Advocacy Organizations
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association)
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective)
Online Communities
Reddit has tons of great forums for individuals living with various diagnoses and their carers. Here’s a list someone compiled of mental health subreddits. Alternate link here.
Tools
Crisis Toolkit (Fireweed Collective)
T-MAPS (Transformative Mutual Aid Practices)
Open Path Collective (directory of affordable therapists)
Psychology Today “Find a Therapist”
DBT Diary Card & Skills Coach (app)
Books I Recommend
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times (poetry anthology)
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
Films & TV I Recommend
Sicko (2007) — Michael Moore documentary about the American healthcare system
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) — Fun lil’ rom-com that deals with mental illness and recovery
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015 – 2019) – Musical television series about a woman with borderline personality disorder; ignore the title, this show is excellent!