National Child and Teen Mental Health Resources and More!

Click on the links below to access resource pages for state, national and international mental health resources.*

	National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)National Helpline Call 1-800-662-4357
	United Way Dial 2-1-1
	National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Text 62640

Abuse/Assault/Violence 

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522
• Childhelp USA® - National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or text 1-800-422-4453
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Addiction
• SAMHSA's Substance Abuse/Addiction
• Talking To Teens About Alcohol

Adoption

See our Adoption Resources page

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
• Hey Sigmund 
• Yale SPACE Treatment Program
• The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behavior

Attachment

• Attachment and Trauma Network
• Circle of Security International 
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 

• Attention Deficit Disorder Association Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADDA)
• NIMH ADD/ADHD 
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 

Autism Resources

• Autism Society 
• Autism Speaks 

Brain Development

• Center of the Developing Child (Harvard University)
• Child Neurology Foundation

Developmental Disorders

• The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
• National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

Disaster Support

Disaster Distress Helpline - CALL or TEXT 1-800-985-5990 (press 2 for Spanish)

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorders Association
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Education

• Did you Know?

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects individuals with special needs from discrimination in areas such as job recruitment, admission to educational institutions and treatment for medical issues. 

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Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for reliable information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.

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• U.S. Department of Education

Infant Mental Health and Early Childhood

• Zero to Three
• Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
• Healthychildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• World Association for Infant Mental Health

LGBTQ+Trans 

• The Trevor Project -  1-866-488-7386 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)-LGBTQ 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-LGBT Youth Health 
• LGBT National Help Center 
• American Psychological Association-Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Mental Health

• Child Mind Institute
• Mental Health America
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• World Health Organization

Military Service Members and Their Families

See our Military Resources page

Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Resources

Play Therapy

Association for Play Therapy

Respite

• ARCH National Respite Network Respite Locator Service 

Search by state to locate respite programs in your area.

Selective Mutism

• Selective Mutism, Anxiety, & Related Disorders Treatment Center (SMart)
• Selective Mutism Association 

Sleep Disorders

Sleep Foundation

Trauma

• Attachment and Trauma Network 
• Child Trauma Academy
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) 
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention  (TBRI)
• Beacon House Trauma

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