Resources
We urge everyone to contact the many support groups available to help yourself and/or your family members. We have listed some of the best sites below:
Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health exists to HELP you and your family and friends. There is help in your neighborhood, and a great place to search for mental health providers is: http://www.dmh.co.la.ca.us/providers/map-sa.html . Or, you can call their 24/7 ACCESS helpline: 1-800-854-7771.
NAMI Urban Los Angeles
If you're in Los Angeles County , please take advantage of many, many FREE resources such as the NAMI Urban Los Angeles' Family to Family counseling service by phoning (310-203-7851), email them at nancy@namiurbanla.org, or visit www.namiurbanla.org.
NAMI LA
Learn what NAMI LA can do for you to help you cope with your mentally ill relative. People who come to NAMI meetings learn how to create a safe environment for themselves and their ill relative. This improves the prognosis for the ill relative. Come and hear the wisdom of other family members in your shoes. Fight Stigma and get the help you deserve!
National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles
The National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles (MHA) works to ensure that people with mental illness reach their rightful place as participating, productive members of our community. MHA's four cornerstones are to advocate for quality care for people with mental illness, demonstrate services models that help people recover to self-reliant lives, work with professionals through training and replicating the "integrated services" model, and educate about mental illness to increase public awareness and access to care. For more information, visit www.mhala.org
National Links:
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI , works to achieve equitable services and treatment for more than 15 million Americans living with severe mental illnesses and their families. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers participate in more than one thousand local affiliates and fifty state organizations to provide education and support, combat stigma, support increased funding for research, and advocate for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with mental illnesses and their families. They have maps that will connect you to your local contacts for help and support in your area: www.nami.org
Teens: Your favorite musician might be involved in BUSTING the stigma of Mental Illness. Check out MPower to find out .
For help developing outreach programs for your area or organization, please contact info@fymps.com.
Free Your Mind Projects and their affiliates are not responsible for content on links or changes made therein. Please contact the groups directly for additional information.
