| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens |
| 10140 Centurion Parkway North |
| Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
| Phone: | (904) 697-4100 |
| Fax: | (904) 697-4220 |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
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This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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| Mental Health America |
| 2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor |
| Alexandria, VA 22311 |
| Phone: | 1-800-969-NMHA (1-800-969-6642) referral service for help with depression
(703) 684-7722 |
| Fax: | (703) 684-5968 |
| TDD: | 1-800-969-6642 |
| Web Address: | www.mentalhealthamerica.net |
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Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit agency devoted to helping people of all ages live mentally healthier lives. Its Web site has information about mental health conditions. It also addresses issues such as grief, stress, bullying, and more. It includes a confidential depression screening test for anyone who would like to take it. The short test may help you decide whether your symptoms are related to depression. |
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| National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) |
| P.O. Box 640 |
| Naperville, IL 60566 |
| Phone: | (630) 577-1330 (helpline) |
| Email: | anadhelp@anad.org
www.anad.org/ |
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This association distributes listings of therapists and hospitals that work with people who have eating disorders. It sends out materials and also offers support groups, conferences, and a crisis hotline. |
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| National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) |
| 603 Stewart Street |
| Suite 803 |
| Seattle, WA 98101 |
| Phone: | 1-800-931-2237
(206) 382-3587 |
| Email: | info@NationalEatingDisorders.org |
| Web Address: | www.nationaleatingdisorders.org |
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The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a large nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of eating disorders. NEDA helps educate people with eating disorders and their families about their conditions and also provides information for health professionals. The organization's Web site will help you locate treatment referrals for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and issues surrounding body image and weight. |
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| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
| 6001 Executive Boulevard |
| Room 8184, MSC 9663 |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 |
| Phone: | 1-866-615-6464 toll-free
(301) 443-4513 |
| Fax: | (301) 443-4279 |
| TDD: | 1-866-415-8051 toll-free |
| Email: | nimhinfo@nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nimh.nih.gov |
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information to help people better understand mental health, mental disorders, and behavioral problems. NIMH does not provide referrals to mental health professionals or treatment for mental health problems. |
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| Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) |
| 1 WIN Way |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3665 |
| Phone: | 1-877-946-4627 toll-free |
| Fax: | (202) 828-1028 |
| Email: | win@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm |
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The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. WIN supplies information on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders for the public and for health professionals. |
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