The Fucking Resources

This will be a brief and quick article put out to provide basic information about mental health resources. These include support services ,crisis holiness, mental health professionals, support groups, counseling, and community services. They can include inpatient and outpatient treatment at hospitals, mental institutions, and various mental health,addiction,  well-being, and other support agencies. These can include local ,county, and state agencies as well as employee and university resources, 

On a national level, this includes NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which can provide education, support groups, help finding your local office, and a helpline. The helpline  can be called at 1-800-950-6264, texting 62640 or email at helpline@nami.org. In a crisis, you can text 988 to connect with 988 lifeline.

The National Institute of Mental Health, which primarily conducts research ,  does provide facts related to various mental health conditions and helps visitors find local resources.

SAMHSA , or the Substance Abuse ans Mental health Services Administration is another resource to find local resources for mental health disorders such as bipolar,anxiety , depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, as well as the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, a national helpline at 1-800-662-4357 and a disaster/distress helpline at 1-800-985-5990

RAINN is the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network offers statistics,  survivor support, and a national sexual assault hotline you can call at 1-800-656-4673 or access a chat on their website.

Lastly, the Trevor Project , which works with the LGBTQ community , is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender and questioning youth from 13-24. They can be reached at (866)488-7386.

If you don’t  know where to find your local resources, you can always use these national sites to find you or your loved ones the help they need.

….until next week