Suicide & Mental Health Resources

 
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ACTIVE MINDS

Active Minds is the nation's leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for young adults.

ALLIANCE OF HOPE FOR SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS

Find support & healing with resources and community at Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors. Blog, forum, recommended reading & more.

THE AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

 

BETHE1TO

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is the world's largest and nation's oldest membership-based suicide prevention organization.

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

CDC is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health.

CRISIS TEXT LINE

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 mental health support via text message.

 

DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE

The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

DRUGWATCH

Drugwatch provides consumers accurate, trustworthy and up-to-date information about prescription drug side effects, complications from medical devices and lawsuits related to the failures of those drugs and devices.

GAY, LESBIAN & STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network, is an organization founded in 1990 in the United States that seeks to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in K-12 schools.

 

HOPE FOR THE DAY

Hope For The Day (HFTD) is a non-profit movement empowering the conversation on proactive suicide prevention and mental health education.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION

By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, the Human Rights Campaign strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. 

INTERNATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINES

OpenCounseling is transforming mental health by giving people the information they need to find affordable treatment where they live.

 

LGBTQ+ FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT

LGBTQ Family Acceptance Crisis Lines is a collaboration between the Family Acceptance Project® (FAP) and the Innovations Institute to increase family and community support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) children and youth to decrease health and mental health risks and to promote well-being.

MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) has worked to improve understanding of mental health conditions and combat disparities in health services access.

MASS.GOV

Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

MASSACHUSETTS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HELPLINE

Crisis and Mental Health Support 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Call or Text: 833-773-2445. Live chat: https://www.masshelpline.com/ It's free, confidential, and no health insurance is required. Real-time interpretation in 200+ languages. (Only available for MA residents.)

MELANIN & MENTAL HEALTH

Melanin and Mental Health connects individuals with culturally competent clinicians committed to serving the mental health needs of Black & Latinx/Hispanic communities.

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA

Mental Health America is the nation's leading national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention. 

 

NATIONAL ACTION ALLIANCE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) is the nation's public-private partnership for suicide prevention, working with more than 250 national partners to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,400 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure

 

NATIONAL RUNAWAY SAFELINE

The team at the National Runaway Safeline is here for you, offering a range of support services 24/7. Hotline–Call 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) to speak with a trained NRS staff member or volunteer who will listen and support you.

PFLAG

PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

PROJECT SEMICOLON

Project Semicolon is a compassionate online community that centers around mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Our platform serves as a safe haven for individuals to share their stories, find support, and contribute to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health challenges.

 

#SAMEHERE

Our mission is to normalize society's perception of mental health and make it part of our everyday conversation. 

SAFE CALL NOW

Safe Call Now is a CONFIDENTIAL, comprehensive, 24-hour crisis referral service for all public safety employees, all emergency services personnel and their family members nationwide. Call (206) 459-3020.

S.A.F.E ALTERNATIVES

S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach designed to help you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.

 

SAGE

We're a national advocacy and services organization that's been looking out for LGBTQ+ elders since 1978. 

SAMARITANS

Samaritans provides lifesaving suicide prevention services throughout Greater Boston and MetroWest Massachusetts.

SEIZE THE AWKWARD

Encourages you to push past taboos and misconceptions about mental health by seizing the awkward, reaching out to a friend and checking in.

 

SILENCE THE SHAME

Silence the Shame, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating mental health stigma, reducing health disparities, and improving rates of suicide among vulnerable populations.

SUICIDE AWARENESS VOICES OF EDUCATION

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) was founded by survivors of suicide loss in Minneapolis in 1990, and people bereaved by suicide have always been a central part of the mission, goals, and history of SAVE, which now serves communities across the country.

SUICIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CENTRE

The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) is a not for profit education centre located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 

SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. 

988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE

988 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 in the United States.

THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

 

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

The Compassionate Friends exists to provide friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the natural grieving process.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The International Association for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to preventing suicide and suicidal behavior and to alleviating its effects. 

THE JED FOUNDATION

The Jed Foundation (JED) is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation's teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today… and tomorrow.

 

THE MENTAL HEALTH COALITION

We are a coalition of the leading mental health organizations, brands, and individuals who have joined forces to end the stigma surrounding mental health and to change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness. 

THE MIGHTY

The Mighty, an online platform for people facing disability, disease and mental illness, provides a safe supportive community for people (including teens and young adults) to tell their stories, connect with others and raise support for the causes they believe in.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

 

THE NETWORK LA RED

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities.

TRANS LIFELINE

Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor.

 

TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS

To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Vibrant Emotional Health works every single day to help save lives and assist people to get care anytime, anywhere, and in any way that works for them.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.