Caregiver Resource Links - Mental Health

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1. Aging Parent Care, Part 2: Physical Symptoms and Emotional and Mental Changes to Look for
   Physical Symptoms and Emotional and Mental Changes to Look for by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: recognizing the physical and emotional signs of aging and some symptoms you can even “hear” over the phone.
   
2. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
   The AAGP promotes mental health treatment for older Americans by raising awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminating the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promoting healthy aging strategies, and increasing access to quality mental health care.
   
3. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
   This association is primarily for professionals in the field of marriage and family therapy. They can provide referrals to healthcare professionals in your area.
   
4. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
   
   
5. American Counseling Association
   
   
6. American Psychiatric Association
   
   
7. American Psychological Association
   The APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
   
8. American Social Health Association
   
   
9. Anxiety Disorders Association of America
   
   
10. Brain Gym International
    
    
11. Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care
    Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses the stress of being a caregiver and ways to cope. Topics discussed are: introduction to the extent of caregiver stress, signs that stress might be affecting you, dealing with special caregiving considerations and lastly providing you with tools and techniques to lessen stress and take care of yourself.
    
12. Caregiver Stress, Part 1
    Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; This video addresses the stress of being a caregiver and ways to cope. Topics discussed are: introduction to the extent of caregiver stress, signs that stress might be affecting you, dealing with special caregiving considerations and lastly providing you with tools and techniques to lessen stress and take care of yourself.
    
13. Caregiver Stress, Part 2: Facing the Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver
    Facing the Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, some of the physical and emotional signs that you might be overstressed are addressed. Topics discussed are how to recognize the signs of caregiver stress, ways to deal with it and enlisting support or medical help when needed.
    
14. Caregiver Stress, Part 3: Signs of Stress
    Signs of Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video; Topics discussed are the physical and emotional signs that you might be overstressed, how to recognize the signs of caregiver stress, ways to deal with it and enlisting support or medical help when needed.
    
15. Caregiver Stress, Part 4: Caregiver Depression
    Caregiver Depression by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, the topics discussed are: symptoms of depression in family caregivers and six tips for coping.
    
16. Caregiver Stress, Part 5: Dealing with Alzheimer’s
    Dealing with Alzheimer’s by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, Alzheimer’s and other dementia are defined and techniques for coping with a loved one who has dementia are presented. Caring for a dementia patient can cause great stress to the family caregiver, particularly as memory loss progresses. This video provides tips for minimizing that stress.
    
17. Caregiver Stress, Part 6: De-stress from Caregiving
    De-stress from Caregiving by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics include: ways to unwind and cope are addressed, the struggle to balance care-giving with jobs and caring for young children and the consequences of neglecting yourself.
    
18. Center for Mental Health Services
    
    
19. Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
    
    
20. Families for Depression Awareness
    They help families recognize and cope with depressive disorders by recognizing and managing the various forms of depression and associated mood disorders and reducing the stigma associated with depressive disorders.
    
21. Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
    This Foundation raises awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly and seeks to ncrease access to quality mental health care for the elderly.
    
22. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series addresses how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
23. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 1
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
24. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 2: Work Life Balance
    Work-Life Balance by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: the negative effects of not having balance in one’s life, what work-life balance does and doesn’t mean.
    
25. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 3: Creating a “Care Team”
    Creating a Care Team by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to get support for your caregiving activities, bringing balance to your life and surefire ways to enlist support.
    
26. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 4: Employer Programs
    Employer Programs by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: employer-offered programs and alternative work options.
    
27. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 5: Taking Care of Yourself
    Taking Care of Yourself by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: offers busy family caregivers advice on how to unwind and cope.
    
28. Independent Life Resources
    Information on physical and mental health conditions, products and services and independent living resources for people with disabilities or Senior Citizens
    
29. Mental Health America
    MHA promotes mental wellness and provides support to individuals and families living with mental health and substance abuse problems.
    
30. Mental Health Net
    
    
31. My Senior Care
    Find credible and up-to-date information on home health care agencies, assisted living facilities, hospice nursing, and more.
    
32. National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
    
    
33. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
    NAMI is a network of local support groups for the mentally ill and their families.
    
34. National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
    The Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) is a health and human services specialist who acts as a guide, advocate, and resource for families caring for older relatives and persons with disabilities. The GCM is trained and experienced in any of several fields related to care management, including nursing, gerontology, social work, or psychology.
    
35. National Institute for Mental Health
    This is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.
    
36. National Mental Health Association
    
    
37. National Mental Health information Center-Mental Health Services Locator
    
    
38. National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
    
    
39. National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
    
    
40. Postpartum Support International
    They promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide.
    
41. Screening for Mental Health
    SMH programs include both in-person and online programs for depression, bipolar disorder, General Health and Other Helpful Websitesized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, alcohol problems, and suicide prevention.
    
42. Youth Rally
    Adolescents with bladder or bowel dysfunction receive education and psychosocial support that encourages independent living. Scholarships are available on their website.