Nervosa and Associate Disorders (ANAD) 1-630- 577-1330
• Boys and girls Town National Hotline: 1-800- 448-3000
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) 1-800-931-2237
• Mental Health America: 1-800-969-NMHA
• National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
• Referrals to Eating Disorder specialists (US and Canada) 1-800-736-3739
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland):011-44-2600366
• Thursday's Child National Call Center for at Risk Youth: 1-800-USA-KIDS
• Youth Crisis Line: 1- 800-HIT-HOME

Resources: (links)

• A Chance To Heal
• Academy For Eating Disorders
  
• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc (ANRED)
• Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous
• Beating Eating Disorders (BEAT)
• Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA)
• Bulimia.com (Publications and Education)
  
• Eating Disorders Anonymous
• Eating Disorders Association (NI)
  
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
• Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC)
• Eating-Disorder.com
• Eating Disorders Foundation Inc (EDF)
• Eating Disorders Recovery Services (EDRS)
• Eating Disorder Recovery.com
  
• Eating Disorders Recovery Resources Support Network (ED-support.com)
• F.E.A.S.T. (Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment of EDs) / Around The Dinner Table (F.E.A.S.T. Forum)
• Finding Balance (EDNOS)
• Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA)
  
• Food Addicts In Recovery (FA)
• F.R.E.E.D. Foundation
• Healthy Place.com
• Hope Network
  
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• MGEDT (Men Get Eating Disorders Too)
  
• Mirror Mirror Org
  
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
• National Association for Males with Eating Disorders, Inc. (N.A.M.E.D)
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• National Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
• Ophelia's Place
  
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
• Something Fishy
  
• The Body Positive
• The Butterfly Foundation (Australia)
  
• The Joy Project

UK/Ireland: (some headings are links)

• Anorexia and Bulimia Care: 01462 423351
• beat - beat eating disorders Helpline: 0845 6341414
• Bodywhys: 1890 200 444
• Caraline: 01582 457474
• National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence: 020 7067 5800
• Northern Initiative on Women & Eating:0191 261 7010
• SupportLine: 020 8554 9004
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland): 011-44-2600366
• The International Eating Disorders Centre: 01296 330557
• The National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED): 0845 838 2040
• Threshold Women's Mental Health Infoline: 0808 808 6000
• Women and Eating: 0191 261 7010
• Young Minds: 0800 018 2138
• Youth Helpline: 0845 6347650

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