There are many caring people available and anxious to help. In addition to help offered by your physician, a number of helping agencies are administered within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Check your local phone book for a listing in the White Pages under:
Community Mental Health
Contact the following agencies and support organizations for names of resources in your area:
National Institute of Mental Health
DEPRESSION Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment (D/ART)
Room 10-85, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
1-800-421-4211 (for a full range of free educational materials about clinical depression.)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
NAMI Helpline, 1-800-950-NAMI
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 524-7600
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-7722
1-800-969-NMHA
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association