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ADAM · Anxiety & Depression Association for Men

You don't have to
carry it alone.

Guided audio sessions, vetted resources, and a clear path to professional help. Built for men, and free.

Nonprofit Free to Join Private 24/7 Crisis Resources Built For Men

Men aren't getting the support they need.

That's why ADAM exists, to close the gap between what men are carrying and where they can turn.

4×

Men in the US die by suicide at about four times the rate of women.

Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, 2024 data

43%

of men living with a mental illness got treatment in the past year, compared with 56% of women.

Source: SAMHSA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2025 data

Why Mending Minds

Most men I know are carrying more than they let on. ADAM is here to make it a little easier to set some of that down, and find out you're not the only one.

RC
Rhett Claypool
Founder · ADAM / Mending Minds

Three ways we can help.

Simple, practical support, wherever you are in the process.

Connect

Talk with other men who understand what you're going through. The peer community is in development. A free account means you're there when it opens.

Get an account

Heal

Vetted resources, 24/7 crisis lines, and a clear route to three independent therapist directories. No pressure, no gatekeeping, nothing to sign up for first.

Browse resources

Reset

Short guided audio for a racing mind, a bad night, a hard morning, or the minutes after you walked away from something. One session is open to everyone, the rest are free with an account.

Hear a session

Find your people. No performance required.

Honest conversation, peer-to-peer support, and a place for men to say the hard things out loud. Moderated, private, and real. The forum is in development. It opens when a moderator and a written escalation policy are in place.

Create a free account

Find a therapist who gets it.

We do not keep our own list of providers. A directory nobody verifies is worse than none. We point you to three that are maintained by people whose job that is, and tell you which to try first.

Common questions answered plainly.

Real answers to what men actually ask.

ADAM, the Anxiety and Depression Association for Men, is a nonprofit. Mending Minds is the name we operate under. We are pursuing 501(c)(3) tax exempt status and have not received it yet, so donations are not tax deductible at this time. We offer guided audio sessions, vetted resources, crisis tools, and a clear route to professional help, for any man ready to take his own wellbeing seriously.
No. You don't need a diagnosis, a referral, or a reason you can put into words. If something feels heavier than it should, that's enough.
Yes. The Community level is free for good: no card, no trial, nothing to cancel. It opens the full Guided Resets library, and the peer community when it opens. Member ($12 a month) and Premium ($29 a month) are optional paid levels with more support, and the Levels of Membership page compares all three.
Please reach out immediately. Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. You can also text HOME to 741741 for the Crisis Text Line. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. You don't have to explain yourself to ask.
ADAM is not therapy and does not replace it. What we offer is practical: short guided audio sessions, vetted resources, and a clear route to a therapist through three independent directories. Using this alongside therapy is a good idea, and we would encourage it.
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