Finding Information and Services
The following national organizations can provide helpful information about depression and/or referrals to healthcare professionals, services and support groups in your community. To learn more about the information and services each group offers, visit their web sites or call the numbers listed below.
If the organization(s) you contact are not able to provide what you are looking for, call the National Mental Health Association. NMHA will help identify the most appropriate resource to meet your needs.
Remember, a physician or mental health professional is most often your best source for information on clinical depression and available treatment options.
Mental Health America
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
1-800-969-6642
Click here
to locate a Mental Health America affiliate in your area.
Mental Health America Information Center
1-800-969-6642
Provides free materials on a variety of mental health topics, and referrals
to local organizations and support groups.
Click here to order materials on depression.
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Screening sites listed here provide free, confidential depression
screenings on a year-round basis as well as on National Depression Screening
DayŽ.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org
1-888-357-7924
Provides free information on depression and referrals to psychiatrists
in your area.
American Psychological Association
helping.apa.org
1-800-964-2000
Visit APA's website for
more information about depression or call the toll-free number to be referred
to a psychologist in your area.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
www.DBSAlliance.org
1-800-826-3632
Provides free brochures on
depression and information on local patient support groups.
Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
A clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and
on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major
Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia
and other mood disorders.
Freedom From Fear
Freedom From Fear's website offers information and online screning for anxiety and depressive disorders, a referral network and message board for interactive dialogue. Freedom From Fear is a national non-profit mental illness advocacy organization.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org
1-800-950-NAMI
Provides family support
and self-help groups.
National Association of Social Workers
www.naswdc.org
1-800-638-8799
Provides free information
on depression and referrals to social workers in your area.
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
1-800-421-4211
Provides free information
on depression and other mental illnesses in both English and Spanish.
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