These are online resources for mental health issues anywhere.
| Bipolar Advantage |
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Dedicated to the concept that recovery does not have to be limited to 90% of full function; true recovery means doing the hard work that brings you to 150%! Proper medication, therapy, and effort can turn a bipolar "condition" into one that becomes an advantage instead of an "illness" or a "disorder."
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http://www.bipolarinorder.com/
http://www.bipolaradvantage.com/ |
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| Care in Action |
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 A learning resource designed for family caregivers of relatives with mental illness, empowering them
to face the journey safely, consciously, and courageously. |
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http://www.careinaction.com/ |
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http://www.dbsalliance.org |
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| Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation |
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 A trusted source of vital information on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, resources at your fingertips, and a network of parents and experts who can help. |
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http://www.bpkids.org/ |
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| Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance |
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| Emotions Anonymous |
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| Friends for Survival |
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 Provides peer support services to comfort those in grief, encourage healing and growth, foster the development of skills to cope with a loss and educate the entire community about the impact of suicide. |
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http://www.friendsforsurvival.org |
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| HOTSOUP |
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NAMI is teaming with HOTSOUP.com as an experiment to transform polarized national debate into constructive dialogue. Weigh in with your opinions.
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NAMI's issue loop on HOTSOUP: http://www.hotsoup.com/ |
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| Mentalwellness.com |
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| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) |
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| Recovery, Inc. |
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 Offers a free method to regain mental health, for people diagnosed with mood, psychotic, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and personality disorders, as well as people who are not diagnosed, but who are having difficulty dealing with the problems of everyday life. See Support Groups. |
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http://www.recovery-inc.org |
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| Silver Ribbon Campaign for the Brain |
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 Promotes public awareness of the need for emotional, social, governmental, and research support of individuals with anxiety disorders, autism, brain cancer, brain injuries, depressive disorders, mental health, myelin disorders, Parkinson's disease, OCD, psychotic disorders, and rare birth defects. |
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http://www.silverribbon.org/ |
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| The Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD) |
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 Originally named National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, they now support research on autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders as well. Dedicated to supporting innovative scientific research causes, better treatments and cures for severe mental illnesses. |
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http://www.narsad.org/ |
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| Treatment Advocacy Center |
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 The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national nonprofit organization working to eliminate barriers to timely treatment of severe mental illnesses |
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http://www.psychlaws.org |
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| Zur Institute |
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 Innovative resources and continuing education,
from Ofer Zur, Ph.D. |
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Resurrecting the Village: Integration and recovery through a community of care,
for people with severe mental illness or chronic brain disorders
(Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression disorders) and their families
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Supports understanding about the impact and management of mood disorders by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information. See 
A twelve-step organization, similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, for anyone working toward recovery from emotional difficulties.
See 
An online resource for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and general mental health information (published by 
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization, dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. See