NAMI members, partners and leaders share their journeys living with hope and how their paths have been shaped by the NAMI community. Hear the stories of how these individuals discovered the NAMI community and were welcomed with open arms. Learn how the NAMI family — working together — breaks the social stigma of living with a mental health condition or with loved ones who live with mental health conditions. Experience how NAMI has empowered those on their journeys of hope.

Provides an email hotline service for basic legal information, referrals, questions, concerns and emotional support for domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Services are available for men as well.

Reaching out to a caregiver, friend, or mental health professional are all helpful tools. Watch a discussion of the tools others have used when they are asking for help.

A website operated by DailyStrength that serves as a social network where users provide one another with emotional support. The website contains 500+ online communities that deal with different medical conditions or life challenges and includes a group specific to Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

Offers a safe and confidential service for first responders, medical professionals, emergency personnel or their family members to call and receive help and support. Calls are answered by peer advocates that offer assistance, resources, or emotional support.

Recognize that having strong emotions and valid fears following a tragedy is to be expected in circumstances that feel frightening and out of control.

A free downloadable subsection of the Psychological First Aid Manual, features coping strategies, including information about post-disaster emotional and physical reactions and tips on social support, relaxation, parenting after disasters, and self-care for adults.