Here are some links to sites around the web that can provide useful information for people with mental illness and their families. If there is a site you think we should include, please let us know.
Support links
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Information exchange for professionals, links to other sites, publications, chat rooms, bulletin board, and reports of current research treatment and recovery.
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
CHADD is the nation's leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families. CHADD has over 16,000 members in 200 local chapters throughout the U.S. Chapters offer support for individuals, parents, teachers, professionals, and others.
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, The
A website for parents of children with bipolar disorder. Includes new research, findings of scientific and professional journals, family stories, news articles, online chat room, message board, links to other sites, etc.
CopeCareDeal - A Mental Health Site for Teens
A Web site offering informationa and support for teens dealing with mental illness.
Federal G.I. Bill
Payment processing for the new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill began August 1, 2009.
Grassroots Empowerment Project
The only state-wide non-profit organization that is controlled and directed by mental health consumers, exists to help people with mental illness exercise power in their lives.
H.O.P.E.S. Helping Others Prevent and Educate About Suicide
H.O.P.E.S. is a nonprofit organization composed of volunteers helping others through education and advocacy for suicide prevention.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth has separate areas for children, teens and parents. Each of these sections includes its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. For information for teens mental health, click on "teens" and then click on "Your Mind" to access a broad array of resources for teens.
Live Your Life Well
This site from Mental Health America is designed to help you cope better with stress and create more of the life you want.
Mindzone - Cope. Care. Deal
Mindzone is a mental health web site for teens. The funding for Mindzone comes from the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands with support from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
My HealtheVet - The gateway to Veteran Health and Wellness
My HealtheVet (MHV) is the gateway to veteran health benefits and services. It provides access to: trusted health information; links to Federal and VA benefits resources; the Personal Health Journal; online VA prescription refill.
NAMI National Veterans Resource Center
Resources for veterans and their families
Office of Mental Health Services (Veterans)
The Office of Mental Health Services aims to insure that all veterans have access to needed mental health care. VA mental health advances the principle that mental health care is an essential component of overall health care and promotes mental health recovery.
Operation Healthy Reunions
Mental Health America's Web site, a first-of-its-kind program that provides education and helps to bust the stigma of mental health issues among soldiers, their families, and medical staff to ensure that a greater number of military families receive the prompt and high quality care they deserve.
Reach Out!
This Australian-based Web site contains valuable information for any teenager to help improve their mental health and wellbeing during the transition-age years.
Recovery Net Radio
Ongoing streaming audio programming dealing with recovery, both live and archived.
Strengthofus.org
NAMI's new online community for young adults.
The Charles E. Kubly Foundation
A public charity devoted to improving the lives of those affected by depression.
The Trevor Project
An organization dedicated to ending the disproportionately high rates of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Site of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department may also be contacted by phoning 1-800-WIS-VETS (1-800-947-8387).
Wisconsin Family Ties
Working for community support and understanding for families that include children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders.
Women Veterans Health Care
Women are the fastest growing group within the veteran population. The Women Veterans Health Care Web site provides information on health care services available to women veterans.