resources
If You or Someone You Know Is in Crisis and Needs Immediate Help
Call your physician’s office.
Call 911 for emergency services.
Go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
Call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
Ask a family member or friend to help you make these calls or take you to the hospital.
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 310
Washington, DC 20015
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
Phone: 202-237-2280
www.suicidology.org
National Domestic Violence
Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
TTY: 800-787-3224
www.ndvh.org
The American Psychiatric Association is not able to monitor this Web site for crisis messages.
Additional Resources:
National Alliance on Mental Illness
3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100
Arlington, VA 22203
Information Helpline: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 866-615-6464
TTY: 866-415-8051
www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place - Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 301-306-7070
www.chadd.org
Families for Depression Awareness
395 Totten Pond Road, Suite 404
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-890-0220
www.familyaware.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: 202-966-7300
www.aacap.org
Mental Health America
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-969-MHA (6642)
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-363-3500, ext. 33
www.afsp.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, Ill. 60654-7225
Phone: 800-826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
820 Davis St., Ste. 520
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-492-8519
http://www.bpkids.org
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-1752
TTY: 1-800-222-4225
www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
8730 Georgia Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 240-485-1001
www.adaa.org
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
1501 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-387-5000
www.hispanichealth.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 877-SAMHSA-7 (877-726-4727)
www.samhsa.gov
Active Minds
2647 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-332-9595
www.activeminds.org