Resources and Links
The groups that follow are helpful organizations that provide information and support for depression and other conditions related to depression. If you have specific questions about depression, contact one of the groups listed here that is based in your country; they can refer you to other organizations that may have the specific information you need.
Links to organisations
Australian Organizations
Name: beyondblue
Web site: http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
About: beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organization working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
Brazilian Organizations
Name: ABRATA
Web site: http://www.abrata.com.br
About: ABRATA is an association that aims to improve the quality of life of people suffering from Depression and Bipolar Disease, aiming to not only alleviate their suffering but also that of the people supporting them.
Spanish Organizations
Name: Alianza para la Depresion
Web site: http://alianzadepresion.com/
About: Alianza para la Depresion is an independent Spanish association, which offers advice to people with depression and their families about how to deal with depression and organizes group discussions and conferences.
French Organizations
Name: Association France Dépression
Web site: http://www.france-depression.org
About: A site which aims to provide support to patients so that they feel less isolated and rejected by society.
Italian Organizations
Name: Associazione Strade
Web site: http://www.strade-onlus.it/
About : Associazione Strade is an Italian non-profit organization, promoting research and prevention of depression. The organization also supports families and friends of people suffering from the disorder.
German Organizations
Name: Bundesverband der Angehörigen psychisch Kranker (BApK)
Web site: http://www.bapk.de/
About : Bundesverband der Angehörigen psychisch Kranker (BApK) provides support to people with depression and their relatives by sharing knowledge and by raising awareness of depression.
Mexican Organizations
Name: Voz Pro Salud Mental
Web site: http://portal.vozprosaludmental.org.mx
About: A site which provides suffers of mental health and their friends and family with information about the disorder.
Other organizations
Name: Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
Web site: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
About: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) provides information about mental health via a telephone line, website and more than 600 publications
Name: The Carter Center
Web site: http://www.cartercenter.org/
About: The Carter Center is in partnership with Emory University to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary human suffering. The Carter Center's Mental Health Programme focuses on working with the media to reduce stigma and promote effective journalism around mental health disorders.
Name: Clifford Beers Foundation
Web site: http://www.cliffordbeersfoundation.co.uk/
About: The Clifford Beers Foundation is working to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders through dissemination of knowledge, training partnerships and consultation.
Name: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) (US)
Web site: http://dbsalliance.org
About: The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the nation's leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses - depression and bipolar disorder. The organization fosters an understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand.
Name: European Depression Association
Web site: http://www.eddas.org/
About: The European Depression Association (EDA) was formed with a strong focus on raising awareness of Depression at a European level through the annual European Depression Day campaign. Each participating country has a representative who provides the secretariat for the European Depression Day at a local level, promoting the campaign in their country and recruiting advisors to the scientific advisory board. The fundamental principle behind the EDA is that through collaborative working they can maximise resources, react strategically, lobby effectively, and create a better environment for those affected by depression.
Name: Families for Depression Awareness Organization
Web site: http://www.familyaware.org/
About: The Families for Depression Awareness Organization was set up to help families recognize and cope with depressive disorders. It aims to help families recognize and manage depression and associated mood disorders, reduce stigma associated with depressive disorders and to unite families and help them heal in coping with depression.
Name: Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Web site: http://www.ptsdinfo.org/
About: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information was set up to help the public learn more about coping with traumatic stress.
Name: Gift From Within - PTSD Resources
Web site:http://www.giftfromwithin.org/
About: A site to give trauma survivors, their loved ones and supporters a credible online website that is friendly and supportive, that will provide an explanation of PTSD that is not too technical or superficial.
Name: Health Research Board
Web site: http://www.hrb.ie/
About: The Health Research Board aims to improve health through research and information.
Name: Helpguide
Web site: http://www.helpguide.org/index.htm
About: This site aims to help empower people by guiding them towards appropriate information and care for their problems and needs.
Name: International Centre on Migration and Health (ICMH)
Web site: http://www.icmh.ch/index.htm
About: The International Centre for Migration and Health believes that in promoting and protecting the health and welfare of people affected by migration including, the people who move, the people they leave behind and the communities that host migrants, the health and development of society in general is best served.
Name: International Association of Suicide Prevention
Web site: http://www.med.uio.no/iasp/index.html
About: ISAP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behavior, to alleviate its effects, and to provide a forum for academians, mental health professionals, crisis workers and suicide survivors
Name: Life Long Mental Health Project
Web site: http://www.lifelongmentalhealth.com/index.html
About: A Web site to provide information on mental health management for people divided into 4 age groups; 0-4 years old, 5-11 years old, 12-19 years old and 20+ years old.
Name: Menninger Clinic
Web site: http://www.menningerclinic.com/
About: Menninger is the international psychiatric center of excellence, restoring hope to each person through innovative programs in treatment, research and education.
Name: Mental Health Europe
Web site: http://www.mhe-sme.org/
About: MHE is a non-government organization committed to the promotion of positive mental health, the prevention of mental distress, the improvement of care, advocacy and the protection of human rights of mental health service users, patients of psychiatric hospitals, their families and carers.
Name: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Web site: http://www.nami.org
About: NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1,100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
Name: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
About: The NIMH is actively involved in strategic planning and priority-setting for the Institute as whole as well as for specific research areas. NIMH solicits input from patients and their advocates, scientists, congress, the public, and the National Advisory Mental Health Council.
Name: National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Web site: http://www.nmha.org/
About: The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.
Name: National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Web site: http://www.nrcdv.org/
About: The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) was founded in 1993 as a key component in a national network of domestic violence resources. The NRCDV provides support to all organizations and individuals working to end violence in the lives of victims and their children through technical assistance, training and information on response to and prevention of domestic violence.
Name: Recovery, Inc.
Web site: http://www.recovery-inc.org/
About: Recovery, Inc. is a self-help mental health program based on the ground breaking work of its founder the late Abraham A. Low, M.D., a neuropsychiatrist. It is a non-profit, non-sectarian and completely member managed. Recovery Inc., has been active since 1937 and has groups meeting every week around the world.
Name: Suicide and Mental Health Association International
Web site: http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/
About: SMHAI is dedicated to suicide and mental health related issues. Its main goal is to prevent suicidal behavior and to relieve its effects on all who maybe affected by it. It also promotes and advocates education, awareness and treatment in regards to mental health.
Name: World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Web site: http://www.wapr.info/index.htm
About: The World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) was founded in France in 1986 and it has been developing steadily since. Its growth over the last years reflected the increasing importance of the prevention and reduction of social disability as a framework for the community care of people with severe mental disorders.
Name: World Federation for Mental Health
Web site: www.wfmh.org
About: The World Federation for Mental Health was founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.
Name: World Health Organization
Web site: http://www.who.int/en/
About: The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health
Name: World Suicidology Net
Web site: http://www.redsuicidiologos.com.ar/
About: Information source on suicide and related topics.
Name: World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
Web site: http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
About: To help social service professionals throughout the world conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession and emerging scholarship.