I’m always here to listen and help to the best of my ability but I am not a professional these people are! Getting help doesn’t mean you are weak. It means you are strong enough to know that sometimes we all need help.
HELPLINES - IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO:
National Hopeline Network (U.S.A.) - www.hopeline.com - 1-800-SUICIDE
S.A.F.E. Alternatives - www.selfinjury.com - Self Abuse Finally Ends
Childhelp – www.childhelp.org - 1-800-4-A-CHILD - National Child Abuse Hotline
National Domestic Violence Helpline - www.ndvh.org - 1-800-799-SAFE
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - www.rainn.org – 1-800-656-HOPE National Sexual Assault Hotline
National Eating Disorders Association - www.nationaleatingdisorders.org - 1-800-931-2237
The Trevor Helpline is the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. All calls are confidential and toll-free from anywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)
FIND TREATMENT OR COUNSELING:
American Psychological Association - locator.apa.org - counseling services locator
AAMFT - www.therapistlocator.net - counseling services locator
Befrienders Worldwide - www.befrienders.org - treatment and counseling services locator
SAMHSA - findtreatment.samhsa.gov - substance abuse treatment center locator
SAMHSA - mentalhealth.samhsa.gov - mental health services locator
AACC - www.aacc.net - Christian counseling services locator
For Help with SELF-INJURY:
S.A.F.E. - www.selfinjury.com – “S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.”
Self Mutilators Anonymous - www.selfmutilatorsanonymous.org - “Self Mutilators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from physical self-mutilation.”
For Help with EATING DISORDERS:
National Eating Disorders Association - www.nationaleatingdisorders.org - “non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.”
FINDINGbalance - www.findingbalance.com – Faith based help for eating and body image issues.
For Help with ADDICTION:
HBO - HBO.com/addiction - “The Addiction website brings together many of America’s top addiction experts to demystify this much-misunderstood disease. To find help now, or to learn more about the latest breakthroughs in treatment, select a link.”
“Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.” Meetings can be found in Australia, the UK and USA.
Al-Anon/Alateen – www.al-anon.org – “Offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics.”
“Narcotics Anonymous - an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 33,500 weekly meetings in over 116 countries worldwide.” To find a meeting in your area visit www.na.org.
Additional Information:
International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression - www.ifred.org
Teen Advice/Support site - TeenHelp.org
The Jed Foundation - www.ulifeline.org - “ULifeline is an online resource center for college student mental health and emotional well being.”
Mental Health America - www.nmha.org – Resources promoting mental health nationwide.
Information on: abuse, addiction, depression, eating disorders, mental health and trauma - www.helpguide.org
For more information on Specific Mental Illness’ visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness - www.nami.org
Here are a few books we recommend if you are interested in learning more about some of these issues:
American Medical Association’s Essential Guide to Depression
Bloodletting (A Memoir of Secrets, Self-Harm & Survival) by Victoria Leatham
Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers by Karen Conterio, Wendy Lader and Jennifer Kingsonbloom
Cutting (Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation) by Steven Levenkron
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
The Last Addiction: Own Your Desire, Live Beyond Recovery, Find Lasting Freedom by Sharon A. Hersh
Purpose for the Pain by Renee Yohe
Recovering from Losses in Life by H. Norman Wright
An Unquiet Mind (A Memoir of Moods and Madness) by Kay Redfield Jamison
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