National Resources

Active Minds

  • utilizes the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses
  • develops and support chapters of a student-run mental health awareness, advocacy, and education
  • works to increase students' awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as a liaison between students and the mental health community
  • aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health issues on college campuses throughout North America
DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
  • provides hope, help, and support to improve the lives of people with depression and bipolar disorder through peer-based, recovery-oriented, empowering services and resources
Families for Depression Awareness
  • helps families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides
Half of Us
  • encourages students to take control of their emotional health in order to improve their moods and get the most out of life
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
  • offers resources to those in need
  • insists that mental illness become a high national priority
  • engages in a variety of activities to create awareness and promote the promise of recovery
  • offers peer education and training programs, initiatives, and services for individuals, family members, health care providers, and the general public

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-TALK

  • a free, confidential 24/7 hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress
  • your call will be routed to the crisis center nearest you
  • call for yourself or someone you care about
  • an anonymous helpline website
  • developed by experts in teen counseling and psychology
  • password protected, safe cyber-space for teens to work out their issues
  • professionally monitored