Mental Health Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – text or call 988; chat, TTY, and Veterans chat available at website
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Crisis Response
- Elevate - 24/7/365 mobile crisis response; Crisis Observation Service; Crisis Care Intervention; Adult Peer Support Drop in Center for those struggling with mental illness and substance use; Medication Management, and more.
Support for Farmers, Ranchers, and all Iowans
- Iowa Concern Hotline | 1-800-447-1985 | Available 24/7
Depression
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Depression Screening
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Trauma & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- National Center for PTSD
- Sidran Institute
- Veterans Administration – Mental Health Services
Addiction and Recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Center for On-Line Addiction
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Web of Addictions
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Disorders
Medication
- CostPlus Drug Company – on-line pharmacy for prescription medications provided at-cost plus a low mark-up/labor/shipping (I offer this information as a public service due to the high prices of so many medications so you can compare cost and service. I have no business relationship with this company. Please do your due diligence to learn more about this company.)
- DrugWatch.com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.
Eastern & Central Iowa Community Mental Health Centers
- Community Mental Health Centers in Northeast Iowa
- Central Iowa Community Services
- Southwest Iowa Region Mental Health & Disability Services
Child Abuse, Dependent Adult Abuse, and Domestic Violence
- Child Abuse & Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting Hotline in Iowa – 1-800-362-2178, available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week
- Childhelp USA®
- Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
Associations & Institutes
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- Mental Health America
- MentalHealth.gov/
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Sleep Foundation
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)