SAMHSA’s Online Treatment Locator
Provides links and phone numbers to locators for mental and substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.

The Opioid Response Network
Provides critical networking information free of charge. Simply click the button below and type in your question.

How To Find Help Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
A step-by-step guide for finding treatment for drug use disorders.

NIDA Treatment Page
Details a step-by-step guide on what to do if you or a loved one has a problem with drugs.

SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
Provides a confidential source of information for persons seeking treatment in the United States or U.S. territories for mental and substance use disorders.

FindHelpNow
Provides quick access to addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky that are currently taking new clients.

National Alliance for Recovery Residences
Dedicates time and resources to expanding the availability of well-operated, ethical, and supportive recovery housing.

SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
Provides a confidential source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. territories for mental and substance use disorders.

Oxford House
Provides a national network of over 2,400 chartered self-run recovery residences.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Search
Lists resources for those experiencing substance use disorders; helps individuals find and join a local chapter.

SMART Recovery
Offers a self-empowering addiction recovery support group network with face-to-face and daily online meetings.

Life Ring
Offers peer-to-peer support and personal strategies to fight addiction to alcohol and drugs.

Secular Organizations for Sobriety
Offers resources to help individuals achieve and maintain sobriety and abstinence from alcohol and substance use disorders.

SAMHSA’s Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator
Provides a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons and their family members seeking treatment in the U.S.

American Public Health Association
Discusses mental health as a topic area, offering an overview of the issue along with recommendations for improving access to care.

MentalHealth.gov
Offers guidance for recognizing mental health issues and starting conversations with friends and family members, educators, and faith and community leaders, among others.

Mental Health First Aid
Lists training resources for supporting people with substance abuse and cooccurring
disorders.

National Council For Behavioral Health
Details guidance on policy action, consulting, and best practices in behavioral health.

American Psychiatric Association’s Practice Page
Lists resources and information on practice management and professional development for psychiatrists.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
Provides education and advocacy programs for those affected by mental disorders, including a toll-free helpline for families in communities throughout the United States.

Mental Disorders Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Serves as the leading peer-directed national organization focusing on the two most prevalent mental disorders, depression and bipolar disorder.

Mental Health America
Offers resources about mental disorders; through affiliates, provides America’s communities and consumers with direct access to a broad range of self-help and professional services.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health
Provides training, support, and consultation to advocates, mental health and substance abuse providers, legal professionals, and policymakers working to improve agency and systems-level responses to survivors of domestic violence.

National Institute of Mental Health
Serves as the lead Federal agency for research on mental disorders.

Psychology Today’s Find A Therapist Directory
Allows users to locate, by city or ZIP code, a therapist, psychologist, or counselor who specializes in mental disorders.

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America
Promotes improvement in lives affected by schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (mental illnesses involving psychosis) and promotes hope and recovery through support programs, education, collaboration, and advocacy.

FAQ Sponsored by Al-Anon Family Groups
Provides the answers to frequently asked questions by those with alcohol problems and their families and friends.

Alcohol Treatment Navigator Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Offers a comprehensive, step-by-step strategy for finding evidence-based alcohol treatment services for an adult loved one.

Alcoholics Anonymous
Lists resources for those experiencing alcohol dependence and helps individuals find and join a local chapter.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Offers tools and training materials for community, school, and family interventions related to alcohol use and misuse.

Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help
A list of available treatment choices and what to consider when choosing among them.

Moderation Management
Promotes self-management, balance, moderation, and personal responsibility for people who struggle with alcohol use who are able to manage and moderate their use and wish to do so.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Sponsored by SAMHSA
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Provides a free, 24-hour helpline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.

Suicide Prevention Resource and Training Center
Provides resources for training in preventing suicide and responding in emergencies.

Suicide Safe
Helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice, address suicide risk among their patients, and make referrals to treatment and community resources.

Get Naloxone Now
Contains interactive trainings on naloxone administration for professional first responders.

Harm Reduction Coalition
Provides resources on Naloxone distribution and partnering with law enforcement to advocate for individuals and communities affected by drugs.

Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science Sponsored by the National Institute On Drug Abuse
Includes information and resources for those who may use Naloxone to combat opioid overdoses.

A Naloxone Toolkit Sponsored by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center
Offers information and resources to help law enforcement agencies establish Naloxone programs.

Patient and Family Opiate Treatment Guide
Offers facts about treatment related to opiates and provides resources for
responding to an opioid overdose.

SAMHSA’s Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Page
Defines and discusses the effectiveness of Medication-Assisted Treatment and provides a list of treatment locators.

The St. Josephs Health Alternatives to Opioids Pain Management Model
Details how to use targeted non-opioid medications, trigger-point injections, nitrous oxide, and ultrasound-guided nerve blocks to tailor acute and chronic pain management strategies to meet patient needs while eliminating the risks associated with opioid prescribing.

Providers Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment
Offers training, consultation, and mentoring to physicians and other healthcare providers (including nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who desire to prescribe and/or dispense FDA-approved products approved for the treatment of opioid use disorders.

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Details substance use statistics and the impacts on American citizens and healthcare systems.

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Provides research, facts, and resources about the opioid epidemic and lists recommended actions to address it.

SAMHSA’s Website
Provides numerous resources and helpful information related to mental and substance use disorders, prevention, treatment, and recovery.

SAMHSA’s Recovery and Recovery Support Webpage
Provides information on how recovery-oriented care and recovery support systems help people with mental and substance use disorders manage their conditions.

Faces & Voices of Recovery
Supports the 23 million Americans living in recovery to ensure their rights and access to needed services as well as demonstrates the power and proof of obtaining long-term recovery.

Facing Addiction with NCADD
Provides education on misperceptions surrounding addiction; recently merged with the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD).

