Schizophrenia Resources and Organizations
Having a good support system is important when living with schizophrenia.
Reaching out to family members and friends is an excellent start toward
building your support system.
It may also be helpful to join an outside schizophrenia support group. Sharing
with people who have had similar experiences may help you gain a greater
understanding of your illness.
Below is a list of helpful schizophrenia support groups and resources for you to
consider.
Homelessness Resource Center
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and
public agencies at federal, state, and local levels, the Homelessness Resource
Center shares state-of-the art knowledge and promising practices to prevent and
end homelessness through training and technical assistance, publications and
materials, online learning opportunities, and networking and collaboration.
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions.
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library
of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies
and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included
in MedlinePlus and provide easy access to references to medical journal
articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs and
supplements, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient
tutorials, the latest health news, and surgery videos.
Mental Health America (MHA)
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
800-969-6MHA (6642)
www.nmha.org
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association)
is dedicated to helping people live mentally healthier lives. With more than
320 affiliates nationwide, MHA represents a growing movement of Americans who
promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation—every day
and in times of crisis.
NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
800-829-8289
www.narsad.org
Originally incorporated in 1981 as the American Schizophrenia Foundation,
NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association was formed by 3 leading national
mental health organizations. In addition to funding research about
schizophrenia and depression, NARSAD funds psychiatric brain research in many
areas, such as autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar
disorder, and anxiety disorders.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
800-950-NAMI (6264)
www.nami.org
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest
grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of
persons living with serious mental illness, and their families. Founded in
1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness. NAMI has affiliates
in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country.
NAMI members and friends work to fulfill its mission by providing support,
education, and advocacy.
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
1-800-896-3650
http://www.nfcacares.org/
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and
speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a
chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across
the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships, and life stages to address the
common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.
National Hopeline Network
800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)
www.hopeline.com
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KHC) and its primary program, the National
Hopeline Network, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention,
intervention, and healing. The organization accomplishes this by: providing a
single point of entry to community-based crisis services through innovative
telephony and internet-based technologies; bringing national attention and
access to services for postpartum depression and other women's mood disorders;
through education and advocacy; through formal research and evaluation of
crisis line services; and championing the need for national funding for
community-based suicide prevention crisis services.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Public Information and Communications Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
866-615-6464
www.nimh.nih.gov
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federal government's principal
biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the US Department of
Health and Human Services. The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental
illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.
This public health mandate demands that the institute harness powerful
scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually,
prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans.
The Schizophrenia Home Page
http://www.schizophrenia.com
Started in 1995, Schizophrenia.com is a leading nonprofit Web community
dedicated to providing high quality information, support and education to the
family members, caregivers and individuals whose lives have been impacted by
schizophrenia.
The COPE™ Program
www.CopingWithMentalIllness.com
The COPE™ Program is an educational tool that provides practical and useful
information for understanding and coping with mental illness on a day-to-day
basis. The COPE™ Program also helps people who are dealing with mental illness
learn to regain footing in their lives by preparing them to live on their own
and reenter the workforce.
Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits