These links to major Internet mental health resources are provided as a courtesy for your use. Please let me know if you have others to suggest. They were researched with the help of John R. Henderson, Ithaca College Library. Be sure to read his very helpful online guide on getting the most out of the internet, "ICYouSee."

Happiness

These are sites in which the main focus is happiness and a positive outlook on life.

• First Free the Mind, a Web site created by Ken J Ward, the dual focus is on self-development (how to feel good) and philosophy (to find out "find out what logical thinking tells us about life, the universe and everything")
• The Funderstanding Web site concentrates on new learning theories, and one of its key issues is Emotional Intelligence.
• Serenity, a section of the online magazine Oxygen has a section on Healthy Humor.
• Principia Cybernetica provides a definition and discussion of happiness and the evolutionary-cybernetic theory of happiness.
• Learning about Emotional Intelligence, from SixSeconds, is a guide how to build emotional intelligence, with sections for parents, teachers, and all people.
• Positive Press, which hopes to provide good news everyday, divides its Web site into news, a quote of the day, and discussions.
• Good Mood: The New Psychology of Overcoming Depression, an online version of the book written by Julian Simon, who overcame 13 years if living with depression, to show others how to succeed.
• Attitudes: Key to Health, Happiness & Longevity, created and maintained by Thomas R Blakeslee, offers a couple of quizzes and then advice for developing a new approach to better health and longevity by identifying unhealthy attitudes and helping people to replace them with proven healthy ones.
• BalanceQUEST is a guide to information and materials "for pursuing happiness and greater satisfaction in living." Among the different sections are Reflections on Happiness, and a Slacker's Guide to Happiness.
• World Database of Happiness is a "continuous register of scientific research on subjective appreciation of life." It was created by Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. It contains bibliography of happiness, a catalog of happiness in nations (results of national surveys), and links to other readings and resources.
• SelfCreation is the personal Web site of Jennifer Hautman, who wishes to explore Awareness, Acceptance, Empowerment, Happiness, Relationships, and Philosophy.
• The Option Institute is a nonprofit organization offering instruction in how to become happier and overcome adversity. The institute's philosophy is based on the work of Barry Neil Kaufman, author of Happiness Is A Choice. On the Web site are articles, book excerpts, and information about the institute's programs.
• The Web site of Tom G. Stevens, author of You Can Choose to Be Happy, provides an online version of the book and other self-help materials on (among other things) relationships, happiness, and overcoming negative emotions.
• The RATIONAL Basis of Happiness is a book, radio program, and a Web site, built around the work and thoughts of Ellen Kenner. Current or future topics explored on the Web site include parenting, emotions, family, pleasure vs. happiness, obstacles to happiness, certainty vs. doubt, and perfection.

Families and Parenting

These sites are primarily resources that provide tips and advice to parents from several different points of view.

• Help for struggling teens provided by the Woodbury Report. Struggling teens is an information source for parents and professionals working with at-risk teens. You'll find information about boarding schools.
• Resources for teens provided by the Internet's leading source of information on emotional growth schools & programs. You will find a list of links to web sites that are of interest to people dealing with troubled children & young adults.
• Teens In Trouble: A Survival Guide for Parents. As teenagers begin to make more decisions for themselves, they sometimes choose dangerous paths. Often problems of self-destructive behavior go hand in hand with other problems such as learning or emotional disorders. Parents can suddenly find help.
• Wonderwise Parents is a site on parenting and parent-child relationships designed for parents, grandparents, and maintained by Charles A. Smith, extension specialist with Kansas State Research and Extension in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University. Sections of the site include Programs, Courses, Elements, Storytime, Opinions, and Humor.
• Parent Soup, from iVillage, this site offers advice from experts, a place to chat, plus resources and fun & games.
• Children, Youth, & Family Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse is an online forum from the University of Minnesota for sharing information and exchanging ideas and locating research based information, a all related to families and children.
• Positive Parenting Home Page -- dedicated to providing resources and information to make parenting rewarding, effective and fun! On the site are articles, links to organizations and resources, and a newsletter.
• National Parent Information Network, a project of the ERIC system, provides access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education.

