Find answers to questions about mental health care, including finding and paying for treatment, medications, insurance, support, and what to do if dissastified with therapy services/treatment.
Review Date: March 21, 2011
Mental Health America
Read these tips from Mental Health America that may help you feel stronger and more hopeful.
Review Date: January 24, 2011
Mental Health America
This online fact sheet answers questions about sexual orientation and homosexuality and discusses what causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation.
Review Date: December 21, 2012
American Psychological Association
Art therapists work in hospitals, clinics, K-12 schools, and other settings to help people improve their health and well being. Find an art therapist in your state.
Review Date: October 31, 2012
American Art Therapy Association, Inc.
View the Association of Black Psychologists directory to locate the names, populations served, and specialities of psychologists in your state.
Review Date: March 21, 2011
Association of Black Psychologists
The aim of the Bright Futures project is to help women achieve better physical, mental, social, and spiritual health by encouraging healthy practices. This guide will help you to appreciate yourself, achieve balance and purpose in your life, and to enjoy positive relationships with others.
Review Date: October 30, 2012
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
This document answers questions about mental illness and psychiatrists, medical physicians who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses, substance abuse and addiction.
Review Date: February 13, 2013
American Psychiatric Association
Confused, sad, mad, glad? Check out these articles to learn about these emotions and many more - and how to deal with them.
Review Date: October 31, 2012
The Nemours Foundation
Healthy habits can protect you from the harmful effects of stress. This article provides ten positive healthy habits you may want to develop, including getting enough sleep, having daily physical activity, reducing worry, and helping others.
Review Date: February 05, 2013
American Heart Association
Find a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) in your area who meets nationally accepted criteria of education, training and experience in group psychotherapy.
Review Date: October 28, 2012
American Group Psychotherapy Association
This online service is provided for your convenience to assist you in locating a counselor certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. Send an e-mail message to request a counselor of your choice, or request a directory of National Certified Counselors to be mailed to you.
Review Date: October 28, 2012
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Locate a geriatric psychiatrist, a medical doctor with special training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders that occur in older adults.
Review Date: December 04, 2012
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America provides a list of its members who have identified themselves as mental health providers. For ease of use, these providers are listed geographically.
Review Date: January 15, 2013
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
The Emotion Anonymous meetings are structured to assist individuals who want to achieve and maintain emotional health by understanding and utilizing the Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous in their daily lives. Find a meeting in your area.
Review Date: February 05, 2013
Emotions Anonymous International
Search this online directory to find professionally screened and licensed psychologists in the United States and Canada. This site also offers articles and other resources to help consumers better understand and address their mental health concerns.
Review Date: February 05, 2013
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Learn how art therapy can be used as an important method of communication, assessment, and treatment with children and adults in a variety of settings.
Review Date: February 09, 2011
American Art Therapy Association, Inc.
This online fact sheet answers your questions about the role of music therapy and music therapists. Highlights include the use of this medium and its goals, and certification and standards requirements for therapists.
Review Date: December 31, 2012
American Music Therapy Association
Group psychotherapy is a special form of therapy in which a small number of people meet together under the guidance of a professionally trained therapist. Find out more about the benefits of group therapy, and search for a certified group therapist here as well.
Review Date: December 21, 2012
American Group Psychotherapy Association
If you feel that your self-esteem isn't all it could be, you can improve it. Here are some tips to help you.
Review Date: February 17, 2011
The Nemours Foundation
Self-esteem can have a big part to play in how you feel about yourself and also how much you enjoy things or worry about things. The most important thing to know about self-esteem is that it means seeing yourself in a positive way that's realistic.
Review Date: October 31, 2012
The Nemours Foundation
Among all ethnicities, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the least likely to seek help for mental disorders. Asian cultural values of self-reliance and fear of shaming the family keep many from seeking assistance with emotional problems.
Review Date: July 21, 2012
American Psychiatric Association
Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aiders learn a single 5-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help.
Review Date: November 08, 2012
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
This multimedia site features brief information on a variety of mental health topics including, anxiety, autism, depression, panic disorder, and more. Listen to taped presentations in the English, Russian, Spanish and Somali languages.
Review Date: January 15, 2013
Healthy Roads Media
If you or someone you know may benefit from a counselor or mental health center, here are some questions and guidelines to help you find the right care. Information covers where to go for help, types of mental health professionals, treatments, therapy costs, and more.
Review Date: October 28, 2012
Mental Health America
Your body responds to the way you think, feel and act. This is often called the “mind/body connection.” When you are stressed, anxious or upset, your body tries to tell you that something isn’t right.
Review Date: February 05, 2013
American Academy of Family Physicians
This resource for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, their families offers information on benefits, employment, health, homeless assistance, housing, transportation, and other services.
Review Date: January 28, 2013
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Operation Healthy Reunions provides helpful information on such topics as reuniting with your spouse and children, adjusting after war, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Review Date: January 26, 2012
Mental Health America
Psychological help is needed when a person avoids or frequently withdraws from social situations, experiences emotional discomfort, or is extremely concerned about evaluation or rejection. Learn more about painful shyness.
Review Date: January 15, 2013
American Psychological Association
If constant stress has you feeling physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted, you may be suffering from burnout. Burnout reduces your productivity and saps your energy. This fact sheet discusses signs and symptoms of burnout and offers ways to prevent and deal with it.
Review Date: February 04, 2013
Helpguide
How you act when you're angry can make a situation better or worse. Here are some tips to help you handle your anger in a positive way.
Review Date: October 31, 2012
The Nemours Foundation
This article explains why it is important to talk about your feelings with someone you trust. Also,once you decide who you can talk with, you'll want to pick a good time and place to talk.
Review Date: October 31, 2012
The Nemours Foundation
We all feel worried, anxious or sad from time to time. But, a true mental health disorder makes it hard for a woman to function normally.
Review Date: March 02, 2011
Office on Women's Health
