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5 Rules Sharing Genuinely and Safely Online
5 Rules Sharing Genuinely and Safely Online
Mental Health and Mindfulness Resources
Mental Health and Mindfulness Resources
Mindful.org provides mindfulness education and practice opportunities. It is NOT a source of psychological or psychiatric/medical treatment, recommendations or advice, even if some of its teachers and hosts are licensed health providers. When lending their mindfulness expertise to Mindful.org, they are NOT in the role of health provider and should not be consulted or considered as such. If you or someone in your circle desires or needs mental health and/or medical treatment, please consult the Resources list below, or a licensed health/medical practitioner in your community.
Mental Health Websites
MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information.The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The National Institute of Health’s ultimate goal is to improve the nation’s health through medical research. Check out these resources — based on our scientific findings — that can help you or a loved one on your path to improved health and well-being.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. Their goal is to help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is committed to improving prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for mental and substance use disorders. This new Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center aims to provide communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others in the field with the information and tools they need to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings. The Resource Center contains a collection of scientifically-based resources for a broad range of audiences, including treatment improvement protocols, toolkits, resource guides, clinical practice guidelines, and other science-based resources.Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) is a nonprofit that offers in-depth mindfulness programming for youth and the parents and professionals who support them. Our programming guides teens and young adults in developing self-awareness, compassion, and ethical decision making, and empowers them to apply these skills in improving their lives and communities. Teen Line is a nonprofit organization helped teens get connected to support and resources for addressing their problems. It provides personal teen-to-teen education and support in order to help prevent problems from becoming a crisis, using a national hotline, current technologies and community outreach. Explore this mental health resource guide for people of color so you can find culturally competent mental health services.Psychology Today provides an online directory of licensed mental health providers of various disciplines and practice focuses in many communities across the country.
