BENEFITS & PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE
Access to Benefits Coalition
Information for people having trouble paying for prescription drugs.
www.accesstobenefits.org/default.aspx
Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (B.E.S.T.)
Tool to learn if you qualify for benefits offered by the Social Security Administration (e.g. Disability, Medicare, Survivor benefits, Prescription Drug Assistance)
http://best.ssa.gov
Drug Digest
Consumer health & drug information to help consumers make informed choices about drugs & treatment options (drug library, interactions, comparisons).
www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home
FamiliesUSA
Information on prescription drugs programs.
www.familiesusa.org/issues/prescription-drugs
Also includes information and advice for those who have private insurance. www.familiesusa.org/issues/private-insurance
Grants.gov
Information on over 1,000 grant programs and approx. $400 billion in annually awarded Federal grants.
www.grants.gov
GovBenefits.gov
Searches for State and Federal Government benefits programs by “Life Event” (e.g. needing benefits because of retirement, becoming sick or disabled, death of a loved one, becoming a parent, affected by a natural disaster, losing a job, etc.) and by “Category” (e.g. Social Security Disability Benefits, Medicaid, Veterans Prescriptions Services, etc.). Includes map of U.S. to click on each state.
www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
Lilly Cares Foundation (Eli Lilly), Patient Assistance Programs
Donates free medication to patients and agencies worldwide.
http://www.lilly.com/responsibility/servingpatients/programs/
Medicare
U.S. Government site that provides information to people with Medicare.
www.medicare.gov/pdphome.asp
Medicare Access for Patients-Rx (MAPRx)
Coalition of patient, family caregiver & health professional organizations to assist patients with chronic diseases and disabilities.
www.maprx.info
Mental Health Services Locator
Search by state (by clicking on map of U.S.) to find lists of mental health services and directories, resource guides, and other mental health related programs.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
National Council on Aging "BenefitsCheckUp"
Helps people age 55 and over find programs that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other items and services. A National Council of The Aging service.
www.benefitscheckup.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Medical Assistance Program assists uninsured or under-insured individuals in securing life-saving or life-sustaining medications. Eligible programs & medications are listed.
www.rarediseases.org/programs/medication
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Assists patients without prescription coverage to obtain medications (information on 475 patient assistance programs & 150 pharmaceutical company programs).
www.pparx.org/Intro.php
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA)
Directory of prescription drug patient assistance programs.
http://Pharma.org
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP)
Information on counselors nationwide who provide free one-on-one help with Medicare. SHIP counselors are listed by state.
www.medicare.gov/contacts/static/allStateContacts.asp
Social Security Online – Help with Prescription Drug Costs
SSA resources and other programs that assist with prescriptive drugs costs.
www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp
Tools for helping with Medicare
Provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
http:atsh.org/news/cms.html
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
Links and information on Grants & Funding, Resource Locators, Diseases & Conditions, Aging, Safety & Wellness, Drug & Food Info, Policies & Regulations, Reference Collections, Disasters & Emergencies, Families & Children, etc.
www.hhs.gov
STATISTICS & MISC. HEALTH INFO.
ClinicalTrials.gov (sponsored by National Library of Medicine)
National database of 4,000 clinical trials & studies for serious illnesses. Covers 47,000 sites.
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Health Finder
(National Health Information Center, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services)
Comprehensive library of health information (guides, prescription info, journals), government agencies, nonprofit organizations & universities. Alphabetical listings of categories and topics.
www.healthfinder.gov/library
Medicine Net
Information on diseases, treatments, procedures, drugs (includes medications for depression).
www.medicinenet.com
Medline Plus
(U.S. National Library of Medicine & National Institute of Health)
Over 600 health topics, nightly newswire updates, interactive tutorials, medical encyclopedia, drug information, directories of health facilities and professionals.
http://medlineplus.gov
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999)
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html
Mental Health: Culture, Race, Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health:
A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/cre/
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Statistics)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) facts, data, publications, funding, and WISQARSTM for customized reports of data.
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
National Library of Medicine
(U.S. National Institute of Mental Health)
World's largest medical library and the creator of MEDLINE. Also provides information about education and funding opportunities.
www.nlm.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (Statistics)
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm
National Mental Health Association (Statistics)
www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/15.cfm
National Mental Health Information Center
(U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA)
Information on mental health topics and programs.
