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Developing a Recovery and Wellness Lifestyle – A Self-Help Guide

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA-3718/default.asp
 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Center for Mental Health Services

Web site:http://www.samhsa.gov
 

SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center

P.O. Box 42557

Washington, D.C. 20015

1-800-789-2647 (voice)

Web site: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
 

Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center

(CONTAC)

P.O. Box 11000

Charleston, WV 25339

1-888-825-TECH (8324)

304-346-9992 (fax)

Web site: http://www.contac.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

(formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association)

730 N Franklin Street, Suite 501

Chicago, IL 60610-3526

800-826-3632

Web site: http://www.dbsalliance.org
 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

( Special Support Center)

Colonial Place Three

2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22201-3042

703-524-7600

Web site: http://www.nami.org
 

National Empowerment Center

599 Canal Street, 5 East

Lawrence, MA 01840

1-800-power2u (769-3728)

987-681-6426 (fax)

Web site: http://www.power2u.org
 

National Mental Health Consumers’

Self-Help Clearinghouse

1121 Chestnut Street, Suite 1207

Philadelphia, PA 19107

800-553-4539 (voice)

215-636-6312 (fax)

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Web site: http://www.mhselfhelp.org
 

To learn more about children’s mental health:

Call toll-free: 1-800-789-2647

(TDD): 301-443-9006

Web site: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/child
 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/

ClinicalTrials.gov, National Institutes of Health

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.samhsa.gov

A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free

http://family.samhsa.gov/main/about.aspx

SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

call toll free: 1-800-789-2647 - 301-443-9006

National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/index.shtml

Help guide

http://www.helpquide.org

Related links for emotional health and mental health

The Road to Resilience – Guide to resilience, including ten ways to build you resilience, how to learn from your past, and how to stay flexible. (American Psychological Association) http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6
 

Mind/ Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Health – Learn how emotions affect your health and what you can do to improve your emotional health. ( American Academy of Family Physicians) http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/mental/782.html
 

Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health – Defines good emotional health, describes how stress affects emotions, and offers tips for avoiding problems. ( American Academy of Family Physicians) http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/589.html
 

Finding Your Balance: At Work and Home – Helpful tips on how to achieve a healthy balance between your work responsibilities and your home life and leisure time. (Mental Health America) http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/index.cfm?objectid=C7DF9954-1372-4D20-C82BED45C0EBEA4E
 

Making and Keeping Friends: A Self-Help Guide – Offers practical advice and tips on developing supportive friendships. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/.../default.asp
 

What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health – Parenting advice on how to provide the love, security, and boundaries every child needs for mental and emotional health. (Mental Health America) http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/children-s-mental-health/what-every-child-needs-for-good-mental-health
 

Emotional Health – Written for college students, with special sections on adjusting to college life, how relationships factor in, and why it’s important to reduce stress. ( Princeton University) http://www.princeton.edu/uhs/healthy-living/hot-topics/emotional-health/