Get Smart About Drugs
Provides information about substance use from the Drug Enforcement Administration for parents, educators, and caregivers.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Offers tools and training materials for community, school, and family interventions and other substance use programming.

What to Do If Your Teen or Young Adult Has a Problem with Drugs Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
Provides parents of teens and young adults with information on how to identify and handle possible substance misuse situations.

The Phoenix
Fosters a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from a substance use disorder.

Active Minds
Provides awareness campaigns, outreach, advocacy, and events catering to the mental health needs of students on college campuses.

Mental Health Resources for Adolescents and Young Adults
Provides resources, apps, and clinical information sources for preventing, treating, and recovering from mental and substance use disorders in youth and adolescents.

American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Report on Screening Youth for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Provides information and best practices on when and how to prevent and screen youth
for mental and substance use disorders.

Association of Recovery in Higher Education
Supports collegiate recovery programs and collegiate
recovery communities, the faculty and staff who support them, and the students who
represent them.

Mental Health First Aid for Youth
Teaches parents, family members, health workers, peers, school staff, and other community members how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental or substance use disorder.

How To Help A Friend Sponsored by the National Alliance On Mental Illness
Provides information for teens, adolescents, and young adults experiencing mental and co-occurring disorders.

College Aim Alcohol Intervention Matrix Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Assists college and university administrators in identifying and choosing evidence-based, cost-effective prevention strategies to reduce drinking on campus.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Sponsored by the National Institute On Drug Abuse
Provides information about NIDA’s annual campaign to promote the science behind alcohol and substance use disorder treatment and recovery.

NIDA For Teens Web Page
Provides science-based information on how substances affect the brain and body in adolescence.

Opioids Facts for Teens
Provides information on opioids for teenagers and adolescents who want to
know more.

OK2Talk
Offers youth and adolescents a safe space to discuss their experiences with mental and substance use disorders.

Let’s Erase Bullying Sponsored by SAMHSA
Federal government website managed by SAMHSA designed to educate youth and their parents regarding the harms of bullying and how it can be stopped.

Mental Health Literacy for Teens
Aims to improve mental health of youth by the effective translation and transfer of scientific knowledge into digestible information.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Adolescent Mental Health Page
Offers a detailed list of links and tools for addressing adolescent mental health.

ULifeline
Provides databases, newsrooms, and a helpline for college students who are or have peers who are experiencing or curious about mental and substance use disorders.

Youth Move National
Provides resources and advocacy information for young people with mental health disorders.

Young People in Recovery
Mobilizes the voices of young people in recovery and provides training and networks to individuals, families, and communities to help them promote recovery and reach their full potential.

Association of Recovery High Schools
Connects recovery high schools with training, expertise, resources, and best practices to assist every student who is in recovery.

Association of Recovery in Higher Education
Provides the education, resources, and community connection needed to help recovering students in higher education.

SAMHSA’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Provides information and best practices on programs in mental health services, substance use prevention, and addiction treatment at the national, state, and local levels.

Celebrate Recovery
Provides Christian faith-based support for those in recovery through summits, groups, and church-centered meetings.

Wellbriety Movement
Provides an interconnected online resource across Native Nations about recovery for individuals, families, and communities.

The National Congress of American Indians

Provides resources and information regarding conferences and other events useful to tribes fighting the opioid epidemic.

White Bison
Offers a wide range of culturally-based resources to help Native Americans and Alaska Natives fight addiction and achieve sobriety and well-being.

Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders Provided by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Provides a fact sheet with evidence-based recommendations for first responders when they encounter fentanyl during their daily activities.

Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit
Provides a toolkit and other resources to help law enforcement agencies partner with mental healthcare providers.

Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative
Serves as an alliance of practitioners in law enforcement, behavioral health, community, advocacy, research, and public policy, whose mission is to strategically widen community behavioral health and social service options available through law enforcement diversion.

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Details information for providers and patients, and a mobile app to support use of
the guideline.

American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Resource Page
Provides useful tools for clinicians treating substance use disorders.

American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Resource Centers
Provides information, tools, and resources for hospital pharmacists on topics including opioid management and substance use.

CDC Guidance On Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
Outlines the principles and recommended treatments for common chronic pain conditions.

CDC Information on Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
Offers information for those interested in partaking in SSPs.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Best Practices Memorandum
for Addressing Prescription Opioid Overdoses, Misuse and Addiction
Provides details on addressing the opioid crisis in an informational memorandum.

E-QUAL Network Opioid Initiative Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians
Provides training and a wide variety of free online resources on reducing opioid prescribing, and on supporting the adoption of evidence-based interventions, such as Naloxone prescribing and buprenorphine induction, in emergency departments.

American College of Emergency Physicians E-QUAL Network Opioid Initiative
Provides training and a wide variety of free online resources on how to reduce opioid prescribing and supporting the adoption of evidence-based interventions such as the use of Naloxone and Buprenorphine induction in emergency departments.

Mental Health Clinical Recommendations and Guidelines Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians
Provides guidelines for family doctors on treating and preventing behavioral health conditions.

Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Social Worker Credentials Provided by the National Association of Social Workers
Recognizes clinical social workers who have met national standards of knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of clinical social work and ATOD and agreed to abide by the NASW Code of Ethics, the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Substance Use Disorders, and the NASW Standards for Continuing Professional Education.

Mental Health Specialty Practice Section Provided by the National Association of Social Workers
Details resources and guidance for social workers aiming to address behavioral
health conditions.

American Public Health Association Substance Misuse Page
Gives public health professionals information and resources on how to address substance use and substance use disorders.

Recovery Research Institute
Conducts research for the advancement of addiction treatment and recovery.

International Overdose Day
A global event held on August 31 each year to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death.

International Recovery Day
A global celebration on September 30 that welcomes all supporters of recovery.