Resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 (TALK)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Online Chat Services
- Crisis Text line: Text IN to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.
- Trevor Project Lifeline (confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth): 866-488-7386
- TrevorChat
- TrevorText: Text START to 678-678.
- Veterans Crisis Line (for military service members, veterans, and family): Call 800-273-8255 and press 1
- Text 838255
- Support for deaf and hard of hearing: 800-799-4889
- Homeless Veterans Chat
- Youthline
Advocacy Organizations
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Wrightslaw (Special Education Law & Advocacy)
- Indiana Disability Determination Bureau (Apply for Social Security Disability)
- Indiana Department of Insurance Complaint Form
Autism
- Caring 4 Our Kids
- Designing the Perfect Home Playroom for Children with Autism
- Developing Independent Living Skills
- Living With Autism
- Teaching Independent Behavior With Activity Schedules To Children With Autism
Discounted Prescription Medication Programs
General Mental Health Information
- The Alarming Rise in Teen Mental Illness
- Clinical Trials (Search for opportunities to participate in current clinical trials for new treatments)
- Consumer Lab (Independent testing of vitamins/supplements)
- Healthy Minds (American Psychiatric Association’s Website for Patients & Families)
- The Jason Foundation (Youth Suicide Prevention)
- Lab Tests Online (Information/Explanation of Laboratory Testing for the general public)
- The National Institute on Mental Health
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse
- WebMD
- ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Informational Video
- The Brain From Top To Bottom (excellent neuroscience site)
Substance Abuse
- Addiction Center
- Addiction Intervention
- AlcoRehab
- How Teen Drug Use Is Changing for Better and Worse (Psychology Today)
- Prescription Opioid Abuse: A Gateway to Heroin and Overdose (Psychology Today)
- Prescription Opioids Create a Societal Problem (Psychology Today)
- Stress About Alcohol? Heavy Drinking Versus Alcoholism (Psychology Today)
- Three Reasons to Reconsider Medication Assisted Treatment (Psychology Today)
- 6 Major Fallacies in “I Can’t Quit My Addictive Behavior!” (Psychology Today)
Suicide
- How to Survive Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicidal Thoughts or Threats
- Surviving Suicide: A Mother’s Search for Meaning
- Surviving Your Child’s Suicide
- How a Suicide Attempt Can Affect the Brain