Resources
Hotline Numbers
Emergency
Family Violence Helpline
American Association of Poison Control Centers
Planned Parenthood Hotline
1-800-230-7526 (1-800-230-PLAN)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Suicide Prevention Wiki
Self-Harm Hotline
1-800-366-8288 (1-800-DONT CUT)
TREVOR Crisis Hotline
GLBT Hotline
AIDS Crisis Line
Crisis Text Line
Text “START” TO 741-741
National Crisis Line - Anorexia and Bulimia
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
National Hopeline Network
Veterans Crisis Line
Online Resources
These organizations provide a wealth of information! Here, you can learn more about support groups online and face-to-face as well as locate educational material to explain a mental health diagnosis.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/
Offers local support groups and information on various disorders.
Celebrate Recovery
https://www.celebraterecovery.com/
Celebrate Recovery focuses on helping people with “hurts, hang-ups, and habits” from a religious perspective.
Mental Health America
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
Mental Health America strives to provide prevention services, early identification, and support for those who need it.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
https://secure2.convio.net/dabsa/site/SPageServer/?pagename=home
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance offers both online and in person support groups and much more for those who have Depression and Bipolar.
Suicide Prevention Wiki
Recommended Reading
Codependency & Boundaries
- Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
- Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
- Where to Draw the Line the Line by Anne Katherine
- The Disease to Please by Harriet Braiker
- Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz
- Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics by