If you are suicidal or in crisis, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 or https://988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/
If you need immediate medical help, please go to the Emergency Department or call 911.
In today’s world of instant electronic access to information on any topic, it’s amazingly easy to find material on mental illness, mental health recovery, mental wellness, psychotropic medication, treatment approaches and even insurance-reimbursable providers. The key is to find evidence-based, current and accurate data! As is true with everything on the Internet, it is important to consider the validity of what is posted.
Word of wisdom: Please don’t change anything about your mental health treatment just because you read something on the Internet. Work with your providers, not with a stranger who knows nothing about you or perhaps knows little about the subject you are searching. Ask trusted professionals about the information you’ve found. Employ healthy skepticism. Consider the sources providing the mental health materials you are reading. After all, memes on social media aren’t exactly scholarly material!
Thanks to the Internet, access to free mental health, mental illness and recovery resources is endless. We’ve included information and links to information that might help you increase your knowledge about topics of interest. Topics include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bipolar
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trauma
- Recovery (Mental Illness)
- Recovery (Dual Diagnosis)
- Sleep
Disclaimer: The content of this website is provided as a service to the public. We’re here to bust stigma, not provide medical advice. None of the authors, contributors, administrators or anyone else connected with Stepping Stones of Rockford shall be held responsible for use of information contained in links and sources listed below. Stepping Stones is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the site. There is no guarantee given that the information provided in this Web site is correct, complete, and up-to-date. The agency is not responsible for the accuracy or content of information contained in these sites. Links to third-party sites do not constitute an endorsement by Stepping Stones. Be informed, educate yourself, seek professional intervention.
Anxiety
What is Anxiety? www.steppingstonesrockford.com/news/news-blog/what-is-anxiety
“The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook,” by Edmund Borne, PhD.
Mayo Clinic, “Anxiety Disorders.” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961
National Institute of Mental Health, “Anxiety Disorders.” https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml
American Psychiatric Association, “What are Anxiety Disorders?” https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders
“What is Anxiety?” https://www.anxiety.org/what-is-anxiety
Depression
What is Depression? www.steppingstonesrockford.com/news/news-blog/what-is-depression
“The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program” by William Knaus EdD.
Mayo Clinic, “Depression,” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007
National Institute on Mental Health, “Depression.” https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml
American Psychiatric Association, “What is Depression?” https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
Bipolar
Mayo Clinic, “Bipolar Disorders.” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
National Institute on Mental Health, “Bipolar Disorder.” https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
American Psychiatric Association, “What are Bipolar Disorders?” https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/bipolar-disorders/what-are-bipolar-disorders
PTSD
“The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole,” by Arielle Schwartz
Mayo Clinic, “Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967
National Institute on Mental Health, “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.” https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
American Psychiatric Association, “What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd/what-is-ptsd
Trauma
The Trauma Informed Care Project, http://www.traumainformedcareproject.org/
“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,” by Bessel van der Kolk MD
“Trauma Survivors' Strategies for Healing: A Workbook to Help You Grow, Rebuild, and Take Back Your Life,” by Elena Welsh PhD
“Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment (DSM-5 Update),” by John N. (Neale) Briere
Recovery (Mental Health)
“What is WRAP?” https://copelandcenter.com/wellness-recovery-action-plan-wrap
Mental Health America, http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/recovery-journey
Mayo Clinic, “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.” https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610
Pscyh Point, “CBT Worksheets.” https://www.psychpoint.com/mental-health/worksheets/cbt-worksheets/
Recovery (Dual Diagnosis)
Addiction Resources Net. AddictionResource.net
Co-Occuring Disorders. https://www.drugrehab.com/co-occurring-disorder/
Living with Co-Occuring Addiction and Mental Health Disorder. http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/document/2943_livingwithcoaddic.pdf/
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disorders/
NAMI: Dual Diagnosis. https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-conditions/related-conditions/dual-diagnosis/
Recovery Village. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/local-rehab-resources/illinois/
Sleep
"Mental Illness and Sleep Disorders" https://www.tuck.com/mental-illness-and-sleep/
"Depression and Sleep Disorders" https://www.tuck.com/depression-and-sleep/
"Bipolar Disorder and Sleep" https://www.sleephelp.org/bipolar-disorder-and-sleep/
"Depression and Sleep" https://www.sleephelp.org/depression-and-sleep/
"Anxiety and Sleep" https://www.sleephelp.org/anxiety-and-sleep/
