MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
“If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness. Read that again."
Suggested Websites/Resources
1. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): NAMI is a grassroots nonprofit founded in 1979. The organization is regarded as the leader in helping families with loved ones diagnosed and struggling with serious mental illness. The nonprofit offers a Family-to-Family course taught by teachers with lived experience. It also offers a Peer-to-Peer program for “consumers,” the term used for individuals with mental illness. The organization has local affiliates throughout the country.
www.nami.org
3803 No. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203
Main: 703.524.7600 Helpline: 800.950.6264
Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741
Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text message.
2. National Institute of Mental Health: NIMH has numerous trials and studies for participants with serious mental illness.
866.615.6464
6001 Executive Blvd. , Bethesda, MD 20892
3. Treatment Advocacy Center: Founded by Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, a nationally recognized pioneer on the subject of schizophrenia, who pursued the need for a new organization dedicated to improving access to treatment for those too ill to seek treatment for themselves. Since its founding more than two decades ago, the Treatment Advocacy Center has participated in the improvement of treatment laws in nearly half the U.S. states and promoted the implementation of those laws.
www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org
703.294.6006
200 No. Glebe Road, Suite 730, Arlington, VA 22203
4. Mental Health America: MHA
703.684.7722
500 Montgomery Street, Suite 820, Alexandria, VA 22314
5. National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression: Improving Lives Affected by Psychosis Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America
info@sardaa.org
Phone: 240.423.9432 Toll free: 800.423.9432.
6. Bring Change 2 Mind: A nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding, and empathy. Co-founded by actress and activist Glenn Close and her sister, Jessie Close, after Jessie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and her nephew, Calen Pick, with schizoaffective disorder
415.814.8846 Crisis Text Line by texting BC2M to 741741
7. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
800.826.3632
55 E. Jackson Blvd, Suite 490, Chicago, Illinois 60604
8. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. You don’t have to be suicidal to call. As of July 16, 2022, this has been streamlined and you can reach calling 988
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
9. The Curesz Foundation: The CURESZ Foundation provides educational updates to patients, their families, their healthcare professionals, and the general public about schizophrenia and how to successfully cope with it and even recover from it.
https://curesz.org/contact-us/
675 Deis Drive, Suite N, NBox 192, Fairfield, Ohio 45014
10. The Steinberg Institute: Steinberg Institute is a California-centric organization that was created to upend the status quo and dramatically raise the profile and increase the effectiveness of mental health policy-making in California.
https://steinberginstitute.org/
916.553.4167
1121 L St., Suite 300. Sacramento, CA 95814
11. Families Advocating for the Seriously Mentally Ill (FASMI): This nonprofit advocates for better mental healthcare on state and federal levels for individuals who have been diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) vs. Any Mental Illness (AMI). The website delves into the differences and has a wealth of educational articles on the topic.
https://acfasmi.org/about-smi/
510.575.59626
Suggested Reading
I AM NOT SICK I Don’t Need Help!, Xavier Amador, Ph.D., Vida Press, 2012
Crazy: A father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, Pete Earley, Berkeley Books, 2006
No One Cares About Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America, Ron Powers, Hachette Books, 2018
American Psychosis, How the Federal Government Destroyed The Mental Illness Treatment System, E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Oxford University Press, 2014
Surviving Schizophrenia, A Family Manual (7th Edition), E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., HarperCollins, 2019
BEDLAM, An intimate Journey into America’s Mental health Crisis, Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, M.D., Avery, 2019
Beyond Schizophrenia, Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness, Marjorie L. Baldwin, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016
Another Kind of Madness: A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness, Stephen P. Hinshaw, St. Martin’s Press, 2017
Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness, Jesse Close with Pete Earley, Grand Central Publishing, 2015
The Price of Silence, A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness, Liza Long, Hudson Street Press, 2015
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Kay Redfield Jamison, Vintage Books, 2016,
Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration, Christine Montross, M.D., Penguin Press, 2020
He Came In With It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness, Miriam Feldman, Turner Publishing Company, 2020
Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son, Mindy Greiling, University of Minnesota Press, 2020
Breakdown: A Clinician's Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry (Serious Mental Illness, Psychosis, Reform), Lynn Nanos, 2018
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, Elyn Saks, Hyperion, 2007
Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Future of Psychiatric Research into American Gun Violence, Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD; , Jennifer Piemonte MS; Tara McKay, PhD, Harvard Review of Psychiatry, January 2, 2021
Suggested Podcasts/ Instagram
The Trauma Therapist | Podcast host Guy Macpherson, PhD. Although targeted toward clinicians, the website has a wealth of resources for those with family and friends dealing with mental health challenges.
Mayim Bialik Breakdown | Podcast host Mayim Bialik. There are multiple ways – website, YouTube, or audio to listen to Mayim’s discussions with guests about mental health and emotional well-being.
Compassion for Voices: a tale of courage and hope | A YouTube video that explores ways individuals with schizophrenia can learn to control their voices. ( Shown at a Stanford University and Hospital psychosis event. )
Breaking-Taboo | Podcast host Serena Sun. Serena discusses a variety of topics around mental health, psychology, and wellness. The aim is to educate, share, and encourage open conversations about mental health and suicide. More information can be found on her website
Psychosis Psositivity | Rosa Parker on Instagram @psychosispsositivity who candidly posts and talks about her experiences living with psychosis, specifically schizophrenia, along with her unique lens on society and culture.
#SameHere Global MH Movement | Eric Kussin’s on Instagram @samehere_global and on the web at samehereglobal.org goal is “to normalize society’s perception of mental health and make it part of our everyday conversation.”
PsychHub | The website and podcast, The Future of Mental Health, were co-founded by Patrick J. Kennedy and Marjorie Morrison to address the “desperate need for credible, engaging mental health education.” The website is an education platform for mental health with options for individuals and healthcare professionals. The podcast features leading community activists and professional in the healthcare and behavioral health arena. The podcasts are available on a variety of platforms.