April 2007 is Alcohol Awareness Month! Please go to our Alcohol Awarenss Month Page to get linked to resources and information about Alcohol Awareness Month and other chemical dependency, substance abuse, and recovery observances.

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• MSNBC - Main Health Page.
  
• ABC News - Main Health Page.
  
• Discovery Channel - Main Health Page.
  
• IntelliHealth.com - Main Health Page.
  
• Mayo Clinic - Main Health Page.
  
• WebMD - Main Health Page.
  
• HeliosHealth.com - Main Health Page.
  
• Apples for Health - Main Health Page.
  
• Health A to Z - Main Health Page.
  
• Go Ask Alice - Main Health Page (a Columbia University project). If you haven't heard of Go Ask Alice!, you have been living under a rock.
  
• National Institute of Health - Home Page.
  
• National Institute of Health - Main Health Page.

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• WebMD - Women's Health.
  
• Discovery Channel - Women's Health.
  
• Mayo Clinic - Women's Health.
  
• HealthScout.com - Women's Health.
  
• Health A to Z - Women's Health.

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• WebMD - Men's Health.
  
• Discovery Channel - Men's Health.
  
• Mayo Clinic - Men's Health.
  
• Health Central - Men's Health.
  
• HealthScout.com - Men's Health.
  
• Health A to Z - Men's Health.

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• American Psychological Association - Home Page.
  
• American Psychological Association - Mental Health Information Pages.
  
• American Psychiatric Association.
  
• National Institute of Mental Health - Home Page.
  
• Surgeon General Mental Health Report, 1999.
  
• New York Times - Psychology Pages.
  
• Washington Post - Mental Health Pages.
  
• WebMD - Mental Health (Emotional Wellness).
  
• Microsoft Network - Mental Health Pages.
  
• Discovery Channel - Mental Health Pages.
  
• HealthCentral.com - Mental Health Index.
  
• Mental Health Infosource - Index to Disorders.
  
• HeliosHealth.com - Mental Health Pages.
  
• Internet Mental Health, a University-based comprehensive mental health information site.
  
• Go Ask Alice About Emotional Health, sponsored and built by Columbia University.
  
• Online Dictionary of Mental Health is a comprehensive index of mental health-related information including terms, history, disorders, concerns, and issues.
  
• Apples for Health - Mental Health Pages.

Medication Information Resources:
• MSN's Drug Reference (Prescription Drugs) Page.

• National Library of Medicine Drug Information.

• The Virtual Library Pharmacy (Pharmacy.org) has a comprehensive list of Links to Pharmaceutical Companies.

• Public Citizen has been informing us for 30 years about important health, safety and democracy issues. Check their Drug Information Center for links to articles, news, and their "Worst Pills, Best Pills" newsletters, books, and links.

Online Pharmacies:
• The VIPPS program has a list of Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites.

• The most well-known online drugstore is at DrugStore.com.

Financial and Other Assistance for Obtaining Medications:
• NeedyMeds.com is probably the number one place on the Internet to learn about financial assistance and other programs designed to help those who can't afford their medications.

  Although NeedyMeds.com is not a program itself, it contains very comprehensive information about such programs. It is the place to start your search for assistance with medication costs and supplies.

• HelpingPatients.org is Phrma.org's newest project to help consumers find patient assistance programs to help them with obtaining medications.

• Medicare Drug Assistance Programs.

• Seattle Times article posted June 11, 2002 -- Prescription treasure hunt: Where to search for medications you can afford.

• Seattle Times list -- Resources for getting free drugs.

• Join the fight for fair drug prices at FairDrugPrices.org.

• Check in with Families USA to find out more about prescription drug prices. Families USA is a strong health care advocacy organization.

• No Free Lunch offers help for health professionals addicted to pharmaceutical company handouts.

• Boston University Medical School maintains a U.S. Health Reform Page which provides links to several articles and reports about medication cost concerns.

• Check Universal Health Care Action's Winning Affordable Prescription Drugs for All Americans Web page.

• Public Citizen has been informing us for 30 years about important health, safety and democracy issues.

• A must read! Check Public Citizen's 82-page .pdf document (247KB - 1 minute download time for 56K modem) -- America's Other Drug Problem: A Briefing Book on the Rx Drug Debate.

• Check Public Citizen's Drug Information Center page.

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Several Washington State NAMI affiliates have their own Web sites listed below. To view a list of other Washington State NAMI affiliates and find contact phone numbers, please check the NAMI Washington Affiliates page.
• NAMI Yakima.
  
