Helpful Links
Crisis Intervention
San Francisco Suicide Prevention: www.sfsuicide.org
National Suicide Prevention: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention: www.metonia.org/suicide
The Politics of Psychotherapy and Mental Health
Research on the benefits of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/01/psychodynamic-therapy.aspx
How the push for profits impacts the availability of quality of mental health care (requires users to remove ad blockers):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2019/12/27/the-war-for-the-future-of-psychotherapy/?fbclid=IwAR14vDKmeWv9VLRQCgXx7BVUlJ_CspDvBMix7oai-YSfYhZwCn1A4Bz2asc#2075d602759b
The Psychotherapy Action Network: https://www.psian.org
Trauma
Trauma Information Pages: www.trauma-pages.com
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: www.nctsn.org
Caregivers
Family Caregivers: http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning (LGBTQQ)
Parents, Families. Friends, and Allies of Lesbians and Gays: www.pflag.org
Pacific Center for Human Growth: www.pacificcenter.org
Boulder Colorado Pride: www.outboulder.org
Mental Illness Information and Support
Mind for Better Mental Health: http://mind.org.uk/ (note that this site offers great information, but phone numbers and resources are local to United Kingdom)
National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
Mindfulness and Psychology
Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom: www.wisebrain.org
UC San Diego Page on Mindfulness Resources: https://cih.ucsd.edu/mindfulness/guided-audio-video
*These links are provided for general information purposes only. The information contained in websites linked to from this page is not guaranteed for accuracy. While the internet can be a useful source of information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy services.