Resources
The following resource is here to help you with decision making
Resource
Dental
Hearing
Vision
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Mental Health
Resource
- American Foundation for Urologic Diseases www.afud.org
- American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
- American Heart, Lung, Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
- Epilepsy Foundation www.efa.org
- Health and Age Centers www.healthandage.com
- National Diabetes Education Program www.ndep.nih.gov
Dental
- American Dental Association www.ada.org
- Bureau of Primary Health Care (discounted or free dental care) www.ask.hrsa.gov/pc
- DentalPlans.com (dental discount plans) www.dentalplans.com
- Donated Dental Services (free dental care for elderly and disabled) www.nfdh.org/DDS.html
Hearing
- American Academy of Audiology www.audiology.org
- American Hearing Research Foundation www.american-hearing.org
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association www.asha.org
- Audient (discounted hearing aids for income qualified) www.audientalliance.org/
- Better Hearing Institute www.betterhearing.org
- Deafness Research Foundation www.drf.org
- The EAR Foundation www.earfoundation.org Hearing Loss Association of America www.hearingloss.org
- Lions Affordable Hearing Aid Project www.lionsclubs.org
- National Institute on Deafness
Vision
- All About Vision www.allaboutvision.com
- American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org
- American Council of the Blind www.acb.org
- American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org
- American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org
- American Optometric Association www.aoa.org
- Ears for Eyes www.earsforeyes.org
- EyeCare America (free eye care) www.eyecareamerica.org
- Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org
- Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org
- Lions Clubs Vision Programs www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_index.shtml
- National Association for Visually Handicapped www.navh.org
- National Eye Health Education Program www.nei.nih.gov/nehep
- Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
- VisionAWARE www.visionaware.org
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
- Medicare www.medicare.gov
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services www.cms.hhs.gov
- Medicare Rights Center www.medicarerights.org
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program - free health insurance counseling to people with Medicare www.shiptalk.org
- State Medicaid Offices www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/allstatecontacts.asp
- Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov
Mental Health
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's
- Child-Help USA
- Mental Health America affiliate
- Network of Care
- Mental Health Facilities Locator
- SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
- Rehab Locator
- World Federation for Mental Health
- Psychology Today's Therapy Directory
- Therapist Referral Network
- GoodTherapy
- American Counseling Association
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- American Association of Pastoral Counselors
- American Medical Association
- American Psychiatric Association's Choosing a Psychiatrist (PDF)
- American Psychological Association
- American Residential Treatment Association
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- National Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapists
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Association of Children's Residential Centers (Note:You can sort list of member treatment centers by state and reach the national office by calling 877-332-2272 )
- Association of Black Psychologists
- Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- National Medical Association at 1-800-662-0554 (Physician Locator Service maintains a list of African American psychiatrists)
- Self Reliance Foundation/Acceso Hispano 800-473-3003
- ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) A description of various types of therapy used in treating people witih eating disorders is found at the following link Therapy Information
- AllTreatment.com is an aggregator that provides a number of listings for substance use treatment facilities.
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Treatment Centers
- ATTACh at 866-453-8224 (Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children offers treatment referrals for children with attachment disorder)
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Autism Society of America
- The Balanced Mind Foundation (formerly the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation)
- Behavioral Tech, LLC (treatment referrals for borderline personality disorder)
- Brain Injury Association of America and http://www.biausa.org/state-affiliates.htm (list of their state offices)
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (patient to patient recommendation section)
- Freedom from Fear (treatment referrals for anxiety and depression; Use the Findhing Help/Resources option on the left hand side of the home page)
- Give an Hour ( a non-profit organization offering free mental health services for returning Veterans and their loved ones through a network of mental health professionals who volunteer their time)
- Hospice Foundation of America at 1-800-868-5171(grief counseling)
- International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (See Find a Doctor Online under "Information and Resources" on right-hand side of the home page)
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Male Survivor (treatment referrals for men who have been sexually abused)
- National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Dept. of Veterans Affairs PTSD Information Center offers information about ptsd and its treatment. Look for box on the right hand side of the page "Where to Get Help" to access the section of the site with links to the VA facilities locator and other informational resources)
- National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization at 1-800-658-8898 (grief counseling)
- Postpartum Support International (Use the Find Local Support, Resources, and Events option to find contact information for the State Coordinator for your state to get a list of psychiatrists and therapists in your area who specialize in reproductive-related mood disorders in women of all ages).
- Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (counseling centers throughout the U.S.)
- S.A.F.E. Alternatives (treatment referrals for self injury)
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (You can go to Finding Help for Sexually Abused Children and click on the National Network Members page option, to search by state for programs in your area.)
- TARA at 1-888-482-7227 (Treatment and Research Advancements National Association for Personality Disorder; treatment referrals for borderline personality disorder)
- TRICARE (mental health services for military personnel and their families)
- U.S. Vets (a non-profit organization that helps homeless veterans access mental health and substance abuse services along with housing and other community supports to achieve successful reintegration into the community. Current locations include California, Texas, Arizona, Washington DC, Nevada, and Hawaii)