MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA. 22203
Call: 
Website: https://www.nami.org/

Offered in thousands of communities across the United States through NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, its education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals, and educators get the support and information they need. Throughout the country, NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates host support groups for both those with mental illness and caregivers so that no one feels alone in their mental health journey.

Their toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows them to respond personally to hundreds of thousands of requests yearly, providing free information and support—a much-needed lifeline for many.

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
55 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 490
Chicago, Ill. 60604
Call: (312) 642-0049
Website: https://www.dbsalliance.org/  

 

DBSA is a leading national organization focusing on mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. It offers peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources available when people need them, where they need them, and how they need to receive them—online, in local support groups, in audio and video casts, or printed materials distributed by DBSA, our chapters, and mental health care facilities across America. Through its extensive resources and 450 support groups across the country, DBSA reaches millions of people each year with in-person and online peer support; current, readily understandable information about depression and bipolar disorder; and empowering tools focused on an integrated approach to wellness.

 

Families for Depression Awareness 

391 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 101

Walton, MA 02451

Call: (781) 890-0220

Website: https://www.familyaware.org/

 

This organization helps families recognize and cope with depression and bipolar disorder to get people well and prevent suicides. It offers education, training, and support to unite families and help them heal while coping with mood disorders. They promote depression awareness through organized communications programs run by experienced marketing, business, and medical experts who have been touched by depression in their family or profession. They created the Mental Health Family Tree to help families unravel the diagnosis puzzle. They also feature content and webinars dedicated to the role of the family caregiver.

The Trevor Project 

PO Box 69232

West Hollywood, CA 90069

Call: (212) 695-8650

Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

 

For young LGBTQ+ workers or family members, The Trevor Project provides crucial mental health resources. This organization focuses on issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and suicide prevention in members of the LGBTQ+ community under 25 years of age. The Trevor Project includes resources such as crisis intervention tools, suicide prevention training, and other community resources.

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) 

Mailing Address: PO Box 702, Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://beam.community/

 

BEAM’s goal is to help remove systemic barriers Black people experience accessing mental health resources. The nonprofit does this through education, training, advocacy, and the creative arts. Mental illness in the Black community must be addressed simultaneously with systemic issues such as “inequities in the criminal legal system, economic reform, HIV/AIDS, transphobia, homophobia, racism … and other issues that challenge the wellness of Black communities,” according to BEAM. In addition to other resources, BEAM has mobile crisis unit services in some states.

The Center for Workplace Mental Health

c/o American Psychiatric Foundation

800 Main Avenue, Suite 900

Washington, D.C. 20024

Call: (202) 559-3140

Website: https://workplacementalhealth.org/

 

CWMH is dedicated to helping employers promote mental wellness among employees and their families. Their goal is to decrease stigma and increase the number of employees seeking effective treatments, alleviating issues such as absenteeism, lower productivity, and higher healthcare and disability costs.