• NAMI Tri-Cities.
  
• NAMI Whatcom County.
  
• NAMI Whidbey Island.
  
• NAMI South King.
  
• NAMI Eastside.
  
• NAMI Eastside Calendar of Events.

• The Greater Seattle Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentall Ill (NAMI) Web site offers information and resources for mental health consumers. The Greater Seattle Chapter was formed in 1978 as a non-profit statewide organization by eight strangers who reached out in response to the needs of one family with a mentally ill member. In the following year, it co-founded the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). The NAMI mission is to address the unmet needs of individuals with mental illness through self-help support groups, 24-hour-a-day person-to-person crisis intervention, information and referral, outreach, advocacy, and public education.
  • The latest Greater Seattle NAMI support group calendar is a small Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file. Download the Self-Help Support Group Calendar Adobe file to view a list of support groups that meet throughout the State of Washington. The list contains meetings and support groups related to self-esteem, spirituality, adult and child attention deficit disorder (ADD and ADHD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depression and bipolar disorders (MDD, BD), and schizophrenia, among others. This is one of the most comprehensive lists of in-person support groups in Washington State.

  • The Greater Seattle Chapter publishes an excellent bi-monthly newsletter called Spotlight. Current and older issues of Spotlight are available online as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files. It is a great resource for information and contains updates about meetings and educational forums.

  Other resources that are not directly affiliated with NAMI but are often listed as links at their sites are:
  • Eastside Bipolar Support Group. Check the excellent Links Page at the EBSG Web site.
    
  • Northwest Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
    
  • Depressive and Manic Depressive Association of Greater Seattle.
    
  • The Parent Advocate Network.
    
  • Community Psychiatric Clinic.

• A Huge List of Local and National Social Services Links is maintained at the King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse & Dependency Services Division Resource Page.

• Seattle Area Resource Data Base. This is a very comprehensive list of Seattle-area mental health resources compiled by the Crisis Clinic of Seattle. You can search by keyword or by topic.

• The Northwest Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Web site has information and links to many ADHD support groups throughout Washington.

• ADD Resources is non-profit organization, based in Tacoma, Washington, whose focus is adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but whose purpose is to help all ADHD people achieve their full potential. Their site contains links to excellent articles about ADHD.

• South King County CHADD Chapter is the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder support group in South King County which works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

• The Alcoholics Anonymous Washington Page at the SoberPlace.com offers an updated list of all AA Web sites in Washington State.

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Seattle. In addition to providing information about the DMDA of Seattle, this site maintains a large amount of links to depression and mental health support and advocacy groups and services.

• Depression After Delivery Washington is a non-profit organization established to meet a critical need in Washington -- to support and educate women with postpartum mood disorders and their families.

• Gender Identity Support at Ingersoll Center offers a full range of services to gender dysphoric clients such as referrals to therapists, support and peer counseling pertaining to issues of daily living, changes in lifestyle, preparation for surgery, and post-operative care. They offer support groups in a friendly, low-stress setting where cross dressing is encouraged, but never required.

• The Learning Disabilities Association of Washington promotes and provides services and support to improve the quality of life for individuals and families affected by learning and attentional disabilities.

• Narcotics Anonymous in Seattle is a fellowship of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean and build a new way of life. If you have a problem with drugs of any kind, please call their phone line or go to one of their meetings.

• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center. The mission of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) is to alleviate, as much as possible, the trauma of sexual assault for victims and their families. As an agency, they wish to eliminate sexual assault and to insure the freedom to live without fear.

• Washington Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS). Washington Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS) is a private, non-profit organization that has been protecting the rights of people with disabilities in the state of Washington since 1972. The WPAS Legislative Agenda Page describes several bills of interest to WPAS.

• Pacific Northwest Psychoanalytic Society.
  
• Puget Sound Adlerian Society.
  
• Seattle Counselors Association.
  
• Seattle Forensic Institute of Washington.
  
• Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
  
• Washington Community Mental Health Council.
  
• Washington Counseling Association.
  
• Washington Mental Health Counselors Association.
  
• Washington Society of Addiction Medicine.
  
• Washington State Association of School Counselors.
  
• Washington State Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  
• Washington State Psychiatric Association.
  
• Washington State Psychological Association.

Other Online Support Groups.

• PsychForums.com -- "These forums are the support forums of the Mental Health Matters user community. We have a forum dedicated to each Disorder as well as other important issues"

• Dr. Grohol's Resource page has a very extensive list of online support groups and other mental health resources.

Thank You for Stopping By!

-- Best wishes, Dr. Sterling