Resources for HELP!
We talk about an array of issues and mental health concerns on We Are The Real Deal. In fact, these discussions were and always will be the foundation of this blog.
Regardless of what type of issues you are having with food, substances, eating behaviors or thoughts in your head, there’s help waiting for you.
Resources:
SUPPORT AND INFORMATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Eating Disorders
AED – Academy for Eating Disorders — www.aedweb.org
Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness – www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com
ANAD – National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders — www.anad.org
ANDREA’s VOICE – Andreas Voice Foundation — www.andreasvoice.org
APA – American Psychological Association — www.apa.org
APTEDSF – Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders — www.aptedsf.com
BEDA – Binge Eating Disorder Association — www.bedaonline.com
EDC – Eating Disorder Coalition for Research, Policy and Action — www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
EDREFERRAL – Comprehensive database of eating disorder treatment professionals — www.edreferral.com
Eating Disorder Hope — www.eatingdisorderhope.com
EDAN – Eating Disorder Activist Network — www.edactivistnetwork.org
EDNMaryland – Eating Disorder Network of Maryland — www.ednmaryland.org
ELA – Eating for Life Alliance — www.eatingforlife.org
GURZE BOOKS – The leading publisher of books, DVDs and programs about eating disorders — www.gurze.com
IAEDP – International Association for Eating Disorders Professionals — www.iaedp.com
KIRSTEN HAGLUND FOUNDATION – “love your body, rock the world” — www.kirstenhaglund.org
MEDA – Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association — www.medainc.org
MENTORCONNECT – a global eating disorders mentoring community — www.mentorconnect-ed.org
NAMED – National Association for Males with Eating Disorders — www.namedinc.org
NEDA – National Eating Disorder Association – www.nationaleatingdisorders.org (1.800.931.2237)
NIMH – National Institute of Mental Health — www.nimh.nih.gov
NORMAL — National arts and educational organization to teach about eating disorders — www.normal-life.org
SOMETHING FISHY – http://www.something-fishy.org
Mental Health, Body Image, Self-Esteem Nonprofits
ACTIVE MINDS – Changing the Conversation about Mental Health — www.activeminds.org
DRUGFREE – Partnership at DrugFree.org — www.drugfree.org
FED UP INC – educating girls and boys about body image — www.fedupinc.org
GIRLZONE – about the whole girl with message boards, articles and more — www.girlzone.com
LETS Educational Foundation – Let’s End The Stigma about mental health in schools — www.lets.org
NAMI – National Alliance for Mental Illness — www.nami.org
Cyberbullying
Stop Bullying Now – www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
Stop Cyberbullying – www.stopcyberbullying.org
Depression and Suicide
AFSP – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — www.afsp.org
DBSA – Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance — www.ndmda.org
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
GLSEN – Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network — www.glsen.org
PFLAG – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — www.pflag.org
Self-Harm, Cutting and Self-Mutilation
