Mental Health Resources
If you are in crisis or experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call or text 988.
This guide is not intended to be comprehensive and is not medical advice. Please speak with your medical professionals if you have a specific concern.
To see how Loops of Gray is involved with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, click here.
Table of Contents
A-G
H-Z
Crisis Lines
988 - 3-digit dialing code for mental health crisis
Crisis Text Line - text HELLO to 741741
LGBTQ+ Lifeline - 1-888-843-4564
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ under 25) - 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678
Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860
Self-Harm Hotline - 1-800-DONTCUT (1-800-366-8288)
Mental Health America - What happens if I call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline?
Mental Health Organizations
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Missouri/St. Louis-specific
Independence Center Health Group (formerly Midwest Psychiatry)
Provident (operates on a sliding pay scale)
Family Care Health Centers - Behavioral Health (operates on a sliding pay scale)
Schiele Clinic (operates on a sliding pay scale)
Affinia Healthcare (operates on a sliding pay scale)
Care STL Health - Behavioral Health (operates on a sliding pay scale)
Missouri Department of Mental Health - Civil Involuntary Detention
General Mental Health
If you are on the Siri platform and you engage Siri, and you say, "I am feeling depressed," it gives you the opportunity to connect with a friend or family member, and then if not to connect with NAMI.
National Library of Medicine - Psychological and social aspects of resilience
Psych Central - 15 Cognitive Distortions to Blame for Negative Thinking
Very Well Mind - 10 Cognitive Distortions That Can Cause Negative Thinking
Finding a Therapist
Mental Health Artists
Mental Health Books
Where to Start: A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges by Mental Health America and Gemma Correll (general mental health) [NEW]
Marbles by Ellen Forney (bipolar disorder)
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (major depressive disorder)
Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green (eating disorders)
Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt (anxiety, aimed at kids)
January First by Michael Schofield (schizophrenia)
The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry (bipolar disorder)
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung (anxiety and depression)
Mental Health Documentaries
Well Beings - Demystifying and destigmatizing our physical and mental health through storytelling.
Thin (eating disorders)
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive (bipolar disorder)
Heroin(e) (addiction)
Don't Call Me Crazy (various mental health conditions)
Peer Support/Content Creators
ADHD
Anxiety
BIPOC Mental Health
Bipolar Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Children and Mental Health
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dementia
Dementia Diary - Dementia, mental health and mental illness are different, but have things in common
Alzheimer's Society - Let’s talk about dementia, mental illness and mental health
Symphony Senior Living - Dementia vs Mental Illness in Seniors
America Senior Communities - Mental Illness vs Dementia in the Elderly
Depersonalization/Derealization
Depression/Major Depressive Disorder
Dermatillomania
Eating Disorders
Exercise and Mental Health
Gender Differences in Suicide
Genetics and Mental Health
Hikikomori
Hoarding Disorder
Intrusive Thoughts
LGBTQ+ and Mental Health
Mental Health America - LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health
Mental Health America - Transgender+ Communities and Mental Health
Health Partners - Mental Health in the Transgender Community
GLMA - Find a health professional who advances LGBT equality