LEARN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS
General mental health
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Mental Health Statistics
- Mental Illness Policy. What is “Serious Mental Illness” and what is not?
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) & toxic stress
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Resources for Parents and Caregivers.
- U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence. (2012). Defending Childhood: Protect, Heal, Thrive: Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence final report.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.
- ACEs Too High: A site focused on news and research around ACEs.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Types of Traumatic Stress.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Toxic Stress.
- ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development Video.
Suicide
- LA County Department of Mental Health. About Suicide
- National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). Suicide Prevention
- American Psychiatric Association (APA). Suicide Prevention
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Suicide Prevention
- Mental Health America (MHA). Suicide
Major depression (also called Major Depressive Disorder or Clinical Depression)
- Harvard Health Publishing. Harvard Medical School. Major Depression
- National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). Depression Overview
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Video: What is Depression?
- Mental Health America (MHA). Learn More About Depression
Schizophrenia
- National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). About Schizophrenia
- American Psychiatric Association (APA). What is schizophrenia?
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Video: Tell Me About Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
- National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). Bipolar Disorder
- American Psychiatric Association (APA). What are bipolar disorders?
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Video: Tell me about bipolar disorder
- Mental Health America (MHA). Bipolar Disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA). What is PTSD?
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). PTSD
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Military and Veteran Families and Children.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – National Center for PTSD. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety and depression among teens
- Pew Study: Most US teens see anxiety and depression as a major problem among teens.
- Mental Health America (MHA). Depression in Teens
Social media & mental health
- National Institutes of Health. Association between online social networking and depression in high school students.
- No Isolation. Consequences of social isolation for children and adolescents.
- American Psychological Association: Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Age, Period, and Cohort Trends in Mood Disorder.