Mental Health Resources - ECT - Depression & Workplace Mental Health

Please find below a variety of resources for information and help surrounding mental illness, depression and ECT.

Hotline and Helplines

Comprehensive mental health and psychology resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Mental Health Organizations

NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness (800) 950-6264

SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association

Mental Health America (MHA)

Healthy Place for Your Mental Health

PsychU – Patients & Caregivers

WebMD – Mental Health Center

American Association of Suicidology

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Hope for the Day

Psych Hub

To Get a Referral

Your doctor or someone at your local mental health center can refer you to a licensed therapist who is registered and affiliated with his/her same professional association. To obtain a referral, you can also contact one of these organizations:

American Psychiatric Association

American Psychological Association

National Association of Social Workers

Mental Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics Center for Disease Control and Prevention

World Health Organizations: Future projections regarding mental illness

Depression

Trees.com – As plant-keeping booms during pandemic, 88% of Americans say the hobby has improved their mental health

The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC)

The International Foundation for Research and Edu cation on Depression (iFred)

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

Esperanza – Hope to Cope with Anxiety and Depression

ECT – Electroconvulsive Therapy Program

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Program specializes in administering ECT to those patients for whom such treatment is indicated, (such as patients with severe mood disorders). The program strives to standardize the methods of ECT application while promoting the highest level of proficiency of this treatment. The program is heavily invested in promoting in-depth research into ECT’s clinical effectiveness and technique.

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Program – University of Michigan

The Mayo Clinic

Brain Stimulation Therapies – The National Institute of Mental Health

Journal of ECT

Cleveland Clinic

Psych Central

The Johns Hopkins Hospital