Mental Health Charities Making A Difference

 

9. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

Charity Navigator rates AAAP with a 94 out of 100 for its aim “to promote high-quality evidence-based screening, assessment and treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders and to strengthen addiction psychiatry specialty training and education.” The organization’s site provides educational resources on specific addiction issues as well as a list of recovery centers by state. For more information, visit aaap.org/about/donate.

10. Battlefield Addiction

Rated a 90 by Charity Navigators, this nonprofit works to reconnect addicts with their families and their communities. Anyone involved in the Battlefield Addiction program learns “transformative teachings” to learn how to re-connect with the parts of life that are neglected when addiction overwhelms someone’s life. battlefieldaddiction.com/#donate