{"id":1492,"date":"2009-01-09T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/01\/resources-for-depression-and-b.html"},"modified":"2009-01-09T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-09T05:45:00","slug":"resources-for-depression-and-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/01\/resources-for-depression-and-b.html","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Depression and Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following is a list of national nonprofit organizations that can help persons struggling with mood disorders and their families:<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dbsalliance.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=home\">Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance?(DBSA)<\/a><br \/>\n. An online alliance for those living with mood disorders.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/drada.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/drada.org\/\">Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)<\/a><br \/>\n. A community organization whose mission is to alleviate the suffering arising from<br \/>\ndepression and manic depression by assisting self-help groups, providing education, and lending support to research programs.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.depression-screening.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.depression-screening.org\/\">Depression-Screening.org<\/a><br \/>\n.? A depression screening website sponsored by the Mental Health America as part of the Campaign for America&#8217;s Mental Health whose mission is to educate people about clinical depression, offer a way to be screened, and guide people toward help.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.familyaware.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.familyaware.org\/\">Families for Depression Awareness<\/a><br \/>\n.? A support organization to help family members understand depression and bipolar depression.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/topics\/depression\/en\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/topics\/depression\/en\/\">World Health Organization on Depression<\/a><br \/>\n.?WHO provides facts on depression as well as their newly launched initiative.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmha.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmha.org\/\">Mental Health America<\/a><br \/>\n.?Dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nami.org\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nami.org\">National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)<\/a><br \/>\n. A grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.narsad.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.narsad.org\/\">The Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD)<\/a><br \/>\n.?NARSAD supports scientific research to find better treatments and ultimately prevent severe mental illnesses.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostigma.org\/\"> <\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nostigma.org\/\">National Mental Health Awareness Campaign<\/a><br \/>\n. The National Mental Health Awareness Campaigns is a nationwide nonpartisan public education campaign that was launched as part of the 1999 White House Conference on Mental Health.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/\">The OC Foundation<\/a><br \/>\n.?A non-profit organization of people with OCD and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adaa.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adaa.org\/\">Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)<\/a><br \/>\n. ADAA  is the only national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to informing the public, health care professionals, and legislators that anxiety disorders are real, serious, and treatable.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anred.com\/\">Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders<\/a><br \/>\n.?ANRED, which merged with the National Eating Disorders Association, still maintains its website. This site provides a wealth of information on eating disorders.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaleatingdisorders.org\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaleatingdisorders.org\/\">National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)<\/a><br \/>\n. NEDA is dedicated to providing education, resources and support to those affected by eating disorders.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afsp.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afsp.org\/\">American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a><br \/>\n. AFSP funds research, education and treatment programs aimed at the prevention of suicide.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.save.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.save.org\/\">Suicide Awareness Voices of Education<\/a><br \/>\n.? SAVE&#8217;s mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, eliminate stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jedfoundation.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jedfoundation.org\/\">The Jed Foundation.?Nonprofit<\/a><br \/>\n* A public charity committed to reducing the young adult suicide rate and improving mental health support provided to college.\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a><br \/>\n1-800-273-TALK (8255)?A 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.\u00a0<br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><em>To read more <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue, go to http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following is a list of national nonprofit organizations that can help persons struggling with mood disorders and their families: \u00a0 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance?(DBSA) . An online alliance for those living with mood disorders.\u00a0 Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA) . 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