Resources on mental health

Molly from Recovery Hope contacted me and asked me to share a list of mental health resources. 

RecoveryHope.org was started by Caleb and Molly Anderson. After Caleb was admitted to treatment for opiate addiction, Molly made it her mission to learn more about how to help him fight his battles and support him in his recovery. Together they now help other couples and individuals by providing research and resources regarding the many challenges of overcoming drug and alcohol addictions.

"I just had to reach out to say thanks for providing so much great information on mental health on your site! Mental health is a topic that’s really close to my heart (addiction, especially, which has been a huge obstacle in my family). I really appreciate that there are people like you who provide a safe space online for people to find answers to any questions they might have about their own battles or those being fought by their loved ones.

And since this is a subject that’s so meaningful to me, I’m also passing along some information related to mental health and addiction that you may like to add to your site somewhere. I plan on adding these to my own site at some point, but have to put together a resource page first (which I plan on including your excellent site on!)."

Therapist Vs Psychologist : Which One to Choose

How to Start the Conversation About a Loved One’s Mental Health

Promoting Mental Health at Home

6 Hobbies You Can Do to Improve Your Mental Health

Does My Teen Need Therapy?

Talking to Children About a Sibling’s Mental Illness

Leaving Therapy

A Family Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization

"Thanks again for giving people a place to go to find answers. I know it’s kind of odd for me to thank you for including this type of information on your site since you’re an expert on the topic so you obviously would include it, but I wanted to anyway. :)"

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If you are suffering with mental health or addiction problems - get help!  You don't have to suffer - help is available. The problem is - you have to work for it. Will it be hard? Yes. Is it worth it? YES!!!!

And if you want confidential online help - check out - https://checkupandchoices.com/

What Recovery Programs Work?

If you are dealing with addiction, what sort of help should you be seeking out?

I love science. And one of the things that science has done for us is that it has shown us what addiction recovery programs work and which don’t. Check out this research from Behavior Therapy Associates: http://www.behaviortherapy.com/ResearchDiv/whatworks.aspx

One of the things you will notice is that acupuncture has a better success rate for addicts than Alcohol Anonymous does.  But what really seems to work is brief interventions and self-help of the sort geared towards helping people establish new habits through motivational enhancements.

Programs that require you to be in therapy for a really long time and basically transfer your addiction from alcohol to treatment aren’t that effective.

What you want is a targeted approach that will help you establish new ways of behaving and interacting with the addiction you no longer want to have. There are several resources listed at the website and the do have online programs of the sort that seem to work best.  So if you are struggling with addiction, check them out.

https://humanistlearning.com/overcoming-addiction/