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American Lit: Mental Health Resources

Representation of Teens and Mental Health in YA Literature

Recommended Websites

Mentalhealth.gov
- Government resource which provides one-stop access to U.S. mental health information in order to educate the general public, professionals, and policy leaders.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Focuses on advocacy, education, support, and awareness to enable people living with mental illness to build better lives.

Mental Health America
- An organization that advocates for those living with mental illness, provides support for policy issues, and conducts research on major mental health issues.

National Institute of Mental Health
- NIMH is the federal research agency with a goal of developing more prevention and a cure and strives to better understand mental illness through research.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency which promotes public understanding and awareness of mental illnesses and seeks to reduce substance abuse.