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RESOURCES AND LINKS

MENTAL HEALTH LINKS

The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.

For Immediate Mental Health Concerns 

Additional Mental Health Supports

  • Mental Health America
    • Features a range of resources and information to aid individuals and communities
  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America
    • Offers evidence-based tips and tools to help manage life with an anxiety and/or depression
  • Youth Mental Health Project
    • Provides free downloadable materials and guidance and information on providers and treatment
  • OK2TALK
    • Campaign that aims to encourage young people struggling with mental health challenges to talk about their experiences, without fear of stigma, and to create opportunities for open conversations
  • Active Minds
    • Resources and programs for students, young adults, parents, schools, remote workers, and communities
  • Child Mind Institute
    • Online resource for children’s mental health information, including a symptom checker and guides for parents and educators
  • The Mighty
    • A digital health community created to empower and connect people facing health challenges and disabilities
  • HealthyChildren.org
    • Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which includes “Ask the Pediatrician” and “Find a Pediatrician” tools
  • Well Being Trust
    • Foundation dedicated to advancing the mental, social, and spiritual health of the nation
  • American Psychological Association
    • The Psychology Help Center features information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness
    • Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    • Mental health information from the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health
  • MentalHealth.gov
    • Provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    • Network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving care and applying science
  • How Right Now?
    • Online guide to starting conversations about mental health and communicating feelings and concerns

Additional Support for Black American Youth and Families

  • Black Mental Health Alliance
    • Culturally-relevant e
      Educational forums, trainings, and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health
    • Collective committed to the emotional and mental health and healing of Black communities through education, training, advocacy, and the creative arts
  • NAACP
    • Data-backed resources and COVID guides specifically for the Black community
  • Center for Black Equity

Additional Support for Native American Youth and Families

  • Center for Native American Youth
    • National education and advocacy organization that works alongside Native youth on reservations, in rural villages, and urban spaces across the country to improve their health, safety, and overall well-being
  • We R Native
    • A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them
  • National Indian Health Board
    • Leading a national effort to advocate and secure resources for Tribes to respond to COVID-19
  • National Council of Urban Indian Health
    • National organization devoted to the support and development of quality, accessible, and culturally-competent health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban settings
  • Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
    • Works in partnership with tribal communities to design public health programs that raise the health status, self-sufficiency, and health leadership of Native people to the highest possible level
  • Urban Indian Health Institute
    • Conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities
  • Indian Health Service
    • Works with tribal and urban Indian organization partners and state and local public health officials to coordinate a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
  • Society of Indian Psychologists
    • An organization for Native American Indigenous people to advocate for the mental well-being of Native peoples by increasing the knowledge and awareness of issues impacting Native mental health
  • United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY)
    • Fostering the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of American Indian and Alaska Native youth, and building a strong, unified, and self-reliant Native America through greater youth involvement

Additional Support for Hispanic/Latinx American Youth and Families

  • National Latinx Psychological Association
    • A supportive professional community that advances psychological education and training, science, practice, and organizational change to enhance the health, mental health, and well-being of Hispanic/Latinx populations
  • National Alliance for Hispanic Health
    • A science-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of Hispanic communities
  • National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
    • Leads and supports research to help programs and policy better serve Hispanic children and families
  • Salud America!
    • A national Latino-focused organization that creates culturally relevant and research-based stories and tools to inspire people to drive healthy changes to policies, systems, and environments for Latino children and families
  • UnidosUS
    • Supports Latinos in the areas of civic engagement, civil rights and immigration, education workforce and the economy, health, and housing

Additional Support for Asian American Youth and Families

Additional Support for LGBTQ2S+ Youth and Families

  • Trevor Project
    • A national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25
  • GLSEN
    • National network of students, families, educators, and education advocates working to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression
  • We R Native
    • A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, including content and resources for Two Spirit youth
  • Gender Spectrum Lounge
    • Global online community for gender-expansive teens, their families, and support professionals to connect, collaborate, and find resources
  • Center for Black Equity
    • Building a global network of LGBTQ+ individuals, allies, community-based organizations and Prides dedicated to achieving equality and social justice for Black LGBTQ+ communities
  • National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
    • A federation of LGTBQ Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander organizations

Additional Support for Families

  • Family Voices
    • National organization and grassroots network of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities that promotes partnership with families—including those of cultural, linguistic and geographic diversity—in order to improve healthcare services and policies for children
  • National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
    • National family-run organization linking more than 120 chapters and state organizations focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and substance use challenges and their families
  • FREDLA
    • National representative and advocate for family-run organizations and their executive directors that supports effective stewardship of family-run organizations
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness
    • Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives
  • InfoAboutKids.org
    • A web resource center for behavioral science-based information on children, youth, and families

Resources Related to Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence

Note: Kekam Psychiatry Services, PLLC is not responsible for the content, claims, or representations of the listed sites.

MENTAL HEALTH LINKS

The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.

