CHADD
Largest US ADHD nonprofit; runs the CDC-funded National Resource Center.
ADHD in adults: overview →Resources
234 organisations I trust more than myself: health agencies, researchers, clinicians and groups run by people who've lived it. Filter by topic, country or language.
ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
The only major organization focused purely on adults with ADHD; peer support groups.
Adult ADHD self-test →CADDAC
Canadian ADHD advocacy; "Ages 25+" page and an "Understanding Adult ADHD" program. French at caddac.ca/fr/.
ADHD at ages 25+ →CADDRA – Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
Canadian clinical practice guidelines (4.1 edition, Jan. 2020, free PDF); used by Québec clinicians; adult assessment forms.
Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines (4.1) →ADHD UK
Lived-experience-led charity; adult diagnosis pathways and an adult screening survey.
Adult diagnosis pathways →ADHD Foundation (Neurodiversity Charity)
Neurodiversity framing; mostly child/school content.
What is ADHD? →World Federation of ADHD
International professional federation (old world-adhd.org domain is dead).
Directory of ADHD guidelines →ADHD Evidence Project (International Consensus Statement)
Evidence base behind the 2021 international consensus statement (208 conclusions); good for countering myths.
ADDitude Magazine
Readable adult content; ad-supported magazine with a medical review panel. Commercial; cite with care.
ADHD in adults hub →HyperSupers – TDAH France
French association; adult diagnosis page and adult peer support groups.
Adult ADHD diagnosis →Regroupement des associations PANDA du Québec
Québec network of regional ADHD associations; local help.
What is ADHD? →NICE NG87 – ADHD: diagnosis and management
Authoritative adult assessment and treatment guidance.
Recommendations →NIMH – ADHD
Plain-language federal overview that includes adults.
CAMH – ADHD
Canadian teaching-hospital overview. Use this path (the "adult-adhd" path is a soft 404).
Autistica – ADHD and autism
Co-occurring ADHD and autism (AuDHD).
ADHD and autism →Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Leading autistic-run advocacy organization; neurodiversity framing. Resources: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/.
About autism →National Autistic Society
Detailed guidance on assessment. The old adult-diagnosis URL is a 404.
Assessment and diagnosis →National Autistic Society – After diagnosis
Life after an autism diagnosis.
After diagnosis →Autistica
Research charity with co-produced research; strong adult mental-health pages.
What is autism? →Autistica – Depression and autism
Depression and autism →Autistica – Suicide and autism
Suicide and autism →Autistica – Anxiety and autism hub
Anxiety and autism hub (incl. alexithymia) →Autism Canada
National Canadian organization; no dedicated adult page found.
Diagnosis →Autism-Europe
European rights and policy federation.
French version →AASPIRE
Participatory research with autistic co-researchers; autistic burnout and suicide research.
Healthcare toolkit for autistic adults →AASPIRE – Autistic burnout and suicidal behavior pilot study
Link found on the AASPIRE homepage; page status not checked separately.
Burnout and suicide pilot study →Embrace Autism
Autistic-run private clinic (Toronto); free validated screening tests (RAADS-R, AQ, CAT-Q) and post-diagnostic services. Commercial; cite with care.
Free autism self-screening tests →Fédération québécoise de l'autisme
Québec's provincial federation; "Je suis autiste" section and an adult-diagnosis guide.
Adult diagnosis mini-guide (PDF) →Autisme Montréal
Montréal services; diagnosis information framed for parents.
The diagnosis (for parents) →Autisme Québec
Québec City regional association.
Reframing Autism
Autistic-led; identity and late-identified adults.
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
Autistic-led; gender and late diagnosis.
Autism CRC
National research cooperative; Australia's national diagnostic guideline.
Knowledge centre →Autism Research Centre (University of Cambridge)
Originators of the AQ and other screening tools.
Screening tests (AQ and others) →The Transmitter – Spectrum
Rigorous autism research journalism (formerly Spectrum News; Simons Foundation).
NeuroClastic
Autistic collective blog; opinion and lived experience, not clinical evidence.
Autisme France
Major French association.
CRAIF – Centre de Ressources Autisme Île-de-France
Publicly funded resource centre; diagnosis information including adults (French system).
Asperger Aide France
French adult diagnosis; also runs paid services. Commercial; cite with care.
AANE – Association for Autism and Neurodiversity
Adult-focused programs and support groups. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Resources for adults →International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
Gold standard for OCD; treatment guide and therapist finder.
OCD treatment guide (ERP) →OCD-UK
Service-user-led charity; clear explanations.
Introduction to OCD →OCD Action
Treatment information, forums, personal stories.
