Resources : Recovery/Personal Growth Resources

Other sites that may assist you in your role toward recovery and personal growth:

Psych Central www.psychcentral.com
Dr. John Grohol’s Psych Central website may be a good place to start in your effort toward recovery from mental illness. This website offers a number of helpful services

• Symptom checklists and detailed treatment information for most diagnosable mental illnesses.
• Interesting articles written by professionals on a wide range of topics can be found in the Psychology Articles and News section.
• Ms. Kristina Randle, LCSW, Dr. Holly R. Counts, and Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker staff the Ask the Therapist section and answer questions posed to the website.
• The Medication Library section is a prescription drug reference guide.

The National Association of Social Workers www.helpstartshere.org
Devoted to your personal effort toward recovery from mental illness. The site is divided into five sections.

• Kids and Families
  Covers topics that range from adoption to your child’s right to equal access to education.
• Mind and Spirit
  Focuses on specific disorders such as depression and schizophrenia but also covers more general topics such as stress management and relationship issues.
• Health and Wellness
  Focuses on hospital stays, worker with medical professionals (health care teams), and topics such as pain management.
• Seniors and Aging
  Focuses on the difficulties of aging.
• Issues and Answers
  Devoted to topics in the news from a mental health perspective.

The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. www.InCrisis.Org
Resource for parents with teenagers in crisis. While the online tool is time-consuming to complete, it is recommended by a number of mental health professionals and reports to provide a “comprehensive assessment of the psychosocial status of their child.” After parents complete the assessment, there is a report that provides an analysis of the collected information that can also be shared with a counselor.