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*Crisis Intervention/Suicide Prevention:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – offers free, confidential support – 988 (also see ‘Suicide Prevention’ section below)
Star Vista Crisis Hotline – local bay area hotline for those in crisis – 650-579-0350
Crisis Text Line – offers support via text – click on the link or text HOME to 741741
Calm Harm – an app that helps people manage urges to self-harm (found in the Google Play or Apple App Store)
San Mateo Medical Center Emergency Department – offers psychiatric emergency services – San Mateo – 650-573-2671
Mills-Peninsula Emergency Department – offers psychiatric emergency services – Burlingame – 650-696-5170
Sequoia Hospital Emergency Department – offers psychiatric emergency services – Redwood City – 650-369-5811
El Camino Hospital Emergency Department – offers psychiatric emergency services – Mountain View – 650-940-7055
San Francisco General Hospital – offers psychiatric emergency services – San Francisco – 628-206-8000
*General:
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – has helpful information for parents including Facts for Families, data sheets on a variety of issues
American Psychiatric Association – also has helpful information available for the public on many mental health topics
National Alliance on Mental Illness – national grassroots mental health organization with local chapters including one in San Mateo;there is now a NAMI guide for dealing with the coronavirus situation
National Institute of Mental Health – federal agency with a wide range of info on mental health topics and mental health research
Active Minds – nonprofit organization that supports mental health awareness and education for students
ADHD:
CHADD – national organization and resource for info and support regarding ADHD with a Northern California chapter
Additude Magazine – an online (also available in print) resource on ADHD featuring articles, forums and blogs
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale – a free self-assessment tool for adults
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales – a free ADHD assessment tool on the NICHQ website
Alcohol and Substance Abuse:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – website has downloadable brochures and fact sheets
National Institute on Drug Abuse – federal government website with information on drugs of abuse
Substance And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – federal website with many resources including free help with treatment referrals
CDC Smoking Cessation Site – includes resources to quit smoking such as QuitLine (1-800-QUIT-NOW)
Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder:
Anxiety and Depression Association of America – international organization for anxiety and depression
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – resource for education and support groups and features a free online mood charting tool, the Wellness Tracker
Mood Check – screening tool to help distinguish between unipolar depression and bipolar disorder from Psycheducation.org
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) – depression assessment tool; 2 versions: Adult version & Adolescent version
GAD-7 – quick screening tool for anxiety
Autism Spectrum:
Autism Society of America – national grassroots autism organization offering information and support for patients and families
Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine – a branch of the NIH with info on CAM treatments
Office of Dietary Supplements – features fact sheets on dietary supplements
Natural Medicines – a database on supplements and CAM treatments that requires a subscription
Coronavirus (COVID-19):
World Health Organization Coronavirus website
NAMI Guide to Coping with the Coronavirus Situation
The Science of Well-being – a free course through Yale and Coursera on happiness
Helping Homebound Children – a guide from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Eating Disorders:
American Academy of Eating Disorders – has info for patients and families on research, prevention and management of eating disorders
Media Usage:
Common Sense Media – nonprofit organization that provides resources for the public on dealing with media consumption and usage
AACAP – has a fact sheet on video games and children and another on internet use in children
American Academy of Pediatrics – has a family media use plan tool on its website that can help families create their own personalized household plans around media use (best done collaboratively with kids and parents together)
Family Digital Wellness Guide – guide for parents regarding children and media from Boston Children’s Hospital
Medications:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – website for information on prescribed medications including medication guides
NAMI – this organization also has medication fact sheets for consumers
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder):
International OCD Foundation – organization that supports patients and families and promotes education and research on OCD
Parenting:
Wonder Moms – a parenting blog by parents of special needs children for parents of special needs children
Planned Parenthood – has resources for parents on talking with your middle schooler or high school teen about sex and sexuality
Schizophrenia and Psychosis:
Schizophrenia & Related Disorders Alliance of America – organization that supports and provides education on the subject of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
PREP Program – Prevention & Recovery in Early Psychosis – early intervention and treatment program for teens experiencing psychosis in the Bay Area
Sexuality:
Planned Parenthood – has resources for parents on talking with your middle schooler or high school teen about sex and sexuality; there is also an informational section for teens
Amaze.org – website that features animated videos on sex and sexuality for “adolescents ages 10 to 14” and information for parents and educators
Sleep:
National Sleep Foundation – resource for those with sleep issues and features tools such as a sleep diary
CBT-i Coach – a free app developed for the Veterans Administration that is designed to be used in conjunction with a therapist performing CBT for insomnia
Suicide Prevention:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – a voluntary health organization for suicide prevention; provides info and support resources
Suicide Prevention Resource Center – federally supported center with useful resources such as a Safety Plan Template and information on suicide prevention
Therapies:
DBT Self Help – info for patients and families on dialectical behavioral therapy written by people who have been through DBT
Tourette’s and Tic Disorders:
Tourette Association of America – national organization that offers resources to families and patients including info on Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics
Trauma & PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder):
National Center for PTSD – resource site for patients, families, and providers operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that includes free self-report measures
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies – a resource site for providers and survivors that also includes assessment tools such as the CAPS-5 for children 7 and up
Women’s Issues:
MotherToBaby. org – info on medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding
MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health – Reproductive Psychiatry Resource and Info Center
Updated -5-14-23. More resource links are coming.