Treatment information →AFTOC – Association française de personnes souffrant de TOC
French-language OCD patient association (France).
HereToHelp BC – OCD
Canadian replacement for Anxiety Canada's OCD content (named in its closure notice).
OCD infosheet →CAMH – OCD
Canadian clinical overview.
OCD →Anxiety UK
User-led charity; covers OCD among anxiety conditions; therapy access.
About anxiety and anxiety disorders →OCD Center of Los Angeles
Deep CBT/ERP articles from a private clinic; cite sparingly. Commercial; cite with care.
Vancouver CBT Centre
Private clinic named in Anxiety Canada's closure notice as a successor for anxiety/OCD self-help. Commercial; cite with care.
Anxiety resources →NAMI – OCD
Family/peer-oriented overview. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
OCD →ADAA – Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Clinician-reviewed; therapist directory. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Understanding anxiety →Relief – Le chemin de la santé mentale (formerly Revivre)
Québec's main anxiety/depression/bipolarity organization; listening line, self-help groups. Depression: relief.ca/relief-1/depression; bipolarity: relief.ca/relief-1/bipolarite.
Anxiety →Phobies-Zéro
Québec self-help groups for anxiety and panic, including virtual groups.
Virtual self-help group →HereToHelp BC – Anxiety
Canadian evidence-based infosheets; Anxiety Canada's named successor.
Anxiety disorders infosheet →Mood Disorders Society of Canada
National lived-experience-led organization; also covers anxiety and bipolar disorder.
What is depression? →Beyond Blue
Accessible, warm writing; anxiety page at /mental-health/anxiety.
Depression →moodgym (ANU)
Research-validated online CBT program.
No More Panic
Long-running peer forum for panic/anxiety; peer content, not clinical.
Social Anxiety Institute
Single-clinician institute for social-anxiety CBT; lower authority, use only as a supplement.
Mind – Anxiety and panic attacks
Excellent plain-language UK charity information. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Anxiety and panic attacks →American Psychological Association – Anger
Authoritative anger-control guidance; strategies at /topics/anger/strategies-controlling.
Controlling anger →NHS – Get help with anger
Short practical techniques and route to GP/local courses.
Anger →HelpGuide.org – Anger management
Readable adult-focused guide.
Anger management →Therapist Aid – Anger management guide
CBT worksheets and therapist-grade explanations. Commercial; cite with care.
Anger management therapy guide →U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Mental health
Free PTSD/anger/sleep self-help for veterans.
Get help →Mind – Anger
Explains anger as a mental-health issue. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
About anger →BPD Alliance (NEA-BPD)
Education and research; Family Connections program. Public name of NEA-BPD.
BPD diagnosis →Emotions Matter
Lived-experience-led; peer groups incl. a men's group and a BPD + substance use group.
Peer resources →BPD World
Long-running UK lived-experience site.
What is BPD? →DBT-Linehan Board of Certification
Find a certified DBT clinician; quality standard.
Behavioral Tech Institute
Linehan-founded DBT training organization; explains DBT.
Knowledge center →Linehan Institute
DBT founder's institute.
Sashbear Foundation
Family-led; Canadian Family Connections groups for BPD and emotion dysregulation. French: sashbear.org/fr/home-fr/.
About BPD →Australian BPD Foundation
Lived-experience and clinician partnership; links to treatment guidelines.
About BPD →Project Air Strategy (University of Wollongong)
Evidence-based personality disorder treatment guidelines and factsheets.
CAMH – BPD
Canadian clinical overview.
Borderline personality disorder →NIMH – Borderline personality disorder
Plain-language federal overview.
Arborescence (formerly AQPAMM)
Montréal support for relatives of people with mental illness.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Peer-run support groups; scientific advisory board.
Depression →DepressionHurts.ca (MDSC)
Plain-language depression information.
Black Dog Institute
UNSW-affiliated research institute; self-tests. Bipolar page under /resources-support/bipolar-disorder/.
Depression →Hope + Me (formerly Mood Disorders Association of Ontario)
Peer support; patient and family guides.
Patient and family guides →CREST.BD
UBC participatory research; bipolar self-management tools co-designed with people with lived experience.
Bipolar Wellness Centre →CANMAT
Canadian clinical guidelines for depression (2023) and bipolar disorder.
Resources and guidelines →Bipolar UK
Peer support and eCommunity.
Mental Health America – Depression
Plain-language information (old mentalhealthamerica.net no longer responds).
Depression →Mental Health America – Screening
Free online screens →International Bipolar Foundation
Bipolar education. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
SAMHSA
Federal helpline and resources.
National Helpline →SAMHSA – Find help
Find help →FindTreatment.gov
Official US treatment locator for substance use and mental health.
