Depression, Suicide, Suicide Survivors, Mental Health, Mood Disorders,
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Depression, Suicide, & Mental Health Links

Many have e-mailed me expressing an interest in becoming a crisis counselor.

There are lots of Crisis Organizations
wanting to train volunteers...

More and more organizations are adding web sites
and often have lots of great info about

Volunteering, Internships, and statistics.

The American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 310
Washington, DC 20008

phone# (202) 237-2280
fax# (202) 237-2282

http://www.spanusa.org/

Suicide Information & Education Centre
Suicide Prevention Training Programs
http://www.suicideinfo.ca/

	Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program®
	http://www.yellowribbon.org/

http://www.contact-usa.org/

Starting A Helpline

Open up your local phone book
.
Crisis Centers are run by your city, county, or maybe state.
.
Look in the front for the "community guide" type sections and/or city, county, or state sections
.
Alphabetical Listings could be under various headings, like:
- Suicide
- Mental Health
- Community
- County Mental Health
- Health Center
- Hospital
- Clinic
  .
Check for LOCAL or NATIONAL listings of the following mental health organizations:
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NAFDI - National Foundation For Depressive Illness, Inc.
NMHA - National Mental Health Association
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NDMDA - National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
NARSAD - National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Yellow Ribbon.org