(BILINGUAL) National. 1100 groups. Founded 1979. Dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Has local self-help and educational groups for family members and mental health consumers. Online community message boards, e-newsletters, blogs and online fact sheets. Quarterly magazines. Focuses on support, education, advocacy and research. Provides online veterans resource center.

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NAMI

3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100

Arlington, VA 22203-1701

Voice: 1-800-950-6264 (helpline) or 703-524-7600 (day)

Fax: 703-524-9094

Website: http://www.nami.org

Verified: 4/3/2012

(ENGLISH and FRENCH) National. 110 societies. Founded 1979. Information, support and advocacy for families and friends of persons with schizophrenia. Public awareness campaigns, advocacy and fund-raising. Newsletters. Guidelines and assistance for starting self-help groups. Information and referrals, phone help, conferences, brochures, handbooks and videos.

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Schizophrenia Society of Canada

100-4 Fort St.

Winnipeg, CANADA MB R3C1C4

Voice: 204-786-1616

Fax: 204-783-4898

Website: http://www.schizophrenia.ca

E-mail: info@schizophrenia.ca

Verified: 7/26/2012

National. 137 affiliated groups. Founded 1989. Parent-run organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families. Provides information, advocacy, newsletter and conferences. For local support group information, click on 'Who We Are' on top of menu bar; then click on 'Local Chapters and State Organizations.'

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for Children's Mental Health

9605 Medical Ctr. Dr., Ste. 280

Rockville, MD 20850

Voice: 240-403-1901

Fax: 240-403-1909

Website: http://www.ffcmh.org

E-mail: ffcmh@ffcmh.org

Verified: 4/3/2012

Online. Provides links to online groups for persons dealing with a loved one with borderline personality disorder. Several mailing lists available for parents, siblings, grandparents, gays, lesbians, Christians and others close to someone with BPD. Group for persons with BPD also.

Website: http://www.bpdcentral.com

Verified: 6/29/2012

Online. Founded 1999. Devoted to educating and promoting awareness about selective mutism and other related childhood anxiety disorders. Online forums and 'Expert Chats' in addition to the Connections Program that links individuals and provides state support group meeting information. Individual or family membership $45/yr.

Website: http://selectivemutism.org

Verified: 6/29/2012

National. Founded 1992. Pioneering group that offers mutual support for professionals and parents of children with selective mutism or social phobia (a psychiatric anxiety disorder in which children are unable to speak in social situations). Includes social anxiety and shyness. Also open to adults who have or outgrew the disorder. Provides information and online support. Website contains research studies, printable brochures, literature and publications.

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Selective Mutism Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 13133

Sissonville, WV 25360

Website: http://www.selectivemutismfoundation.org

E-mail: carolyn@selectivemutismfoundation.org

Verified: 8/17/2012

Online. 7080 members. Founded 1995. Support for parents of a child with one of the many behavior disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, depression, anxiety and substance abuse. Parents of children all ages welcome.

Website: http://www.conductdisorders.com

Verified: 6/29/2012

Model. Founded 1998. Provides companionship and back-up support for adult children (ages 18+) who had or have a parent with Multiple Personality Disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD/DID).

Voice: 415-585-63521 (11am-11:30pm PST).

Verified: 7/2/2012

National. 340 affiliated groups. Founded 1990. Organization dedicated to the life long concerns of brothers and sisters of people with special health, developmental and mental health concerns. Provides workshops on sibling issues, hosts listservs and provides training on how to implement Sibshops (lively workshops for school-age siblings).

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Sibling Support Project, c/o Donald Meyer

6512 23rd Ave. NW

Seattle, WA 98117

Voice: 206-297-6368

Website: http://www.siblingsupport.org

E-mail: donmeyer@siblingsupport.org

Verified: 8/14/2012

Online. 1500+ members. Founded 1998. Listserv for and about adult brothers and sisters of people with special health, developmental and emotional needs. Opportunity for adult brothers and sisters to share information and discuss issues of common interest. Subscribers can connect with their peers, seek information about local services, create connections for their siblings and discuss the proper policies agencies should have toward brothers and sisters.

Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sibnet

E-mail: sibnet-owner@yahoogroups.com

Verified: 7/2/2012

National. 47 affiliated groups. Founded 1982. Support groups for parents who have children of all ages with behavioral problems such as truancy, substance abuse or other forms of defiance of authority. Focus is on parents getting back their self-esteem and control of their home.

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B.I.L.Y.

P.O. Box 2062

Winnetka, CA 91396-2062

Voice: 818-884-8242

Website: http://www.becauseiloveyou.org

E-mail: bily1982@aol.com

Verified: 8/17/2012