Welcome to the Mental Health Hub

NOTE: The information provided on this page are resources for educational and informational purposes only and should not take the place of engaging in a professional relationship with a licensed mental health practitioner.

The goals of the MHH are to:

Educate ERT Members about various mental health conditions, symptoms, and signs they may encounter in themselves or in other Members during their service year.
Provide Members with resources from diverse perspectives that support positive mental health habits for themselves and others.
Promote an organizational culture of care and concern around mental health challenges, positive health choices, intersectionality, and intentional conversations.

Hotlines

AC Member Assistance Program
1-800-451-1834

Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990, or text
"TalkWithUs" to 66746

Crisis Text Line
Text or Whatsapp “HOME” to 741741

National Eating Disorders Center
1-800-931-2237

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255

St. Louis Behavioral Health Response
314-469-6644

Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860

The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386 or
text “Start” to 678-678

Member Support

This list of resources highlights the challenges that ERT Members are more likely to encounter in themselves or others during their service year. This list is by no means exhaustive!

Domestic Violence

Dynamics of Abuse | NCADV
Signs of Abuse | NCADV
Types of Domestic Violence – Signs and What You Can Do | Talkspace
We Need to Talk About Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Relationships | Talkspace

Holiday Season Mental Health

Maintaining Mental Health During the Holiday Season (and a pandemic) | NAMI California
Coping with the Holidays Survival Guide | Psych Central
How To Manage Your Mental Health During the Holidays | Psychology Today

Opioid Use

Drug Take Back Locations | Missouri Opioid Crisis
Find Treatment | Findtreatment.org
How to Get Help | MO Dept of Mental Health
Missouri Opioids Information | MO Dept of Health and Senior Services
No MO Deaths | MO Dept of Mental health
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | MO-HOPE Project
Opioid Overdose Basics | Harm Reduction Coalition
Watch a training video | Stopoverdose.org
What is the U.S. Opioid Epidemic? | US Dept of Health and Human Services

Trauma
13 Little Ways You Can Help Someone Who Has Experienced Trauma | Huff Post
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Helping Someone with PTSD | HelpGuide
How to Help Someone with Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD) | GoodTherapy
Traumatic Events | Healthline

Disaster & First Responder

First Responder Resources

BC First Responders’ Mental Health
Caring for Children in a Disaster | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coping with Disaster: Helping Children with Cognitive Disabilities | Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
Disaster Mental Health | Trauma Information Pages
Disaster Mental Health Planning and Response Resources | New York State Office of Mental Health
Disaster Mental Health Resources | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) | SAMHSA
Disasters | National Child Traumatic Stress Network
First responder mental health: 10 things you need to know to save lives | EMS1
First Responders and Disaster Responders Resource Portal | SAMHSA
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do | National Institute of Mental Health
Helping Others Through Catastrophic Stress | NAMI
Secondary Traumatic Stress | NCTSN
Surviving Disasters: 4 Ways to Help Women of Color Recover after Harvey and Irma | Medium
Recovering emotionally from disaster | American Psychological Association
Trauma and First Responders: When the Helpers Need Help | Psychology Today
Here for My Peer: The Future of First Responder Mental Health | National Library of Medicine

Intersectionalities that Influence Disaster Response & Recovery Mental Health

While disasters themselves don't discriminate, human-constructed systems in place before and after them do. Here is a sampling of resources that explain how people of diverse identities face compounded disadvantages after disasters. Some are in response to specific events and locations, but institutionalized racism, sexism, and classism are nationwide and will play a role in any deployment you find yourself on.