Professional Associations

Parenting and Families

• American Association for Marriage, Family Therapy -- although much of the Web site is limited to members, sections available to anyone include online versions of pamphlets related to families and health, and a page of resources for practitioners.
• American Psychological Association -- the Web site includes resources for practitioners, students, and the public.
  • Two of the categories of APA Resources for the Public are families andparenting, andpositive psychology.
  • The APA's Help Center includes a Get the Facts page for Family and Relationships.
  • Psychology in Daily Life is the APA's collection of public information brochures on mental health and psychological issues

Child Advocacy

• Advocates for Youth -- "dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies which help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health." Its Web site provides information, training, and advocacy materials."
• KidsPeace: The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis -- a private, not-for-profit organization providing children comprehensive mental health treatment programs. In additional to descriptions of its programs, the Web site provides online access to articles from its semiannual publication, Healing Magazine and other public education materials, including tips for parents.
• The National Children's Advocacy Center -- "non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach." On its Web site is information about training, intervention, and prevention.
• Children Now is a nonpartisan, independent voice for children. It is involved in policy issues and reporting the status of children. One of its projects is Talking with Kids About Tough Topics.
• Children's Partnership a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is "to inform leaders and the public about the needs of America's 70 million children, and to engage them in ways that benefit children." Its Web site provides two kinds of information: "Tools for Parents" and research reports.

General Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work

• National Association of Social Workers -- much of the Web site is geared toward member issues, but sections accessible to non-members include pages related to issues of advocacy, social work practice, and links to social work resources on the Web.
• American School Counselor Association provides news and membership information. Of special interest are a page of helpful information and tips for parents and a page called Talking With Kids About Violence.
• National Association of School Psychologists fills its Web site, among other things, some position papers related to such topics as At-Risk Students and Effective Parenting: Positive Support for Families.
• American Counseling Association is designed primarily for its members, but it does have a section for consumers, which I think is the organization's term for people who might be in need of counseling.
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- perhaps of the most use on this Web site is a page of FACTS FOR FAMILIES AND OTHER RESOURCES
• American Association for Therapeutic Humor -- "We are committed to advancing our knowledge and understanding of humor and laughter as they relate to healing and well-being." On the Web site are several features explaining the importance of humor and just what it is the organization is trying to do.
• Association for Humanistic Psychology includes guides, news, bibliographies, and other information about the organization and its projects.
  

Institutes, Hospitals, and Centers

• The Ackerman Institute for the Family is a not-for-profit agency devoted to the treatment and study of families and to the training of family therapists. On the Web site is information about its programs, training, and publications.
• Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center -- its Web site primarily provides information about the center's clinical programs, courses, and workshops.
• Bradley Hospital's Life Span includes several projects and services, including Project STABLE, an intensive program focusing on teens at high risk.
• Albert Ellis Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy, provides some facts about the institute, and answers some questions Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. It concludes it Web space with an essay, "Why you should never, ever, feel guilty or blue."
• The Parent Child Center of the New York Psychoanalytic Society provides both information about the center and a short collection of articles.
• The Menninger Clinic has a variety of Child and Adolescent Services. On its Web site, it also provides a wide variety of articles on mental health
• The Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at the College of William and Mary provides a section of articles on Challenging Behaviors
• McLean Hospital's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program provides on its Web site a description of its services and contact information.
• Adler Institute of San Francisco -- the Web site includes Classical Adlerian Psychology readings in several categories related to Family Assessment/Therapy and Parenting.
• Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, California, specializes in the area of interactional/systemic studies, psychotherapy, and family therapy.
  

Government Resources

The United States Government has been able to use the Web to present its wealth of information to the public in ways it never could before.

• The U.S. Department of Education provides information and resources dealing very broadly with educational issues.
• U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
• The National Institute of Mental Health conducts and supports research on all aspects of mental illness and mental health. Some of NIHM's online publications include: Youth in a Difficult World, Children and Violence , Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides online resources related to the prevention of juvenile victimization and delinquency.
  

Psychology/Counseling/Mental Health Gateways

If you haven't found what you are looking for on this page, these resources might help. This section is a link to even more links.

• PsychWeb, created and maintained by Russell A. Dewey, who modestly claims that his site "contains lots of psychology-related information for students and teachers of psychology." Among the categories of resources are scholarly resources, self-help resources related to a variety of psychological disorders, and megalists which directs you to other big psychology-related Web sites.
• Adolescent Directory Online is an an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues.
• Internet Mental Health, created and maintained by Phillip W. Long, is a long page arranged primarily by various disorders, but includes other topics, as well.
• Behavior OnLine is sub-titled "The Mental Health and Behavioral Science Meeting Place" and provides resources and opportunities to discuss issues with others.
• School Psychology Resources Online includes a few relevant categories for parents and
• PsycSite, created by Ken Stange and affiliated with the Department of Psychology, Nipissing University, this resource page is divided up into Informational Resources, a Student Centre, a Professional Centre, a Research Centre, and a Communication Centre.
• The Counseling Web is a guide to counseling and psychology programs, but also includes links to other counseling, mental health, and psychology resources.
• The National Self-Help Clearinghouse uses its Web site to "facilitate access to self-help groups and increase the awareness of the importance of mutual support."
• Mental Health Infosource-- news, briefing, opportunities to ask experts, and access to resources on mental disorders from A to Z.
• Dr. Koop: Mental Health -- news and resources about mental health and wellness topics.

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