The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your overall well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Feeling at risk or suicidal
United States National Suicide Hotline: 24 hours a day / 7 day a week
- Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Online chat: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.aspx
- TTY for hearing impaired: 1-800-799-4889
Veterans Crisis Line: 24 hours a day / 7 day a week
- Phone: 1800-273-8255, then press 1
- Or Text 838255
- Online chat: http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsOfService.aspx?account=Veterans%20Chat
LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning) Suicide Hotline by the Trevor Project:
- Phone: 1-866-488-7386 (24 hours a day / 7 day a week)
- Online Chat: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/get-help-now
- (Available 7 days a week (3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PT)
- Text: Text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200
- (Available on Fridays (4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT)
Trans Lifeline (hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people)
- Inside USA: (877)565-8860
- In Canada: (877)330-6366
- Not yet consistently 24/7
- Hours of operation:
- Pacific time: 8am to 2am
Mountain time: 9am to 3am
Central time: 10am to 4am
Eastern time: 11am to 5am
Alaska time: 7am to 1am
Hawaii time: 6am to 12am
- Pacific time: 8am to 2am
Outside of the USA
To find the resources available where you are: The International Association For Suicide Prevention:
Associations & Institutes
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychological Society
- Center for Mental Health Services
- Mental Health America
- MentalHealth.gov/
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Sleep Foundation
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Suicide: Read This First
Depression
- Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Depression Screening
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Beyond OCD
- International OCD Foundation
- Obsessive Compulsive Information Center
- Trichotillomania Learning Center
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- National Center for PTSD
- Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
- National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense)— for veterans and their families
- The Gift From Within
- Sidran Institute
Addiction and Recovery
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Childhelp USA®
- Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
Developmental Disorders
Diagnosis
Medication
- DrugWatch.com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.