5 Reasons Why Natural Disasters Screw Over People of Color | Everyday Feminism
A Long Road Home: The systems in place to provide aid after natural disasters often fail those who need help the most | The Atlantic
After Natural Disasters, Whites Accumulate Wealth While People of Color Lose It | Colorlines
Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities | ProPublica
Gentrification: Climate Change's Latest Threat | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich | NPR
It's Time for a Narrative Shift in Post-Disaster Journalism | Colorlines
Natural disasters widen racial wealth gap | American Association for the Advancement of Science
Race and Class Are the Biggest Issues Around Hurricane Harvey and We Need to Start Talking About Them | The Root
Racism Defined | Dismantling Racism Works
Women Are More At Risk From Disasters Like Hurricane Harvey | Newsweek
Surviving Disasters: 4 Ways to Help Women of Color Recover after Harvey and Irma | Medium

Education and Community Healing

Identity Specific Healing

African American Mental Health | NAMI
Asian American Mental Health And The “Model Minority” Myth | Mental Health America
Black Lives Matter Meditations | Dr. Candice Nicole
“Depressed While Black” founder Imade Nibokun is fearlessly changing the conversation
around the future of Black mental health | The Tempest
How To Overcome Stigma In The African American Community | NAMI
Instagram Isn’t Therapy: A Reminder of What Therapists are Actually Doing on Instagram | Medium
Latino Mental Health | NAMI
Language Matters in Mental Health | Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression and the Black Superwoman Syndrome | Medium
Mental Health is Different for People of Color in These 3 Ways (And More) | Rest for Resistance
Minority Men’s Mental Health | Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Minority Mental Health Is #NotACharacterFlaw | Mental Health America
The Genderbread Person v4 | It’s Pronounced Metrosexual
The Little Understood Mental-Health Effects of Racial Trauma | The Cut
People of Color Deal With Mental Illness, Too | Huff Post
Public Resources | International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Racial Disparities In Mental Health And Criminal Justice | NAMI
Resources | Dismantling Racism Works
Self-Compassion, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness
STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience) Resources | Eastern Mennonite University
Wanting Wellness: The Booming Business Of Self-Care | 1A

Blogs

Blurt - a social enterprise dedicated to helping those affected by depression.

NAMI Blogs - resources for people who are interested in mental health. We feature the latest research, stories of recovery, ways to end stigma and strategies for living well.

Redefine Enough - a community of women of color devoted to wellness and wholeness, and creating content that educates, inspires, and liberates women to redefine "enough."

TalkSpace - this free blog is hosted by the popular online therapy service.

The Focus On You - Self-care, mental health and inspirational articles written by a Latina Therapist.

The Mental Elf - evidence-based blogs on current mental health research and guidance. Posts are written by an expert team of mental health academics and practioners.

Therapy for Black Girls - an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Dr. Joy Harden Bradford developed space to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.

Associations and Organizations

General
Active Minds: activeminds.org
American Psychological Association (APA): apa.org
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation: bbrfoundation.org
Mental Health First Aid USA: mentalhealthfirstaid.org
Missouri Department of Mental Health: dmh.mo.gov
MentalHealth.gov: mentalhealth.gov
Mental Health America: mentalhealthamerica.net
Mind: mind.org.uk
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Rethink Mental Illness: rethink.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): samhsa.gov
World Health Organization: who.int

Topic-Specific
Al-Anon/Alateen: al-anon.org
Alcoholics Anonymous: aa.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): adaa.org
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling | algbtic.org
Association of Black Psychologists: abpsi.org
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists | atss.info
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: beam.community
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: dbsalliance.org
Eating Disorders Anonymous: eatingdisordersanonymous.org
Freedom From Fear: freedomfromfear.org
Institute of Islamic Counselling And Well Being | islamiccounselling.info/home
Institute for Muslim Mental Health | muslimmentalhealth.com
International Critical Incident Stress Foundcation, Inc. | icisf.org
International ODC Foundation: iocdf.org
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies | istss.org
LGBT National Help Center: glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
Nar-Anon Family Groups: nar-anon.org
Narcotics Anonymous: na.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: anad.org
National Center for PTSD | ptsd.va.gov
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: ncaddms.org
National Eating Disorders Association: nationaleatingdisorders.org
National Empowerment Center: power2u.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse: drugabuse.gov
National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network: nqttcn.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Overeaters Anonymous: oa.org
S.A.F.E. Alternatives: selfinjury.com
Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance: sczaction.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: sprc.org