RESOURCE LIST FOR DEPRESSION
The following organizations may be helpful in helping you care for someone with depression:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: 1-202- 966-7300
Fax: 1-202-966-2891
About Us: The AACAP "is the leading national professional medical association dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families affected by ...by mental, behavioral or developmental disorders."
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Ste. 408
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 1-202-237-2280
Fax: 1-202-237-2282
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
About Us: "AAS is a membership organization for all those involved in suicide prevention and intervention, or touched by suicide. AAS is a leader in the advancement of scientific and programmatic efforts in suicide prevention through research, education and training, the development of standards and resources, and survivor support services."
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
730 North Franklin Street, suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-3526
Phone: 1-800-826-3632; (312) 642-0049
E-mail: myrtis@aol.com
About Us: The mission of the DBSA "is to provide hope, help, and support to improve the lives of people living with depression or bipolar disorder. DBSA pursues and accomplishes this mission through peer-based, recovery-oriented, empowering services and resources when people want them, where they want them, and how they want them."
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 1-718-351-1717
Fax: 1-718- 980-5022
Email: help@freedomfromfear.org
About Us: "The mission of FFF is to impact, in a positive way, the lives of all those affected by anxiety, depressive and related disorders through advocacy, education, research and community support."
International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)
P.O. Box 17598
Baltimore, MD 21297-1598
Phone: 1-410-268-0044
Fax: 1443-782-0739
Email: info@ifred.org
About Us: iFred is an organization "dedicated to helping research the causes of depression, to support those dealing with depression, and to combat the stigma associated with depression."
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516-829-0091
Toll Free: 800-829-8289
Email: info@narsad.org
About Us: "The organization's mission is to raise and distribute funding for the most promising psychiatric disease research in order to develop new preventative measures, better diagnoses and improved treatments for these conditions."
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: 1-703-524-7600
Fax: 1-703-524-9094
TDD: 1-703-516-7227
Helpline:1-800-950-NAMI, (703) 524-7600
Email: info@nami.org
About Us: NAMI is "the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Science Writing, Press and Dissemination Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 1-301-443-4513
1-866-615-6464 (toll free)
Fax: 1-301-443-4279
TTY: 1-301-443-8431
1-866-415-8051 (toll free)
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
About Us: "The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure."
Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association)
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 1-703-684-7722
Toll free: 1-800-969-6642
Help line: 1-800-273-TALK
TTY: 1-800-433-5959
Fax: 1-703-684-5968
About Us: "Mental Health America is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National Mental Health Information Center
Center for Mental Health Services
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847
Phone: 1-800-789-2647
TDD:1-866-889-2647
1-240-221-4022 (International)
Fax: 1-240-221-4295
International Calls: 1-240-221-4021
About Us: SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center "provides information about mental health...and was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media."
Postpartum Support International
P.O. Box 60931
Santa Barbara, CA 93160
Phone: 1-805-967-7376
Fax: 1-323-204-0635
Helpline: 1-800-944-4PPD (4773)
E-mail: PSIOffice@postpartum.net
About Us: "PSI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide."
SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
8120 Penn Ave. S., Suite 470
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 1-952-946-7998
Nationla Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
About Us: SAVE is "committed to educating the general public about depressive brain illnesses, the symptoms, possible causes and the need for professional assessment and treatment."
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
1 Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-1706
Phone: 1-781-239-0071
About Us: SMH "is the non-profit organization that first introduced the concept of large-scale mental health screenings with its flagship program National Depression Screening Day in 1991. SMH programs now include both in-person and online programs for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, alcohol problems, and suicide prevention."