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
World Federation for Mental Health
www.wfmh.org
World Health Organization (WHO), Burden of Disease (Statistics)
www.who.int/healthinfo/bod/en/index.html
OTHER
BBB Wise Giving Alliance (Charities Index)
Extensive listing of charities. Includes evaluations. Formed through a merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service
www.Give.org
Community Health Charities
Facilitiates charitable contributions in the workplace. Employees designate charities and their donations support member charities (research, patient services and outreach in local communities).
www.healthcharities.org
The Delta Society
Unites people with mental and physical disabilities & patients in healthcare facilities with professionally trained animals to improve human health through service and therapy animals.
www.deltasociety.org
Hopeline
Proceeds are used to provide wireless phones and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention and awareness. Collects no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider. Phones that can be refurbished are sold for reuse and those without value are disposed of in an environmentally sound way.
www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline
The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations (NCCATA)
An alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities. Over 8,000 individual members of six creative arts therapies associations. Creative arts therapies include art, dance/movement, drama, music, poetry, and psychodrama therapy.
www.nccata.org/index.htm
National Education for Assistance Dog Services (N.E.A.D.S.)
Trains & provides rescued and donated dogs to assist people who are deaf or physically disabled. NEADS is dedicated to helping people with physical disabilities.
www.neads.org
Oprah's Angel Network
A public charity that encourages people around the world to make a difference in the lives of others. Provides grants to non-profit organizations, supports charitable projects, raises funds for tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina. Includes specific guidance on how you can "Start Making a Difference" - where to start, tips and resources, questions to ask yourself, and how to form a "Kindness Chain."
www.Oprah.com
What I WIsh You Knew
Worldwide, multi-cultural teen scholarship program. Essays addressing mental health needs and ideas to foster communication among adults and among continents.
www.whatiwishyouknew.com
Terry L. Wise, J.D. - Author & Speaker
www.TerryWise.com
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)
The National Hopeline Network
800-SUICIDE
SUICIDE PREVENTION
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
www.afsp.org
Advancing Suicide Prevention
National bi-monthly magazine that covers issues, trends and state-of-the-science on suicide prevention from diverse perspectives.
ASIST Program (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
Livingworks Education, Inc.
www.livingworks.net
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP)
www.suicideprevention.ca
European Network for Suicidology
www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/ens
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
www.med.uio.no/iasp
The Jason Foundation
www.JasonFoundation.com
The Jed Foundation
www.JedFoundation.org
The Link’s National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare www.TheLink.org
MA Coalition for Suicide Prevention
www.MassPreventsSuicide.org
Metanoia
www.metanoia.org/suicide
National Council for Suicide Prevention
www.ncsp.org
QPR Institute
www.qprinstitute.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-TALK (8255)
Provides immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number. Funded by the Federal Government.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS) www.nopcas.com
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, HRSA, HIS) www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
A national non-profit agency working to prevent suicide and educate about brain illnesses through public awareness campaigns, education and professional training.
www.save.org
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (SPAN USA)
www.spanusa.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Prevention support, training & resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies.
www.sprc.org
The Trevor Project
A nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. www.TheTrevorProject.org
Yellow Ribbion International Suicide Prevention Program
www.YellowRibbon.org
MENTAL HEALTH
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.DBSAlliance.org
The Depression Center
www.depressioncenter.net
Families for Depression Awareness
A national organization that helps families recognize and cope with depressive disorders with the goals of easing their pain and suffering and preventing suicides.
www.FamilyAware.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org
National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc.
Lists suicide hotlines by state and country.
www.depression.about.com
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
All publications are free and may be copied without permission.
www.nimh.nih.gov/nimhhome/index.cfm
www.mentalhealth.org
Real Men, Real Depression Campaign - NIMH
http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/
As much as Sue wants to help each of you personally, she cannot.
Sue believes in you, and encourages you to contact the following:
If you are in crisis, please call
1.800.273.TALK (8255) or 1.800.SUICIDE (784 2433)
or visit (click on name)
www.advancingsp.org
