General resources for you.

General Mental Health and Medication Information

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    This consumer page provides information for patients about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health and mental health issues.

  • UpToDate
    Online resource to learn more about your medical condition and explore your treatment options.

  • Patients Like Me
    A site for mood and medication tracking as well as community discussions about health and mental health issues.

  • National Institute of Mental Health
    Mental health advocacy and information site for adults and children.

  • MGH Center for Women's Mental Health Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health, a perinatal and reproductive psychiatry information center.

  • 1-833-975-0505 Oregon Number for Referrals to Housing, Behavioral Health, and Substance Use
    A resource for substance use screening, service referrals, and to more efficiently connect individuals with substance use treatment, housing, and overdose prevention providers within the statewide behavioral health resource networks (BHRNs).

  • Exercise is Medicine
    A global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to make physical activity assessment and promotion a standard in clinical care, connecting health care with evidence-based physical activity resources for people everywhere and of all abilities.

  • The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

  • Culturally Specific Behavioral Health Resources in Multnomah County

  • Crisis Line for Racial Equity Support: 503-575-3764. It is answered by BIPOC counselors Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM -5:00 PM.

  • Mental Health Apps for BIPOC

Medication Assistance

 

General Mental Health Information for Families

  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    Helpful information for families about specific mental health issues and treatment.

  • NAMI of Oregon
    A statewide grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with mental illness and their families through FREE education classes, FREE groups, advocacy, and legislative changes affecting individuals with mental illness.

  • Reach Out Oregon - Warm Line Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN) recently launched a new website for its Reach Out Oregon Warm Line with additional resources. Reach Out Oregon is focused on promoting mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness through education, support, and advocacy. The warm line is a great resource for parents and families to receive support through phone, text, or chat. Additional resources such as trainings and discussion boards are also available through the website. 

  • Rethinking Challenging Kids: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
    Ted Talk by J. Stuart Ablon

  • When Your Child Doesn’t Participate in Therapy by Robyn Gobbel. Includes a podcast and infograph.

Additional Resources If We Are Unable to Assist You

Autism

  • Autism Society of Oregon
    The Autism Society of Oregon's goals are to increase awareness of needs, interests, problems, and solutions for people living with autism across a lifespan.

  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network
    A self-advocacy organization which seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism.

  • Autism Speaks
    Awareness and advocacy organization.

Social Media Information for Parents