State and National Resources
Be Well Indiana — A compilation of mental health and wellness resources from an initiative of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA). Includes tips, strategies, and resources for children, teens, adults, and veterans.
Find Treatment – Whether you’re seeking mental health services for yourself, an employee, or clients you serve, the Find Treatment website can help you identify resources in your community.
Mental Health America of Indiana — Mental Health of America of Indiana is part of a national nonprofit organization that provides numerous programs focused on improving mental health.
National Alliance on Mental Health Indiana — Comprehensive list of local mental health resources categorized by Indiana counties, demographics, and areas of concern, including addiction and substance abuse, adults, people of color, faith communities, seniors, veterans, and youth. Also includes listings of programs, support groups, and events.
Crisis Helplines
Be Well Indiana Crisis Helpline – Call 211
The National Mental Health Hotline – Call 1-866-903-3787 to connect with a mental health specialist.
Youth Resources
Firefly Children & Family Alliance – Provides numerous mental health services in English and Spanish, including support groups, domestic violence programs and mental health counseling for individuals and families. Counseling fees are based on ability to pay. Accepts Medicaid and other insurance plans.
Publications
The following are among the leading print and digital publications in providing a new understanding of how our life experiences impact our mental health. Considered ‘must reading’ for those who have committed to addressing their own mental health or supporting others’ in their journey toward overcoming trauma or achieving better mental health, these publications provide new insights that may challenge many commonly held perceptions about what it means to achieve overall health.
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by therapist and author Mark Wolynn addresses inherited family trauma and how it can surface in our lives, whether or not we’re familiar with the complexities involved in previous generations of our families. Wolynn draws upon interactions with his patients to highlight why many of them continue in destructive patterns and behaviors that were part of their family tree — whether they are aware of them or not.
The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Considered the essential guide on trauma, this book by psychiatrist van der Kolk is considered one of the leading publications to advance the conversation on trauma and how it impacts our health. Bessel van der Kolk’s essential trauma guide. He goes beyond our understanding of how trauma impacts veterans to move the conversation into how trauma impacts all of our lives. career studying how trauma, early and otherwise, wires itself into our bodies and brains.
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Dr. Gabor Maté, a world renowned therapist who developed the psychotherapeutic method “Compassionate Inquiry,” which explores hidden assumptions, implicit memories, and mental climate to address the complicated issues people hide from the world. In The Myth of Normal, Maté goes beyond more obvious mental health challenges such as addiction and attention disorders to explore more obscure ways, including a toxic culture, in which trauma manifests in an individual.
Webinars
The Nature Connection: Collaborating to bring ecotherapy to your community. This webinar highlights the benefits of ecotherapy, including research on how it can support mental health. Marissa Byers, a graduate of Butler University with an environmental studies degree and a 2021-2022 MHA Young Mental Health Leaders Council member, talks about how connecting with the natural environment can improve mental health and well-being and inspire climate action. Cost: Free. Presented by Mental Health America.
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