Sometimes, a break isn't enough...
Sometimes, taking a break or practicing self-care isn't enough to address deeper emotional challenges or mental health struggles. It’s important to recognize when you might need extra support and know that seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, or other concerns, reaching out to a trusted resource can make a difference. Below is a list of mental health resources designed to provide professional guidance, community support, and tools to help you navigate tough times. Remember, you don’t have to face this alone.
Mental Health Resources
- 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.
- To Write Love on Her Arms is a nonprofit 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 invest directly into treatment and recovery.
- Find detailed listings for mental health professionals in the US
- Stack Up is a military charity supporting US and allied active duty and veterans' mental health through the power of gaming and geek culture!
- The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States and its territories. The 988 Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining local care and resources with national standards and best practices.
The Kids Mental Health Foundation
- The Kids Mental Health Foundation is the leading organization promoting mental health for children in the United States.
- "We know first-hand the healing benefit of having an emotional support animal.
That's why we launched Pettable – to connect individuals like you with certified mental health professionals in your state who are qualified to prescribe ESA Letters for housing and travel.
Our service is compliant with federal and state laws. You get peace of mind knowing we've done our due diligence to be able to offer you this service today."
- The Center for Suicide Awareness brings help, hope, and resources to families and individuals in our communities via outreach programs that meet people where they are, precisely when they need it. Among its diverse programs and endeavors, the nationwide expansion of HOPELINE™ stands out, offering individuals across the country free emotional support at any moment, from any location, by texting HOPELINE™ to 741741.
Additional Resources
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- We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.