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Links related to mental illness

Organizations / Support groups		Information Resources (Government, Research, Health)	Drug access
Bipolar Disorder	Depression	Schizophrenia	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Suicide		Family issues, and more
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK		in a crisis . . .

ORGANIZATIONS

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) (NAMI in Español)
  • NAMI Illinois 800-346-4572
    • NAMI Jackson County 618-453-1509
    • NAMI Metropolis / Southernmost Illinois
      • NAMI Metropolis will offer NAMI Family-to-Familyly program in September, 2012.
    • NAMI Southeastern Illinois
    • NAMI Madison County
  • NAMI on Campus
     
• Illinois Mental Health Collaborative
   
• Southern Illinois Women for Health and Wellness, Inc.
• Service Providers
   
  • The H Group provides community behavioral health services (recently merged with SIRSS)
    

    2311 South Illinois Ave. Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone:  618-457-6703

    902 West Main Street West Frankfort, IL 62896 Phone:  618- 937-6483

    1307 West Main Street Marion, IL 62959 Phone:  618- 997-5336

      
  • SIUC Clinical Center (a counseling service that provides training for graduate students in several psychology-related professions)
    Wham 141, SIUC campus
    618-453-2361
    "The Clinical Center does charge fees. However, because of our educational and research missions, they are much lower than those charged by most other health-care practitioners. A sliding fee scale provides an additional reduction in fees for those with limited incomes."
     
  • Harrisburg Medical Center
     
    • Bradford House (outpatient)
      210 E. Woolcott
      Harrisburg, IL 62946
      Phone:  (618) 253-7671, Ext. 418
      spapproth@harrisburgmedicalcenter.org
       
    • Mulberry Center (inpatient, including emergency admissions)
      Phone:  (618) 252-0999 or (618) 253-7671
       
  • Clyde L. Choate Mental Health Center
    1000 North Main Street
    Anna, IL 62906-1652
    Phone:  618-833-5161
     
• Equip for Equality (providing "free, individual self-advocacy and legal services for people with disabilities and their family members")
  
  

  300 East Main Street, Suite 18 Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone:  (618) 457-7930 Phone:  (800) 758-0559 Phone:  (800) 610-2779 (TTY)

  20 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone:  (312) 341-0022 Phone:  (800) 537-2632 Phone:  (800) 610-2779 (TTY)

  
  
• Next Steps, NFP (working "to ensure the Illinois mental health system includes the community-based services that help people help themselves and achieve recovery from mental illnesses") 
   
• Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation (providing "free civil legal services to low-income persons and senior citizens in 65 counties in central and southern Illinois... Our goals are:  to promote economic security, adequate shelter and health care; to alleviate domestic violence and improve family stability; and to advance the interests of vulnerable populations")
  1-800-642-5335
   
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law "the nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities"
   
• National Mental Health Association
  • Mental Health Association of Illinois
     
• Meetings and conferences
  • NAMI Metropolis will offer NAMI Family-to-Family program in September, 2012.
  • NAMI Illinois' Annual Education Conference for families and professionals
      
    
• Related support groups in Jackson County.
  • NAMI Connection, a free support group run by and for adults living with mental illness, offers weekly meetings in Carbondale. Contact: Gloria F. at 549-0022 x303 (please leave a voice mail message, which will be returned).
  • Support Group for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, hosted by Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living, 2135 W. Ramada Lane, Carbondale.  For more information call 457-3318.
  • Grow (a "mutual self-help group . . . for anyone over 18 yrs old coping with mental or emotional crises and disorders") meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00pm in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church at 303 S. Poplar St., Carbondale.  For more information, contact Fleda M. at 201-2742.
     
• Illinois Federation of Families, 618-634-9322.  Any family-related issues, particularly children with special needs.

