Information & Tools
Mental Health Coalition
Roadmap to mental health
How to talk about mental health
Resource library
Roadmap and toolkit library
The Mental Health Foundation
SAMHSA
Information on coping strategies and how to navigate treatment.
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support
Mental Health of America
Information on types of treatment, types of professionals, what to expect for treatment, and how insurance works.
https://mhanational.org/get-help
Mental health screening tools
To Write Love on Her Arms
Prevent Suicide Wisconsin
Information on warning signs, risk & protective factors, myths & facts, topics & terms, scope of the problem, suggested readings, and FAQs
https://www.preventsuicidewi.org/frequently-asked-questions
Population specific resources (students, healthcare professionals, LGBTQIA+, men, military/veterans, first responders, older adults, workplace, people with disabilities, black/African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, men, women)
Loneliness Epidemic and Social Connectedness
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (hhs.gov) 2023 Report from US Surgeon General
Feeling Lonely or Socially Isolated? (nih.gov) Infographic from National Institute on Aging
Loneliness | How Right Now | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)
What You Can Do to Improve Social Connectedness | CDC
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Find a wide array of information and resources regarding suicide, including resources for suicide loss survivors.
https://afsp.org/
Better Together La Crosse
Better Together in La Crosse County (bettertogetherlacrosse.org)
Mental Health America of Wisconsin
Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin
Grief resources
https://www.froedtert.com/health-resources/griefwords
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Population specific resources (individuals with neurodivergence, black mental health, maternal mental health, youth, disaster survivors, Native American/Indian/Indigenous/Alaska Natives, veterans and service members, loss survivors, LGBTQIA+, attempt survivors, deaf/hard of hearing/hearing loss)
Stories of hope and recovery
Mental health and suicide prevention glossary
How to help someone else
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools-3.pdf
Virtual Hope Box
A free smartphone app from the National Center for Telehealth & Technology designed to help users cope, relax, distract themselves, and facilitate positive thinking. Search “virtual hope box” in your phone’s app store and download it.
Got Your Back App
A free smartphone app from Wisconsin suicide prevention nonprofit, Jacob’s SWAG Foundation, designed to help users cope with anxiety and depression. Search “Got Your Back” in your phone’s app store and download it.
Gizmo for Mental Health
A data-driven and evidence-informed resource for the mental health and wellness of youth. The Guide seeks to introduce mental health and wellness, and how to care for one’s mental health in a nonthreatening way that encourages the self-identification of warning signs and when to apply the use of internal and external healthy coping strategies to help reduce risk. It introduces the characteristics of trusted adults, who may be one, how to practice talking with a trusted adult, and promotes proactive communication. It gives youth the opportunity to create a personal mental health plan (of action) that they can use daily, and in a time of need that can help them avert crisis. The Guide’s message is child-friendly and is presented by Gizmo, a 3.5 Miki dog who lives in Manchester, CT. He is a K-9 First Responder and Therapy Dog.
https://www.gizmo4mentalhealth.org/allages/
White Flag
A mental health app with 24/7, free, anonymous, customized, peer support.
You OK? Blog
The Hopeful App
The Hopeful is a daily-use self-care app created by To Write Love on Her Arms, which features encouragement, journaling, and mood tracking. Explore and reflect on how you’re feeling and what you’re facing through journaling with unique writing prompts, recording your emotions, and receiving encouragement and inspirational quotes that you can share on social media. The app also features curated blog posts and podcast episodes by TWLOHA, which cover a variety of mental health topics such as depression, anxiety, addiction, living with diagnoses, healing trauma, and more.