NIDA – National Institute on Drug Abuse
The science of addiction; treatment at /research-topics/treatment.
Addiction science →NIAAA – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Understanding alcohol use disorder →Rethinking Drinking (NIAAA)
Self-assessment tools.
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA / CCDUS)
Legislated, government-funded. French: ccsa.ca/fr.
Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health →CAMH – Addiction
Canadian clinical overview (no working French URL found).
Addiction →SMART Recovery
Science-based (CBT) alternative to 12-step; online meetings at meetings.smartrecovery.org.
4-Point Program →Narcotics Anonymous World Services
12-step fellowship; multilingual literature.
Meeting search →Narcotiques Anonymes Québec
Québec NA meetings.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Find A.A. →Alcooliques Anonymes – Québec
Québec AA meetings.
Al-Anon Family Groups
For family members and friends of drinkers.
Harm Reduction International
Authoritative definition of harm reduction.
What is harm reduction? →National Harm Reduction Coalition
Harm reduction practice and principles.
Portage
Québec residential rehabilitation; English at portage.ca/en/.
Need treatment? →Drogue : aide et référence
Free 24/7 Québec helpline and referrals for drugs, alcohol and medication.
Articles →Jeu : aide et référence
24/7 gambling help line.
Éduc'alcool
Québec alcohol moderation information; industry-funded, note this when citing.
Gouvernement du Québec – Alcool, drogues et jeu
Official Québec portal.
Faces & Voices of Recovery
Recovery advocacy by people in recovery.
Recovery Research Institute (MGH/Harvard)
Research summaries on recovery pathways.
Recovery 101 →Suicide.ca (AQPS)
Primary Québec crisis resource: chat, text 535353 and phone 1 866 APPELLE.
English version →AQPS – Association québécoise de prévention du suicide
Québec prevention, myths vs. realities, resource directory.
Understanding suicide →9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline (Canada)
National call/text 988, run by CAMH with government funding.
French version →Centre for Suicide Prevention
Calgary, CMHA branch; research-based toolkits including men's suicide.
Resources and toolkits →American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Risk factors and warning signs →IASP – International Association for Suicide Prevention
Global professional body.
World Suicide Prevention Day →Samaritans
Listening support (116 123) and self-help.
If you're having a difficult time →Zero Suicide (EDC)
Health-system suicide-care framework.
About →988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
US crisis line (suicidepreventionlifeline.org is gone).
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Evidence-based prevention resources.
Speaking of Suicide (Dr. Stacey Freedenthal)
Compassionate writing for people who are suicidal, by a clinician-academic.
WHO – Mental health
Overview hub.
WHO – mhGAP programme
Intervention guide for non-specialist care.
WHO – mhGAP guideline 2023
Updated evidence recommendations.
WHO – Mental disorders fact sheet
Prevalence statistics.
WHO – Depression fact sheet
WHO – Anxiety disorders fact sheet
WHO – Autism fact sheet
WHO – Suicide fact sheet
PAHO – Mental health
WHO regional office for the Americas.
UN – Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Rights framing; covers psychosocial disability.
World Federation for Mental Health
Organizes World Mental Health Day.
Global Mental Health Action Network
NIMH – Health topics
Condition hub (some Spanish).
NIMH – Autism spectrum disorder
ASD booklet →NIMH – OCD
NIMH – Psychotherapies
Therapy explainers.
NIMH – Mental health medications
NIMH – Find help
CDC – Mental health
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
CDC – Autism in adults
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Autism in adults →MedlinePlus – Mental health
Plain-language medication monographs (NIH).
Drug information →American Psychiatric Association – Patients & families
American Psychiatric Association – Clinical practice guidelines
American Psychiatric Association – BPD guideline (2024)
First update since 2001; published in Am J Psychiatry, Nov. 2024.
News release on the update →American Psychological Association – Topics
American Psychological Association – Psychologist Locator
American Psychological Association – Depression guideline
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
Peer and family groups. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Support groups →Mayo Clinic – Adult ADHD
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Cleveland Clinic – ADHD
Johns Hopkins Psychiatry
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Harvard Health – Mind & mood
Some content paywalled.
Mass General Brigham – Mental health & psychiatry
massgeneral.org now redirects here.
Public Health Agency of Canada – Mental health: get help
French version →Public Health Agency of Canada – Autism
Health Canada – Substance use
CAMH – Mental illness & addiction index
Do not assume French pages exist at predictable URLs.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Find help (branch locator) →Mental Health Commission of Canada
Government-funded; the /fr path returned 404.
Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse, J'écoute
Youth; also serves adults by text.
