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Links for Mental Health Issues www.al-anon-alateen.org Official website of Al-Anon and Alateen. This site offers the monthly online magazine The Forum and help in locating meetings. www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Official website of Alcoholics Anonymous. anxietyselfhelp.com This website was developed by Christine Evans of Sidney, Australia. Christine, who describes her own recovery from anxiety, offers useful information, techniques, and links for those who suffer from chronic anxiety. www.mentalhealthrecovery.com Mary Ellen Copeland is both a mental health professional and consumer (a person who has been diagnosed with a major mental illness.) She is the author of several excellent self-help books for depression and bipolar disorder. Her Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a step-by-step method that anyone can use to design a personalized recovery plan. www.nami.org The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders. www.save.org Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education (SA\VE) is an organization dedicated to educating the public about suicide prevention. This site has excellent downloadable articles and links to other sites. www.chadd.org Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) provides information, support, and tools which are useful in managing disorders of attention. www.prescriptionabuse.org Those who have suffered with chronic pain sometimes find that the medication that was meant to help them has entrapped them instead. We have met many people here at Courage2Change who struggle with this issue in their families. This is a self-help site which may provide support if this is an issue for you. |