INFORMATION

• I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!™: How To Help Someone With Mental Illness Accept Treatment.  Book by Dr. Xavier Amador.
  • L.E.A.P. (pdf summarizing "listen, empathize, agree, partner")
  • Video of Amador presentation: <http://greatdanefilm.dk/web/Janssen-cilag/npa2011_13012011/npa_09.html>
     
• AccessSI, a community resource directory for Southern Illlinois.
• CASA, court-appointed special advocates for children
   
• Contact information for Illinois government
  • NAMI Illinois Action Alerts and legislation updates
• Illinois General Assembly (portal for monitoring current legislation)
• Information about facility closures (due to Illinois budget restructuring)
   
• Federal Government sites.
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
  • MedLinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
  • www.health.gov
    • Healthfinder, "your guide to reliable health information".
  • NIMH, National Institute for Mental Health.
    • Brain Basics "A self-guided education module . . . to show how the brain works, how mental illnesses are disorders of the brain, and ongoing research . . ."
    • Mental Health Statistics ". . . an extensive collection of our best statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental disorders. . ."
    • Science News about mental health
  • NIH, National Institutes of Health.
    • Mental health.
  • Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Dec. 1999.
  • National Library of Medicine, access to professional literature.
  • SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
    • Anti-stigma campaign -- WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FRIEND MAKES   Learn / Support / Listen
    
     
• Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics ["a think tank founded to foster interdisciplinary and collaborative research among scholars and policymakers around issues of mental illness and mental health"]  The Saks Institute was founded by law professor Elyn R. Saks (author of The Center Cannot Hold which tells the story of her ongoing battle with schizophrenia).
• Treatment Advocacy Center 
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, (formerly NARSAD, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression).
• Mental Illness Policy Org ("focuses on serious mental illness, not mental ‘health’" -- with emphasis on 'difficult issues' such as violence and involuntary treatment) 
• The Stanley Medical Research Institute ("research on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder")
• The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives ("your gateway to information about the brain and brain research")
• Internet Mental Health ("a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long")
• The Cochrane Library ("Independent high-quality evidence for health care decision making")
• Mental Health Source (by CME, Inc., a commercial site for healthcare providers)
• Healthopedia
• SenseAboutScience ("I don't know what to believe . . .") "an independent charitable trust promoting good science and evidence in public debates"
   

DRUGS

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
  • Rx for Illinois
• Quick Drug Reference (At this page, click on the initial letter of the drug in question.  This site includes many more drugs than are listed on the opening page -- the opening page lists by name only the "most popular" drugs.)
   

DEPRESSION and ANXIETY

• Red Flags Program, a depression-awareness program that is being funded by the Ohio Department of Education for use in middle schools and high schools.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.
• Freedom from Fear, "a national non-profit mental illness advocacy organization" with emphasis on anxiety and depression.
   

BIPOLAR DISORDER

• Pendulum Resources, information and support for bipolar.
• FyrenIyce, the Australian Bipolar Website.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.
• Bipolar resources, a personal site titled "Basket Weaving for Beginners".
• Bipolar support forums ("to provide information about bipolar disorder and to offer support, not only to those affected, but their family, loved ones and friends").
• Bipolar Magazine
   

SCHIZOPHRENIA

• Mental Help Net ("a public service of CenterSite, LLC, an Ohio based provider of high quality, affordable website services to employee assistance programs, substance abuse centers and community mental health centers")
• Medscape's Schizophrenia Wellness Center.
• Schizophrenia.com ("A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia")
• Schizophrenia Research Forum (for researchers; "to help in the search for causes, treatments, and understanding of the devastating disease of schizophrenia")
   

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)

• International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation ("an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders,")

SUICIDE

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK  (1-800-273-8255)
• Other suicide hot-lines and help-lines
• Suicide Perspective (a personal webpage with more links)

OTHER

• Mental Health Courts
  • "Mental Health and the Missouri Courts", JERITT Bulletin 13(3), July-Sept. 2002 (PDF file)
     
• Illinois Federation of Families, 618-634-9322.  Any family-related issues, particularly children with special needs.
   
• National Parent Helpline 1-855-427-2736 "Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength"
   
• Family Matters, 866-436-7842.  "Family support, educational advocacy, information and referral services to families with a child having disabilities. . .  A Parent Information and Training Center . . . for all 94 counties of Illinois outside of the Chicago collar counties. The number is answered by Information Specialists (from 8am until 6pm) who assist families of children who receive any kind of special education service or early intervention service or are in need of services. They provide information, referrals to local community services, and consultation in solving school problems or answering special education questions."
   
• American Residential Treatment Association (directory of residential mental health treatment facilities)
   
• More links from NAMI Madison County

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26 February 2013