As I get more information about these mental health and depression resources, I will share them with you.
If you have had experience with or know about any of these resources, please share your thoughts and let’s come together to get great help for depression. Email me if you have an idea for resources I should include. (Go to the Contact Page)
SMART Recovery is the world’s largest community of mutual support group meetings that use science and self-empowerment to help people overcome addiction problems with drugs, alcohol and harmful behavior such as gambling, over-eating, and excessive shopping and internet use. Meetings Proliferate to Help Individuals and Families Recover from Addiction Epidemic. Find Smart Recovery online at the link below.
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On Our Own
On Our Own Charlottesville offers a safe space for those are struggling with life challenges due to trauma, mental illness, addiction, or any interruption to your best well-being. If you find yourself in need of support, a place to lay your worries, a place to be understood, or just a place to sit with other folks in safety and comfort during this difficult time, we invite to come in. Our services our always free and our hearts are always open.
You will not find a more welcoming and caring community of people than at On Our Own. I have been a part of their embrace for months and feel that their open, non-judging approach to recovery is just what I need. I encourage each of you to find someplace you can call home as I have and to explore their depression resources and community.
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SUICIDE HOTLINE INFO
If you or someone you know is suicidal please seek help or call the national suicide hotline
1-800-273-8255
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https://uvahealth.com/services/mental-health
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General Mental Health Links:
- Community Resource Guide
- Please Live (a website with a master list of hotlines)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Mental Health America
- Mental Health America – Depression Screening
- Prescription Assistance Program
- Wellness Recovery Action Planning
- Suicide Prevention
- National Suicide Prevention
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ tps://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-
We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Call the number below to expore the depression resources and help provided by this lifeline.
The Right Resources Can Help With Depression Recovery
https://nndc.org/resource-links/
https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-resources#1
Welcome to ADAA
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is an international nonprofit membership organization (with more than 1,800 professional mental health members) and a leader in education, training, and research for anxiety, depression and related disorders. More than 38 million people from around the world visit the ADAA website annually to find current treatment and research information and to access free resources and support. Together we are changing lives.
Check out this mental health blog. Lots of great ideas about depression.
https://www.makeitultrapsychology.com/
A great resource for books related to Mental Health. If you wait at checkout, you may get a coupon code. I saved 30% off my order, making the final price with shipping less than Amazon.
I bought “The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Depression and Anxiety.”>You Can Fight Suicide
If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
© 2019 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. All rights reserved.
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
American Addiction Centers
200 Powell Pl Brentwood, TN 37027
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION?
In 2016, only an estimated 6.9% of adults with mental illness and substance abuse disorder received the mental health and substance abuse care they needed.
Mental illness is common among people who struggle with substance abuse and addiction.
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If you live in the United Kingdom, this foundation has great resources.
Abbeycare Group are residential addiction treatment clinics situated throughout the UK. With rehab clinics in Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, in Newmarket less than an hour from London and our flagship clinic in Gloucestershire, we treat people suffering with alcohol and drug addiction and the problems associated with substance dependence and misuse and have a proven track record.
Abbeycare offer uncompromising treatment programs for detox and rehabilitation from alcoholism and drug addiction. Our programs are open to anybody aged 18 or older who is committed to recovery from alcohol or drug abuse. At Abbeycare, we offer an addiction rehabilitation programme (rehab) using best practice and proven techniques – addiction rehab that’s designed to help you get to grips with the physical, psychological and emotional implications of your alcohol or drug problem.
https://mentalhealthrecovery.com/
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed in 1997 by a group of people who were searching for ways to overcome their own mental health issues and move on to fulfilling their life dreams and goals. It is now used extensively by people in all kinds of circumstances, and by health care and mental health systems all over the world to address all kinds of physical, mental health and life issues. We wholly recommend exploring this depression resource, today.
