Outside Support Systems
(not all resources have been vetted by Elthea Center. Please advise of adverse experiences or factors.)
10,000 Beds (Drug rehabilitation payment assistance)
211 Health Check (Pre-Crisis Support - Contact These People Before Your Life is Out of Control [Maryland])
7CupsOfTea (chat with a listener free or with a licensed professional for $150 per month)
Alma * (Locate a Therapist That Accepts your Insurance)
Betterhelp (Therapists - $150-300 / month)
Blah Therapy (amateurs try to help, free of charge - beware of trolls, plenty lurk here)
Chatzy (chat rooms - often filled with good Samaritans - moderated rooms keep trolls to a minimum (free))
Find Treatment.gov (US Health and Human Services treatment location assistance
iPrevail (Speaking with trained listeners is free. $10 per month for a licensed pro.)
Pay What You Can Peer Support (Peer support groups with targeted topics (ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Depression, Eating Disorders, OCD, and others), mediated by professionals)
PrideCounseling (LGBTQ+ Specialist Therapy.)
Regain (Relationship counseling. $40-70/week.)
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ) (Drug rehabilitation payment assistance)
Sibly (coaches trained in active reflective listening and motivational interviewing, 24/7 $50/month)
Talkspace (Therapists - $65-100/week)
Woebot (AI Therapeutic BotChat $40/month.)
ACESconnection - ("the movement to prevent ACES (Adverse Childhood ExperienceS), heal trauma, and build resilience")
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Antidepressant Index (Elthea Center Original Content)
Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified
Callisto Project (Sexual Assault Reporting Service for College Campuses)
CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD
Clinician Suicide Survivor Task Force (Help for doctors that have lost a patient to Suicide)
Health Unlocked - (see bottom of page for list of topics)
HelpGuide - Comprehensive collection of info about multiple conditions incl. Sleep, ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and many more
The Mighty (Self-Help and Personal Experiences. Help Patients find words to describe what they go through and possible remedies and coping mechanisms. Also for loved ones who will benefit from getting thorough descriptions of what conditions are like.)
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders Awareness Network
She Writes Love on Her Arms - Blog Collection
SpectrumNews - Autism Research
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
TARA4bpd.org (Borderline Personality Disorder Research)
Elthea Center Support
Elthea Companionship Meetup (Low Pressure Hangout Where Traumatically Lonely People Can Meet Just to Be By Themselves, Together. (Or chat. It happens sometimes.)
Self-Harm Support
Eating Disorder Support ("Bite for a Bite" meetup)
* Alma link is an affiliate link of the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast (Podcast #22). It assists in financing the podcast which offers useful content for understanding mental illness. A non-affiliate address is https://helloalma.com/