Sites listed here will represent free and fee-based online courses and distance learning with the specific aim of helping individuals improve their own mental health in a variety of areas.
Note that courses which focus on just one aspect of mental health such as mood disorders or anxiety or relationships or substance abuse will not be listed here, and instead belong in the specific category linked from Health/Mental_Health/Self-Help.

Sites about personal coaching services belong in Health/Alternative/Coaching, and sites primarily selling self-help books are listed in Shopping/Publications/Books/Health/Mental_Health/Self_Help.

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Sits listed here will primarily offer free information with the specific aim of helping people to find motivation.

Sites offering products or services will NOT be listed here, and should be sent to Health/Mental_Health/Self-Help/Products_and_Services/ . There are also different specific categories for motivational speakers, personal coaches, and inspirational quotations.

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Commercial and promotional sites may be included if they provide substantial free and informative content, but sites which exist wholly or mainly to sell a product or service will not be listed here, and should be submitted to Shopping: Health: Mental Health or one of the subcategories there.

Sites listed here will contain reviews or information about self-help products for mental illness and psychological conditions.

Sites listed here will provide free resources and information to help people solve their own relationship problems.
Please use the specific (linked) subcategories for sites primarily offering advice, or which are focussed on divorce, anger, and marriage problems.

NB Counselling services and practitioners are listed under http://freshlinks.net/odp.aspx/Health/Mental_Health/Counseling_Services/ , and products for sale belong in Shopping/Publications/Books/Health/Mental_Health/ or Health/Mental_Health/Self-Help/Products_and_Services/ .

Many people want to improve their relationships without the assistance of a therapist.

This category is dedicated to presenting resources for improving the self-esteem and self-confidence of children and adults. Self-esteem is defined in Merriam-Webster as a confidence and satisfaction in oneself and self-confidence as confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities.

This category will contain links to sites with online information regarding personal growth and development, general self improvement and self help techniques. This is not the place for business sites selling products.