Healthy Santa Cruz County - mental health

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Depression
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help or further information about depression. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: depression, local information, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health
• Local Help & Information: Mental Health Hotlines
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer mental health hotlines. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: depression, emergency, hotline, local information, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, suicide, urgent care
• Local Help & Information: Mental Health Organizations / Services
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information about mental health and related issues. Use this link to search the CID; from the homepage, enter "mental health" in the keyword search box for a complete listing of local resources.
  Browse related subjects: bipolar , depression, local information, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health
• Local Help & Information: Suicide Prevention
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer holtines, programs, help, or further information about suicide prevention. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: emergency, local information, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, suicide, urgent care

Library Resources

• Find Books: Depression
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about depression. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health
• Find Books: Mental Disorders
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about mental health issues. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alzheimers, books, books / videos, depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health

Recommended Websites

• AARP Health Guide
  Special features: Popular topics for seniors; e-mail newsletter; physical activity workbook; interactive tutorials; clinical trials; online fitness course. From: AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons).
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• Autism Spectrum Disorders
  Special feature: Comprehensive but understandable overview. From: National Institute of Mental Health.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, mental health, parenting, recommended website
• Depression
  Special features: Comprehensive coverage (available in large print) includes signs and symptoms, complications, treatment, coping and self-care skills; complementary and alternative medicine. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support
• Eating Disorders
  Comprehensive but easy to understand booklet can be downloaded from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support, women's health
• Eating Disorders - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News and research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
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• Healthy Minds - Healthy Lives
  Special features: Reproducible fact sheets and "Let's Talk Facts" brochures; audio and video news releases; Spanish available; find-a-psychiatrist. From: American Psychiatric Association.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support
• HealthyWomen.org
  Special features: Health topics A-Z; interactive health toolkit; e-newsletters; hundreds of reproducible fact sheets and brochures; Spanish available. From: National Women's Health Resource Center.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, childbirth, domestic violence, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, lab tests, mental health, pregnancy, quit smoking, recommended website, research, sexual assault, women's health
• Internet Mental Health
  Special features: Online support groups; interactive psychiatric tools, including "diagnose yourself" and "quality of life" assessements; information about more than 50 of the most common mental disorders and more than 70 often-prescribed psychiatric drugs; research news; links to reproducible booklets. From: Internet Mental Health produced by Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, anorexia, autism, bipolar , depression, eating disorders, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website
• Mayo Clinic
  Special features: Health tools and videos, "Treatment Decision" guides; "Ask-an-Expert" service; First Aid / Emergency guide; weekly e-newsletter. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, research, senior health, women's health
• MedlinePlus
  Special features: Coverage of more than 700 diseases and medical conditions, drug information, interactive tutorials (more than 165 slide shows available with sound and pictures), surgery videos, e-mail health news updates, medical dictionary and encyclopedia. Easy-to-Read format available plus viewing aids for users with low vision. Health quizzes and self-check tools and "Go Local," a new service to help users find local health resources. No advertising or endorsements on this site. From: National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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• Medlineplus - Depression
  Special features: Interactive tutorials and health check tools; clinical trials; treatment and therapy locator; links to related conditions. From: NIH / NLM.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, self-care tools, self-help
• Men's Health (CDC)
  Special features: Topics A-Z; health test; statistics; healthy lifestyle tips. From: Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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• Men's Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Health check tools; interactive tutorial; screening guides; research news; Spanish available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: cancer, diabetes, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, prostate cancer, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-care tools, stroke, testicular cancer, weight control
• Mental Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; research; law and public policy updates; help and information for families and caregivers. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , clinical trials, depression, eating disorders, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research
• Mental Health America
  Special features: Comprehensive coverage; crisis phone center (free); Spanish available; treatment and support group locator. From: Mental Health America (formerly known as National Mental Health Association).
  Browse related subjects: depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, support
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
  The National Alliance on Mental Illness Web site houses resources on a host of mental illnesses, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. The site also provides information on treatments, support groups, and recovery from mental illness.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, addiction, bipolar , bulimia, depression, drugs, eating disorders, healthy lifestyle, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, suicide
• National Eating Disorders Association
  Special features: Live helpline; Parent & Family Network; online newsletter; advocacy, ask-an-expert service. From: National Eating Disorders Association.
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, weight control, women's health
• National Women's Health Information Center
  Special features: News; reproducible fact sheets; interactive health tools and tutorials; Quick Women's Health Data Online. From: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, childbirth, diabetes, domestic violence, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, osteoporosis, pregnancy, quit smoking, recommended website, women's health
• NIHSeniorHealth.gov
  Special features: In-depth information about more than 25 medical conditions which affect people over 55 (all available in audio format; text enlargement also available. From: NIH.
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• NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
  Special features: Easy-to-use, comprehensive; fully available in Spanish; local resources provided for NYC area. From: NOAH Content Committee, a volunteer board of medical librarians and medical information specialists.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, recommended website, research, senior health, women's health
• PDRhealth.com
  This comprehensive but user-friendly site features information about: drugs /medications (including a drug interaction checker); clinical trials; diseases; health centers and alternative therapies. From the publisher of the "Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)."
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, children's health, complementary medicine, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, prescriptions, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• Psychological Self Tools
  Special Features: Wide range of information and self-help tools from MentalHelp.net.
  Browse related subjects: depression, eating disorders, healthy lifestyle, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help
• Seniors' Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; statistics; research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
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• Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders
  Special Features: Emphasis on support and information. Casual, appealing format, live chatrooms, treatment finder. From: CRC Health.
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, support, women's health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  Focusing on both substance abuse and mental health, SAMHSA provides information on prevention, treatment, and recovery, along with helpline numbers and national reports and statistics.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, diagnosis, drugs, hotline, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research
• What is Major Depression?
  Special features: Online support and discussion groups; fact sheets; treatment locator; support for friends and families. From: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
  Browse related subjects: depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, self-care tools, self-help, support
• Women's Health Center
  Special features: Healthy woman basics - facts about tests to screen for life-threatening diseases; health tools; quizzes / slide show; ask-a-specialist service; symptom checker; e-newsletter. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, diabetes, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental health, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, women's health

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• MEDLINE® PubMed
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations and abstracts from MEDLINE, the world's largest database of clinical medical literature. The database indexes more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. Citations date back to the 1950s. Some citations link out to relevant information outside of Medline, or to the full text of articles. Tutorials are available and highly recommended for inexperienced users.