Mental Health Links

The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.

Associations & Institutes

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Counseling Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Mental Health America
• MentalHealth.gov/
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Sleep Foundation
• National Women’s Health Resource Center
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Suicide: Read This First

Depression

• Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
• Depression and How Therapy Can Help
• Depression Screening
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder 

Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences

• ACES 360 - Iowa ACEs 360
• ACE Fundamentals | ACEs Aware – Take action. Save lives. 
• About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC 

Parenting and Child Development

• Child Development | NAEYC
• Child Care Resource & Referral - Iowa CCR&R (iowaccrr.org) 
•  Early ACCESS - Iowa Family Support Network (iafamilysupportnetwork.org)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD
• International OCD Foundation
• Trichotillomania Learning Center

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

• Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
• National Center for PTSD 
• The Gift From Within
• Sidran Institute

Child Abuse and Neglect 

• EveryChild (formerly the Child Abuse Council) (foreverychild.org)
• About Child Abuse and Neglect | Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention | CDC

Addiction and Recovery 

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Center for On-Line Addiction
• Web of Addictions

Sexual Assault and Violence Support

• RAINN | The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization
• Helping Survivors

Eating Disorders

• Amy's Gift | Home Page (amysgift.com)
• American Dietetic Association

Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp USA®
• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

Developmental Disorders

• Developmental Disabilities | CDC

Diagnosis

• DSM-V: Diagnoses and Criteria

Medication

• DrugWatch.com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.