For Immediate Mental Health Concerns 

Additional Mental Health Supports

  • Mental Health America
    • Features a range of resources and information to aid individuals and communities
  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America
    • Offers evidence-based tips and tools to help manage life with an anxiety and/or depression
  • Youth Mental Health Project
    • Provides free downloadable materials and guidance and information on providers and treatment
  • OK2TALK
    • Campaign that aims to encourage young people struggling with mental health challenges to talk about their experiences, without fear of stigma, and to create opportunities for open conversations
  • Active Minds
    • Resources and programs for students, young adults, parents, schools, remote workers, and communities
  • Child Mind Institute
    • Online resource for children’s mental health information, including a symptom checker and guides for parents and educators
  • The Mighty
    • A digital health community created to empower and connect people facing health challenges and disabilities
  • HealthyChildren.org
    • Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which includes “Ask the Pediatrician” and “Find a Pediatrician” tools
  • Well Being Trust
    • Foundation dedicated to advancing the mental, social, and spiritual health of the nation
  • American Psychological Association
    • The Psychology Help Center features information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness
    • Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    • Mental health information from the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health
  • MentalHealth.gov
    • Provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    • Network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving care and applying science
  • How Right Now?
    • Online guide to starting conversations about mental health and communicating feelings and concerns

Additional Support for Black American Youth and Families

  • Black Mental Health Alliance
    • Culturally-relevant e
      Educational forums, trainings, and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health
    • Collective committed to the emotional and mental health and healing of Black communities through education, training, advocacy, and the creative arts
  • NAACP
    • Data-backed resources and COVID guides specifically for the Black community
  • Center for Black Equity

Additional Support for Native American Youth and Families

  • Center for Native American Youth
    • National education and advocacy organization that works alongside Native youth on reservations, in rural villages, and urban spaces across the country to improve their health, safety, and overall well-being
  • We R Native
    • A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them
  • National Indian Health Board
    • Leading a national effort to advocate and secure resources for Tribes to respond to COVID-19
  • National Council of Urban Indian Health
    • National organization devoted to the support and development of quality, accessible, and culturally-competent health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban settings
  • Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
    • Works in partnership with tribal communities to design public health programs that raise the health status, self-sufficiency, and health leadership of Native people to the highest possible level
  • Urban Indian Health Institute
    • Conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities
  • Indian Health Service
    • Works with tribal and urban Indian organization partners and state and local public health officials to coordinate a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
  • Society of Indian Psychologists
    • An organization for Native American Indigenous people to advocate for the mental well-being of Native peoples by increasing the knowledge and awareness of issues impacting Native mental health
  • United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY)
    • Fostering the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of American Indian and Alaska Native youth, and building a strong, unified, and self-reliant Native America through greater youth involvement

Additional Support for Hispanic/Latinx American Youth and Families

  • National Latinx Psychological Association
    • A supportive professional community that advances psychological education and training, science, practice, and organizational change to enhance the health, mental health, and well-being of Hispanic/Latinx populations
  • National Alliance for Hispanic Health
    • A science-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of Hispanic communities
  • National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
    • Leads and supports research to help programs and policy better serve Hispanic children and families
  • Salud America!
    • A national Latino-focused organization that creates culturally relevant and research-based stories and tools to inspire people to drive healthy changes to policies, systems, and environments for Latino children and families
  • UnidosUS
    • Supports Latinos in the areas of civic engagement, civil rights and immigration, education workforce and the economy, health, and housing

Additional Support for Asian American Youth and Families

Additional Support for LGBTQ2S+ Youth and Families

  • Trevor Project
    • A national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25
  • GLSEN
    • National network of students, families, educators, and education advocates working to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression
  • We R Native
    • A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, including content and resources for Two Spirit youth
  • Gender Spectrum Lounge
    • Global online community for gender-expansive teens, their families, and support professionals to connect, collaborate, and find resources
  • Center for Black Equity
    • Building a global network of LGBTQ+ individuals, allies, community-based organizations and Prides dedicated to achieving equality and social justice for Black LGBTQ+ communities
  • National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
    • A federation of LGTBQ Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander organizations

Additional Support for Families

  • Family Voices
    • National organization and grassroots network of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities that promotes partnership with families—including those of cultural, linguistic and geographic diversity—in order to improve healthcare services and policies for children
  • National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
    • National family-run organization linking more than 120 chapters and state organizations focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and substance use challenges and their families
  • FREDLA
    • National representative and advocate for family-run organizations and their executive directors that supports effective stewardship of family-run organizations
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness
    • Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives
  • InfoAboutKids.org
    • A web resource center for behavioral science-based information on children, youth, and families

Resources Related to Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence

Note: Kekam Psychiatry Services, PLLC is not responsible for the content, claims, or representations of the listed sites.

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HOTLINES

National Suicide hotline
1-800-SUICIDE (2433)
1-800-TALK (8255)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-SAFE (7233)
1-800-3224 (TTY)

Dallas Suicide and crisis center
214-828-1000

The Trevor Project- LGBTQ resource and suicide prevention
1-866-488-7386