Sunday, October 28, 2012

Psychological Helpline

My first job as a psychologist was working on a government funded helpline in Vienna, Austria. I answered close to 10 000 calls over the years and know how important a resource like that is. Here is where many questions around mental health - small and big can be answered:

National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI, www.nami.org, 1-800-950-NAMI

Also, Columbia University´s Go Ask Alice! website: http:/goaskalice.columbia.edu/healt-resources. It offers expert-staffed Q&A service and a comprehensive list of outside resources, grouped by topics.