Let’s talk about Mental Health.
When it all becomes too much.
It is okay to ask for help when you’re feeling things are not okay. We believe that everyone deserves a place to feel heard and have access to mental health care. We have compiled a list of resources for elders and caregivers when they are looking to better their mental well-being.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Alliance on Mental Illness provides support and information about mental illness. We recommend this website as a starting point in learning more about mental illness.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA provides resources and a hotline for those struggling with mental illness relating to substance abuse.
Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
National Institute of Mental Health
According to their website, “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).”
Social Work License Map provides 60 resources for those wanting more information about mental illness.
MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information. It also provides the Suicide & Crisis hotline and the Veteran’s Crisis Line.
Suicide & Crisis Hotline: Call or text 988