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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Mental Health Month: Important Mental Health Links

Resources: Mental Health: Hotlines, Websites, and Organizations


MHA (Mental Health America)

Finding Help
Finding Treatment
Parity Laws
FAQS


US Dept Of Health And Human Services

Children and Families
Organizations and Financing
Resources


NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Eating Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depression
Schizophrenia
Borderline Personality Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
More: By Illness
Find Support


National Institute Of Mental Health

Outreach Partnership Program
Statistics


Prescription Assistance Programs

Needy Meds
RX Assist
Partnership For Prescription Assistance
NAMI Prescription Assistance Programs
Merck Programs For Those In Need
The Access Project
Disability Resources Org
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
MHA Prescription Payment Assistance

Additional Links:

Mental Health Resources By State

Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Resources On The Web For Families (PDF)

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

When You Can't Afford Treatment

*See More Mental Health Links

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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES: Hotlines, Websites, and Organizations

*Suicide Prevention: Hotlines, Websites, Organizations


HOTLINES:
click through to website where available.

Children In Immediate Risk Or Danger: 1-800-THE-LOST

Covenant House Org (youth): 1-800-999-9999


Girls and Boys Town National Hotline: 800-448-3001

Kids Peace: 1800-334-4KID (4543)

Kid Save: 1-800-543-7283

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI): 1-800-950-NAMI

National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: 800-628-1696

National Institute Of Mental Health (NIMH): 1-800-647-2642

National Mental Health AMerica: (MHA)
800-969-NMHA (6642)

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness:
800-444-7415

Safeline: 800-522-7233

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: (SAMHSA)
24-Hour Toll-Free Referral Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)

Teenline: 800-522-TEEN (8336)

The Help Line USA: 1-866-334-4357

The Nationwide Crisis Hotline: 1-800-333-4444

Threshold Women's Mental Health: 0808 808 6000

Young Minds: 0800 018 2138

Youth Helpline: 0845 6347650

Schizophrenia Society of Ontario 1-800-449-6367


WEBSITES:
(see also above linked titles)

Family Aware Org

US Department of Veteran Affairs Mental Health Home

CDC: Mental Health Organizations by State

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

Depression Alliance Org

MentalHelpnet

Canadian Mental Health Association

World Federation For Mental Health (WFMH)

European Federation of Associations of Families of People With Mental Illness


see also:

Self-Harm: Hotlines, Websites, Organizations

Sexual Abuse: Hotlines, Websites, Organizations

More Mental Health info and links

Mental Health Statistics and Resources




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