Mental Health Resources

National Resources

ADDICTION & DRUG ABUSE

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA for teens
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

ADHD/LEARNING DISABILITIES

Children and Adults with ADHD
Learning disabilities and ADHD
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Resource Center on ADHD

ANXIETY DISORDERS

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Anxiety
American Psychiatric Association- Anxiety
National Institute of Mental Health– Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders Association of America

ALZHEIMER’S

Alzheimer’s Association

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD)

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry- Autism
American Psychiatric Association – Autism
Autism Speaks
American Academy of Pediatrics- Autism
National Institute of Mental Health – Autism

BIPOLAR DISORDER

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Bipolar disorder
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
National Institute of Mental Health- Bipolar disorder
National Alliance on Mental Illness- Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder Medication Guide

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

DEPRESSION

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Depression
National Institute of Mental Health- Depression
Depression Medication Guide

EATING DISORDERS

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
NEDA Eating Disorders Tool Kit
Binge Eating Disorders Association
National Institute of Mental Health – Eating Disorders
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Renfrew Center Foundation

GIFTED CHILDREN

National Association for Gifted Children
Support Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Twice-Exceptional Newsletter

MENTAL HEALTH

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Institute of Mental Health

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)

International OCD Foundation
National Institute of Mental Health – OCD
PANDAS Network
PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and support

PREMENSTRAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER (PMDD)

International Association of Premenstrual Disorder- About PMDD
PMDD Symptom Tracker
PMDD Treatment Options

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

American Psychiatric Association- PTSD
National Center for PTSD
National Institute of Mental Health – PTSD
PTSD Alliance

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

American Psychiatric Association- Schizophrenia
National Institute of Mental Health – Schizophrenia
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry- Schizophrenia

SLEEP

Sleep Education (Sleep Hygiene)
National Sleep Foundation
National Sleep Foundation (Sleep for Kids)

TICS & TOURETTE’S DISORDER

Tourette’s Association of America (TAA)
National Institute of Health – Tourette’s