Online Resources
PsychCentral
Directory of mental health resources with general information, blog posts, articles, forums, support groups, quizzes, and more. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter to be updated on current topics in the psych field.
Dan Gottlieb
Dan Gottlieb is an award-winning clinician, author, and radio show host. He teaches compassion and gratitude as a tool for mental and physical healing. His website offers his speaking/psychotherapy services and more.
Natasha Daniels
Natasha is an active member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and have attended both the Behavior Therapy Training Institute’s (BTTI) general advanced OCD training and their pediatric advanced training taught by the top OCD researchers in the field.
Social Media Victims Law Center
The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) works to hold social media companies legally accountable for the harm they inflict on vulnerable users.
SAMHSA
Government resource for substance abuse and mental health. Provides treatment locators, informative articles, news and statistics, and medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.
MeekerParenting
Meg Meeker is an expert in parenting through discipline and kindness. Her website offers podcasts, blog posts, resources, and courses. Sign up for a free parenting webinar for developing consistent discipline.
DrugRehab.com
DrugRehab provides information, resources, and treatment for people battling addiction and related conditions.
International OCD foundation
IOCD was founded at UNESCO in 1981. Their current priority focus is on promoting the chemical sciences for development and especially for global sustainability.
Brené Brown
#1 New York Times best-selling author Brené Brown is an expert on courage and vulnerability. She has TEDTalks, a podcast, as well as several books and articles teaching people how to choose courage over comfort.
NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a great resource for families and individuals to learn more about mental illnesses, how to find support and professional help, and how to become an advocate.
Dr. Ramani
Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emerita of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting.
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health
The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health promotes survivor-defined healing, liberation, and equity by transforming the systems that impact survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families. We envision a society where all people are free of systemic, collective, and individual trauma.
Suggested Charities
Interfaith Philadelphia
Interfaith Philadelphia is a community-based organization that invites people of all faiths to learn through dialogue and service. They host workshops and other programming for youth & adults.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is a suicide & mental health hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. In addition to the hotline, they conduct research, hold support groups and trainings, as well as have different branches within communities across America.
NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a great resource for families and individuals to learn more about mental illnesses, how to find support and professional help, and how to become an advocate.
COVID-19 Response Fund
The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Response Fund is a fund to support the research of COVID-19, contact tracing, patient care, and the support of frontline workers. These funds are distributed all over the world.
The JED Foundation
The JED Foundation is the nation’s leading organization in youth mental health. They support schools and communities in creating supportive environments for the mental health of their children.
Kashmir Education Initiative
The Kashmir Education Initiative (KEI) is a non-profit organization providing scholarships, mentoring, and experiential opportunities to exceptional students in the conflict-ridden Kashmir Valley.
Apps
COVIDCoach
Provides resources to cope and adapt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Tools for stress management, education, mood check-ins, and outside resources.
Calm
Reduce stress and improve sleep. Calm provides guided meditations and programs, sleep stories to help you fall asleep, music, and masterclasses.
Lumosity
Quick games & puzzles to keep your brain sharp. Lumosity offers memory, attention, speed, flexibility, and problem solving games backed by science.
Moodpath
Personalized mental health journal. Assess your mental health, track your symptoms and reflect, and improve moods using their audio and written exercises.
Headspace
Guide to everyday mindfulness. Provides guided meditations, mindfulness tracking journal, and movement exercises for mind-body synergy.
I am
I am is a positive affirmations app. It offers daily affirmations and intentions via notification, as many times as you choose to receive throughout t e day.
Hotlines
National Suicide Hotline
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-448-4663
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-25ABUSE
GriefShare
1-800-395-5755
LGBTQ+ Helpline
1-800-398-GAYS