InterVoice Facebook Page - Intervoice Facebook Page: shares a lot of really interesting posts about hearing voices and other extreme experiences.
Hearing Voices Network - International Hearing Voices Network website lists Hearing Voices groups around the world and houses some great information on understanding voices.
MindMap - Early intervention in New Haven Conn, USA
Engage Aotearoa - Mental health resources by people with lived experience and a psychological perspective including an Online Resources Pack, a New Zealand-focused Community Resources Directory, a book of recovery stories and an online coping tool called The Coping Kete.
Toi Ora - An arts centre in New Zealand for people who experience mental-health problems to engage in creative activities. The website shares poetry and art by the members.
Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches - The peer-reviewed journal of ISPS is an excellent source of information about psychosis and strategies that can help. A subscription is required to read full-text articles online and receive two printed journals a year.
Beyond Meds - A website about alternatives to medication
UMass Medical School Dept of Psychiatry - Open Dialogue initiative at the University of Massachusetts: shares information on the key components of this approach.
Reddit Schizophrenia Page - Reddit is a website where people post discussion items and questions on particular subject threads known as Subreddits. There are active subreddits for Schizophrenia and Bipolar along with many other mental-health related topics mostly used by lay-people who are seeking support and information.
Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind - A website of downloadable digital recordings of mindfulness, relaxation, breathing and other exercises for coping with stress.
DBT Self Help - DBT Self Help shares information about Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, from people who have participated in DBT. A good source of information about coping with, communicating and understanding intense emotional states.
Getting my own therapy - A suggestion from other family members: someone neutral to talk to about what this all means for you
Personal support networks - Another family member suggestion was to seek support from trusted family and friends rather than attempt to manage everything alone help with meals and housework during crisis times or a break for a few hours of uninterrupted sleep can make a real difference.
Seeking out recovery stories - Another family member suggestion fuel for maintaining a hopeful stance.
How to touch a hot stove - The Hot Stove Project has a resource page. It also has an excellent film on mental health stigma called "Hot to Touch a Hot Stove" and a supplementary film called "CRAZY?" Additionally, it has clips of several interviews with professionals, with individuals having lived experience, and with some who are professionals with lived experience.