Canada's Drug Agency (formerly CADTH)
Drug and therapy reviews.
Canadian Psychological Association
Fact sheets.
Finding a psychologist →Canadian Psychiatric Association
CANMAT 2023 depression guideline (Can J Psychiatry)
Major depressive disorder in adults; Can J Psychiatry 2024;69(9):641-687, open access, EN/FR title. Found via search.
Québec.ca – Santé mentale
Hub.
Québec.ca – Trouver de l'aide et du soutien en santé mentale
Steps, finding a resource, digital self-care tools, follow-up programs, involving relatives.
Québec.ca – Étapes pour obtenir des soins et services en santé mentale
Route into care (811, GMF, CLSC); public mental-health services are free.
Québec.ca – Programmes de suivi
Follow-up programs for serious mental illness (SIV, SIF, SIM, PPEP, PAJ-SM+).
Québec.ca – S'informer sur la santé mentale et les troubles mentaux
Québec.ca – Info-Social 811
GAP – Québec digital front door (soinsvirtuels.gouv.qc.ca)
Québec's digital front door to care.
Ordre des psychologues du Québec
Regulator; check practitioner permits. Costs: ordrepsy.qc.ca/combien-ca-coute.
Where to find a psychologist →OPQ / Collège des médecins – Lignes directrices sur l'évaluation des TSA
Dated January 2012 per search results; PDF not opened.
Autism evaluation guidelines (PDF) →MSSS – Bilan du Plan d'action sur le TSA 2017-2022 (2025)
Context on Québec diagnostic pathways and wait times; aimed at professionals.
INSPQ – Santé mentale
Includes ADHD surveillance data. Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
INESSS
Québec practice guides.
Institut Douglas (CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal)
IUSMM (CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal)
iusmm.ca was unreachable; CIUSSS home page used.
ACSM – Filiale de Montréal
CMHA Montréal branch.
CHUM – Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Psychiatry services.
NHS – Mental health
NHS – ADHD in adults
Route via GP to a specialist; waits can be months or years. Reviewed March 2025.
NHS – Autism assessments
NHS – OCD
NHS – Borderline personality disorder
NHS Talking Therapies
Free NHS therapy (formerly IAPT); self-referral.
Find NHS Talking Therapies →NHS – Mental health services
NHS – Self-help guides
NICE – Mental health guidance index
NICE CG142 – Autism in adults
Diagnosis and management of autism in adults.
NICE CG31 – OCD
NICE CG78 – Borderline personality disorder
NICE NG222 – Depression in adults
NICE CG113 – Generalised anxiety and panic disorder in adults
SIGN (Scotland)
Royal College of Psychiatrists – Mental health information
ADHD in adults leaflet →British Psychological Society – Find a psychologist
Mind
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Rethink Mental Illness
Mental Health Foundation (UK)
HSE Ireland – Mental health
Old hse.ie/eng URL returns 404.
Santé publique France – Santé mentale
HAS – TSA : diagnostic et interventions chez l'adulte (2018)
HAS – TDAH de l'adulte (note de cadrage)
Scoping note validated Nov. 2021; final adult recommendation not confirmed as of Oct. 2026.
HAS – TDAH enfant et adolescent (2024)
Published September 2024.
Psycom
Public mental-health information agency; orientation incl. peer mutual-aid groups (GEM).
S'orienter →Mon soutien psy (Assurance Maladie)
Reimbursed psychologist sessions in France.
ameli explainer (bot-blocked) →Fondation FondaMental
Expert centres.
Mental Health Europe
GAMIAN-Europe
Patient organization.
Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
113 Zelfmoordpreventie
Government-funded Dutch suicide prevention line.
GGZ Standaarden
ADHD care standard →santementale.be
CRéSaM (Wallonia)
Pro Mente Sana
santépsy.ch
French-speaking Switzerland.
THL Finland – Mental health
Blocks automated checks; open once in a browser before citing.
Medicare Mental Health (formerly Head to Health)
Renamed March 2025; phone 1800 595 212, free, no referral needed. Unreachable from the checker (probably geoblocked).
Healthdirect – Mental health
Orygen
Youth mental health.
SANE Australia
RANZCP – Clinical guidelines
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Cochrane Library
Systematic reviews; use the topics page (homepage cookie check).
Cochrane Common Mental Disorders group
Unreachable from the checker; check by hand.
PubMed
NCBI Bookshelf
Epistemonikos
Trip Database
Psychology Today – Therapist directory (Canada)
Directory only; listings are self-reported.
Open Path Collective
US sliding-scale therapy network.
Every link was checked on 10 October 2026. A few big sites block automated checks; those were confirmed by hand or are marked to re-check.