Online Resources
  Slider
 
 
Helpful Recovery Resources Websites
 
 

We hope the following online resources may be helpful in your family’s recovery journey. This list of resources is offered as a starting point for your online investigation. Many of these links provide additional resources that may be of interest.

Mother Bear CAN does not endorse any specific treatment or recovery approach, but we do encourage individuals and families to become actively engaged in information gathering and decision-making regarding treatment and recovery.

The best resources are those that inspire hope, wherever you may find it!

   
 

Our Foundation Partner

Recovery Education Program Partners

Alternatives in/to Psychiatry

Emotional Health & Wellbeing

Medication Optimization & Tapering

Nutrition & Integrative Medicine

Peer-Run/Alternative Crisis Respite Services

Psychotherapy/Psychological Approaches

Recovery-Oriented Organizations

Recovery & Mental Health Blogs

Shared-Decision Making Resources

Therapeutic Recovery Communities

Therapeutic Residential Schools & Placement Support

Trauma-Informed Resources

 

Our Foundation Partner

 

 

The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
   

 

Recovery Education Program Partners

 

 

CooperRiis Healing Community

Family Outreach & Response Program
   

 

Alternatives in and to Psychiatry

 

 

American Association of Community Psychiatry

Empathic Therapy

International Network of Integrative Mental Health, Inc.

International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry

MadinAmerica.com

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
   

 

Dual Diagnosis/Addictions Resources

 

 

Rehab Info
   

 

Emotional Health & Wellbeing

 

 

Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery

Emotional CPR

Recovery International/Abraham Low Self-Help Method

Wellness Recovery Action Plan

   

 

Medication Optimization & Tapering

 

 

The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care

Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Medications

MadinAmerica.com

Mind–UK Making Sense of Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs

Rxisk.org (drug side effects and interactions)

Surviving Antidepressants

CAUTION: Sudden discontinuation of psychiatric medications can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms and health risks. Medication tapering and withdrawal should be done slowly with support and careful planning and in consultation with your health care provider.
   

 

Nutrition & Integrative Medicine

 

 

Environmental Working Group Health Information

Andrew Weil, M.D.
   

 

Peer-Run/Alternative Crisis Respite Services

 

 

Aifya, Northhampton, MA

National Empowerment Center, Directory of Peer-run Crisis Services

Second Story Respite House, Santa Cruz, CA

The STAY, Voluntary Crisis Residential Treatment Center, San Bernadino, CA

Voices of the Heart, Queensbury, NY
   

 

Psychotherapy/Psychological Approaches

 

 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Directory

   

 

Recovery-Oriented Organizations

 

 

ARTAusa.org

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University

CooperRiis Healing Community

The Icarus Project

Hearing Voices Network UK

Hearing Voices Network USA

Hopewell

International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry

It’s About Childhood and Family, Inc.

The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights

MindFreedom

Mind-UK for Better Mental Health

National Empowerment Center

Recovery International/Abraham Low Self-Help Systems

Recovery Innovations (recovery programs and wellness cities)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Windhorse Integrative Mental Health
   

 

Recovery & Mental Health Blogs

 

 

Allen Frances, M.D., Huffington Post

BeyondMeds.com 

Dr. David Healy

Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia

Hopeworks Community

MadinAmerica.com

Storied Mind
   

 

Shared-Decision Making Resources

 

 

National Empowerment Center

SAMHSA Shared Decision Making Tool
   

 

Therapeutic Recovery Communities

 

 

CooperRiis Healing Community, Asheville & Mill Spring, NC

Residential healing community that supports recovery from mental health challenges and emotional distress through a relationship-centered approach that addresses body, mind and spirit.


Hopewell, Mesopotamia, OH

Therapeutic farm community for adults recovering from mental health challenges.


The Meadows,Wickenburg, AZ

Residential treatment program for those recovering from trauma, substance and other process addictions, eating disorders and mental health challenges.


Recovery Innovations, Inc., AZ, CA, DE, NC, WA in USA; New Zealand

Recovery-based programs and services including peer support, wellness education and training opportunities, and wellness "cities" and communities.


The Refuge, Ocala, FL

Residential and intensive outpatient trauma-informed support for those recovering from PTSD, substance and process addictions, eating disorders and mental health challenges


Utah Youth Village
   

 

Therapeutic Residential Schools & Placement Support (18 and under)

 

 

Independent Educational Consultants Association

National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
   

 

Trauma-Informed Resources

 

 

Child Trauma Academy

EMDR Institute

Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute

Trauma Resource Institute
   


long dots

Get Support

  

Get Empowered

  

Get Involved
dots   dots   dots
Get Hope   Get Empowered   Give Hope
Feeling lost, hopeless or helpless? Our familly-led support community can help your family find the way back to hope.
Learn More >>		   Our Family Recovery Tools can help you build on your family’s strengths to support everyone’s recovery process.
Learn More >>		   With your help, we can create a world in which families do recover from life challenges and learn to thrive.
Learn More >>
dots   dots   dots

Help Us to Keep Magento Healthy - Report All Bugs (ver. 1.11.1.0)

© 2013 | All Rights Reserved | Mother Bear: Families for Mental Health | North Carolina | USA

The contents of this site are provided for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on our website, including third-party links, is intended as a substitute for professional medical or therapeutic advice, diagnosis or treatment. The Mother Bear: Families for Mental Health is a family-led education and resource organization. We are not direct providers of mental health care services, nor do we endorse specific mental health care providers or treatment services. This website does not provide counseling or crisis intervention services. If you or a family member needs help, we encourage you to contact a qualified mental health provider, community health care center, or 1-800-273-8255 (TALK), the national suicide prevention lifeline. If you or a family member are in crisis and/or at risk of harming self or others, immediately call 911.