EveryMinute.org

Today 1,500 Americans will attempt to take their own lives. Most will have mental health or addiction issues. Many will have both. One out of four adults is affected by a mental health disorder. Odds are that most of us have friends or family becoming more desperate with every tick of the clock.

There is a way to stop the ticking. Research. We can defeat mental illness by employing the scientific mind to find individual treatment plans. But the funding is inadequate for an issue that affects every one of us, the 57 million directly or the rest of us through our family and friends. We must declare our concern. Together, we can stop the clock.

Idealist.org

Idealist.org connects organizations, individuals, resources, and ideas so that anyone anywhere can imagine and act toward building a better world. With over 65,000 organizations from 190 countries posting volunteer, job, internship, and event opportunities for its 50,000 daily visitors and 500,000 members, Idealist also provides extensive resources for job seekers, volunteers, and HR and volunteer management professionals.

Planet Aid

Planet Aid, a nonprofit organization, raises funds through textile recycling. Second-hand clothes, shoes, other textiles, books, small toys and laptops are sold for reuse to raise money for charities that do:

• Emergency relief - serving victims of hunger, war, natural disasters and other catastrophes.
• Relocating people or rebuilding areas hit by disaster.
• Development projects- schools, clinics, mini-banking, and small-scale industry among others.

Planet Aid helps the environment too. In 2006, 72 million pounds of clothes were rescued from the landfill and CO² emissions were reduced the equivalent of keeping 16,000 cars off the roads for a year!

The Jason Foundation

Youth suicide claims the lives of approximately 100 young people per week in the United States. The Jason Foundation's mission is to provide information, tools, and resources to students, educators, youth workers, and parents that will enable early detection of at-risk behavior and guide them to helpful local resources.