Mental Health Resources

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Save Lives and Bring Hope to Those Affected by Suicide

Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.

AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss.  AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies:

  • Funding scientific research

  • Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention

  • Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention

  • Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

“Don’t Call the Police” (United States)

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line

Call: 1-888-407-4515

Trained peer supporters

The Wildflower Alliance supports healing and empowerment for our broader communities and people who have been impacted by psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, extreme states, homelessness, problems with substances and other life-interrupting challenges.

We do this through:

* Peer-to-peer support & genuine human relationships
* Alternative Healing Practices
* Learning Opportunities
* Advocacy

Essential to our work is recognizing and undoing systemic injustices such as racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, transmisogyny, and psychiatric oppression.

Suicide Hotlines & Prevention Resources Around the World

Worldwide List by Country

Below is a list of suicide prevention hotlines and other resources by country for your convenience.

Trusted Therapists, Mental Health Professionals & Advocates

Tidelands Counseling

Mat Chirman, MS, LMFT, LPCC

Location: San Luis Obispo, CA

Specializes in:

  • Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

  • Family/marriage counseling

  • Treating victims & perpetrators in domestic violence situations

  • Anger Management

  • Psychoeducational support for those with a loved one who has BPD

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*Note from Sage Nestler, MSW: I have worked in collaboration with Mat for the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. He is incredibly caring and knowledgeable.

Authenticity of Recovery

Founder & CEO: Aza A. Shukura

Our mission is to unlock your power to stand freely in your authenticity through all forms of needed self-discovery. We strive to boldly reject the ideology that people will forever carry the labels of mental health and substance use challenges through evolving and raising the bar by taking revolutionary action, to go from long term recovery to reinventing oneself into a completely new way of Being.

We hold the power to decide the outcome of our destiny by changing the narrative of our own lives and the trajectory by which we become our future selves.

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*Note from Sage Nestler, MSW: Aza and I are both part of the advocacy committee within the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. She is very passionate about recovery and advocates against abuse in recovery communities. We have talked extensively about our experiences, and she is an incredibly safe and understanding human being.

If you have experienced abuse in a recovery community, Aza is working on legislation to bring light to this incredibly harmful problem.

You can report your story through her website here: Recovery Reform

Youth Mental Health

Recovery High School - Aspire Advocates for Health

Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Health is a volunteer-led grassroots movement that aims to improve the identification, treatment, and reimbursement of mental health and substance use disorder services for young people aged 26 and younger.

Worldwide Suicide Prevention Resources