Area resources for mental illness include:
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/ADAA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and related disorders and to improving the lives of all people who suffer from them. The anxiety and panic support group meets in Newton, Mass.
- Families for Depression Awareness
http://www.familyaware.org/Families for Depression Awareness is a national nonprofit organization helping families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance groups meet in various Mass. locations.
- The Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention
http://www.masspreventssuicide.org/The MCSP is an alliance of suicide prevention advocates, including public and private agency representatives, policy makers, suicide survivors, mental health and public health consumers and providers and concerned citizens dedicated to working together to reduce the incidence of suicide and self-harm in the Commonwealth.
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts
http://www.namimass.org/resources/children-familiesNAMI’s free educational programs offer resources, insights, coping skills, and support for families and those in recovery.
- OCD Massachusetts
http://www.ocfoundation.org/affiliates/massachusetts/OCD Massachusetts offers support and resources for those with OCD and their families.
- SPED Child and Teen
http://www.spedchildmass.com/SPED Child and Teen is a free database of disability camp, workshop, and event listings in New England.
- Tourette’s Syndrome Association of Massachusetts
http://www.tsa-ma.org/resources/TSAM supports the needs of families affected by Tourette Syndrome.
