Mental Health

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Good mental health is an important part of a woman's overall health. Here you will find information about mental health issues that affect women and links to the best organizations and publications on mental health.

Get help! If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-TALK (8255).

Topics

Mental health illnesses

Trying to conceive, pregnancy, and mental health

Infertility and mental health
Pregnancy and mental health

Menstruation, menopause, and mental health

Premenstrual mood changes
Menopause and mood changes

Women veterans and mental health

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and women veterans
Military sexual trauma and women veterans
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and women veterans

When you need help

Kinds of counseling
How will I pay for mental health services?

Good mental health

Nutrition and mental health
Exercise and mental health
Sleep and mental health
Stress and mental health

Your rights

Preventing suicide

What can be done to prevent suicide?
What are the warning signs of suicide?
What are the risk factors for suicide?

Help hotlines

National hotlines that provide anonymous, confidential information to callers.

Resources

Gateways to mental health information
General mental health resources
Mental health information about:
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Suicide
- Treatment and recovery
- More...

Government in action on mental health

Women's Mental Health Initiative

Fact sheets

Browse all our publications

Features

Women's Mental Health: What It Means to You — Consumer Guide – This booklet, based on the best science available, offers tips to help women protect their mental health. Order this free publication online.
Action Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health — Health Professionals Guide – This report for healthcare professionals brings together recent research, resources, products, and tools on women's mental health issues. It also explores the role gender plays in diagnosing, treating, and coping with mental illness. It also points to resilience and social support systems as key factors in overcoming mental illness. Order this free publication online.
Getting Through Tough Economic Times – This guide provides practical tips on dealing with the toll financial problems can take on your physical and mental health.
Are you a medical or health professional? NIDAMED are resources for medical and health professionals from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. These resources are for both your practice and your patients and are available in English and Spanish.

Content last updated March 29, 2010.

Resources last updated March 29, 2010.

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Mental Health

Fact sheets

Features

Mental health news