RESOURCES

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CURRENTLY IN DANGER,

PLEASE CALL 911.

IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS, OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES TO HELP IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CURRENTLY IN DANGER, PLEASE DIAL 911 IMMEDIATELY, CRISIS TEXT LINE:  TEXT HOME TO 741741 IN THE US 24/7  A LIVE, TRAINED CRISIS COUNSELOR RECEIVES THE TEXT AND RESPONDS QUICKLY

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE: 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 IN THE US 24/7

IMALIVE IS THE WORLD’S FIRST VIRTUAL CRISIS CENTER FOR 24/7 ONLINE CRISIS CHAT:   WWW.IMALIVE.ORG

WEBSITES, ONLINE SUPPORT, FORUMS, AND BLOGS

ADDITUDE ONLINE MAGAZINE FOR ALL THINGS ADHD AND MORE:

HTTPS://WWW.ADDITUDEMAG.COM/

A GOOD WAY TO THINK. FREE “HAPPINESS TRAINING” TOOLS

HTTPS://WWW.AGOODWAYTOTHINK.COM/

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

HTTPS://WWW.AACAP.ORG/AACAP/FAMILIES_AND_YOUTH/FACTS_FOR_FAMILIES/LAYOUT/FFF_GUIDE-01.ASPX

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CENTER ON HALSTED WHICH HAS RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ OF ALL AGES:

HTTP://WWW.CENTERONHALSTED.ORG/

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CHICAGO IS THE WORLD WEBSITE RESOURCE PAGE, (A WEBSITE THROUGH COMMUNITY MEDIA WORKSHOP AND ITS ETHNIC MEDIA PROJECT):

HTTP://WWW.CHICAGOISTHEWORLD.ORG/NOTALONE/DIRECTORY-OF-YOUTH-ORGANIZATIONS/

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DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK

HTTP://WWW.DEPRESSEDWHILEBLACK.COM/

GLAAD (FORMERLY THE GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION)

HTTPS://WWW.GLAAD.ORG/

MAD IN AMERICA

HTTPS://WWW.MADINAMERICA.COM/

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH  

HTTPS://WWW.NAMI.ORG/

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NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION

HTTPS://WWW.SLEEP.ORG/

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

HTTPS://WWW.NIMH.NIH.GOV/INDEX.SHTML

OK2TALK ONLINE SUPPORT AND FORUM FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH NAMI

HTTP://OK2TALK.ORG/

PFLAG

HTTP://WWW.PFLAG.ORG/

REDEFINE ENOUGH

HTTPS://WWW.REDEFINEENOUGH.COM/

TEEN HEALTH SOURCE

HTTP://TEENHEALTHSOURCE.COM/BLOG/

THE FAB LIFE PROJECT

HTTPS://THEFABLIFEPROJECT.COM/

THE FOCUS ON YOU

HTTP://THEFOCUSONYOU.COM/

TREVOR SPACE ONLINE SUPPORT AND FORUM FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH

HTTPS://WWW.TREVORSPACE.ORG/

WHAT’S YOUR GRIEF

HTTPS://WHATSYOURGRIEF.COM/

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DRUG WATCH

HTTPS://WWW.DRUGWATCH.COM/HEALTH/MENTAL-ILLNESS/

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APPS

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HTTPS://WWW.HAPPIFY.COM/

HTTPS://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/APP/WHATS-UP/ID968251160?MT=8

HTTPS://WWW.CALM.COM/

HTTPS://WWW.HEADSPACE.COM/

HTTPS://WWW.ANXIETYCANADA.COM/RESOURCES/MINDSHIFT-APP

HTTPS://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/APP/HEALTH-THROUGH-BREATH-PRANAYAMA-LITE/ID347190704?MT=8

HTTP://WWW.OMVANA.COM/

HTTPS://WWW.STOPBREATHETHINK.COM/

BOOKS

FEELING GOOD: THE NEW MOOD THERAPY

IT'S OK THAT YOU'RE NOT OK: MEETING GRIEF AND LOSS IN A CULTURE THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND

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LOST CONNECTIONS: UNCOVERING THE REAL CAUSES OF DEPRESSION – AND THE UNEXPECTED SOLUTIONS

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THE HAPPINESS TRAP: HOW TO STOP STRUGGLING AND START LIVING: A GUIDE TO ACT

SMART BUT SCATTERED TEENS: THE "EXECUTIVE SKILLS" PROGRAM FOR HELPING TEENS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL BY GUARE PHD, RICHARD, DAWSON EDD, PEG, GUARE, COLIN 1ST (FIRST) (2012) 

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SPARK: THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW SCIENCE OF EXERCISE AND THE BRAIN

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