•  Your personal or primary care doctor (to rule out any physical illness first)

•  Your confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

•  Your Student Counseling Center. (Most colleges provide free counseling services for their students. Some limit the number of sessions. After that number is reached, students may still need to locate a private therapist for continued treatment.)

•  Family members, friends, or co-workers n Your religious advisor (i.e., priest, rabbi, minister)

•  Your County Mental Health Department (search for this online or in the white pages section under Government Offices). Contacting them is especially important if you have no health insurance.

•  Professional organizations, such as your state’s psychiatric, psychological counseling, or social work associations

•  Community mental health centers and/or hospitals. Ask for their departments of psychiatry, psychology, social work, or their crisis center.

•  Community agencies, such as Catholic Social Services, Jewish Vocational Services, Family Services Agency, etc.

•  Crisis Intervention Centers – especially if you need help immediately. Check online for local listings under “Crisis,” “Suicide Prevention,” “Drug Abuse,” “Rape,” “Domestic Violence,” or “Hospitals.”

•  Self-help groups and local campus or national organizations for specific disorders. Examples include: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Agoraphobics in Motion (AIM), National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Overeaters Anonymous (OA), Gamblers Anonymous (GA).