Screenings, support & official toolkits
Find your next step for mental health.
Start with an official mental health screening or explore trusted resources for prevention, treatment, recovery, and support.
A direct path to official screening
Check in with your mental health
Choose what feels closest to your concern. Every option opens the official Mental Health America screening experience in a new tab.
Try the universal mental health screen
Begin with a broader check-in that looks across many common mental health concerns, then review the guidance on MHA Screening.
Everyday check-ins
Start with a concern that has been showing up in daily life.
Depression
Reflect on low mood, loss of interest, energy changes, and other recent experiences.
Open MHA screeningAnxiety
Check in with worry, tension, restlessness, and how often they have been showing up.
Open MHA screeningADHD
Explore attention, organization, restlessness, and impulsivity patterns.
Open MHA screeningSocial anxiety
Reflect on fear, avoidance, or distress connected with social situations.
Open MHA screeningOCD
Consider unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors that feel difficult to control.
Open MHA screeningMore focused screens
Explore a specific pattern, behavior, or type of experience.
Bipolar
Review patterns of elevated energy, mood shifts, and related changes.
Open MHA screeningPsychosis & schizophrenia
Check for changes in perception, beliefs, communication, and thought patterns.
Open MHA screeningEating disorder
Reflect on eating, body image, and behaviors that may be causing concern.
Open MHA screeningPTSD
Consider trauma-related reactions such as re-experiencing, avoidance, or feeling on guard.
Open MHA screeningAddiction
Explore how alcohol or substance use may be affecting daily life.
Open MHA screeningGambling addiction
Look at gambling patterns and whether they may be causing distress or problems.
Open MHA screeningFamily & life stages
Choose a screen created for a particular age or caregiving role.
Postpartum depression
For new and expecting parents concerned about mood, anxiety, or emotional changes.
Open MHA screeningParent test
For parents and caregivers concerned about a child’s emotions or behavior.
Open MHA screeningYouth test
For young people ages 11–17 checking in on emotions, behavior, and overall mental health.
Open MHA screeningA licensed clinician can provide an assessment. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. In the U.S., call or text 988 for mental health, suicide, or substance-use crisis support.
Official SAMHSA materials
Explore toolkit topics
Each card links to an official SAMHSA resource you can use to share information or help someone find support.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month
Share accurate treatment information, reduce stigma, and point people to evidence-based care.
View official resourcesMental Health Awareness Month
Find messages and materials about mental health, connection, and asking for help.
View official resourcesRecovery Month
Share recovery stories and highlight the people and services that support it.
View official resourcesSuicide Prevention Awareness Month
Share warning signs, ways to stay connected, and crisis resources.
View official resourcesSubstance Use Prevention Month
Use ready-made materials on prevention, protective factors, and healthy choices.
View official resourcesExplore Every Digital Toolkit
Browse SAMHSA’s full collection of behavioral-health observance resources.
View official resourcesUsing the materials
Use a toolkit in three steps
- 01
Choose a topic
Pick the observance that fits your audience or community.
- 02
Adapt the message
Use the official talking points and graphics without changing their meaning.
- 03
Include a path to help
Add clear treatment, support, or crisis resources.
Help beyond the toolkit
Connect with support
THRIVE Lifeline
Community-based, non-carceral peer support, warmline access, and virtual support groups for multiply marginalized communities.
Open resourceFind treatment
Search confidentially for mental health and substance-use treatment services.
Open resourceSAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral and information in English and Spanish.
Open resourceSupport someone else
Learn practical ways to listen, respond, and connect a person with help.
Open resource