Mental Health

Adult Children of Mentally Ill Parents
Community forum and links for adult children of mentally ill parents.
http://pub2.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=151263616&cpv=1

American Mental Health Association
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder, NBD, alcoholism, and drug addiction are discussed in terms of cause, treatment, prevention, recovery, and online self-help therapy.
http://www.drmckenzie.com/

Angel Survive
A support site (chat and forum) for victims and survivors of abuse. Includes forums for triggers, articles, partners, survivors' stories, self-harm, eating disorders, and happy endings.
http://www.angelsurvive.com

Breath of Fresh Air
Contains articles, stories, experiences, art, and poetry submitted by patients, caregivers, families, and medical professionals. Includes mental health news, advocacy, and recovery.
http://www.namiscc.org/FreshAir.htm

The Bright Side
Support, resources, and information for those struggling with mental or emotional difficulties. Includes feeling down, coping with loss, aging well, news and events, and creative minds.
http://the-bright-side.org

Defunct Board
A message board to share feelings, thoughts, actions, or anything else about depression and addiction.
http://andi2002.hyperboards.com/index.cgi

Dr. John Grohol's Forums
Active self-help discussion threads about specific disorders and other mental health topics. Also provides a chat area.
http://forums.grohol.com/

Friendship Network
Non-profit organization which introduces single men and women recovering from mental illness to one another. Includes history, how it works, membership, real stories, and media.
http://www.friendshipnetwork.org

HealthyPlace.com
Information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications. Includes mental health chats, support groups, journals, diaries, online psychological tests, and news.
http://www.healthyplace.com/

Mental Earth Community
Mental health forums managed by Dr. Warren Selekman, PhD. Variety of mental health forums and chat rooms.
http://www.mentalearth.com

Mixed Nutz
Support site for people dealing with mental illnesses. Chat room, bulletin board, and personal experiences.
http://www.frognet.net/~katwoman

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Not-for-profit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses.
http://www.nami.org/

NAMI State Affiliates
Links to state affiliates of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=your_local_NAMI

National Empowerment Center
Practical information and techniques for recovery from mental illness.
http://www.power2u.org/

National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
Provides help and hope for those in crisis, working to eliminate stigma of mental illness that may prevent people in crisis from seeking help.
http://www.nostigma.org/

People Who Experience Mood Swings
For people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions, containing a number of resources and articles.
http://www.peoplewho.org/sylvia/index.htm

Praying Hearts Sanctuary Christian Support Group
Prayer and support group for mental health and for people dealing with mental illness.
http://www.geocities.com/prayingheartssanctuary/

Psycho-Babble
Message board for mutual support and education, focused on medication-related topics.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/

RealMentalHealth.com
Online social network, offers blogs, journals, boards, and video chat. Includes groups about eating disorders, parenting, ADHD, OCD, relationships, self-harm, and dissociative disorders.
http://social.realmentalhealth.com

Recovery, Inc.
Non-profit, non-sectarian, member-managed self-help mental health program. Includes history of program, recovery resources, FAQs, and group meeting list.
http://www.recovery-inc.org

Recovery, Inc. Self-Help Mental Health
Offers techniques to regain mental health - without charge - at weekly meetings around the world. Especially effective for panic attacks.
http://www.recovery-inc.com/

San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center
A leading clinic for medication free treatment of mental illness.
http://www.breggin.com/sjpc.html

Simons Bi Polar and Depression Group
Details about this chat group which is for people of all ages.
http://www.geocities.com/simonschatpaltalk/

Yahoo Groups: My Tears Are Real
A pro-recovery BPD, depression and self-injury support group.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/mytearsarereal/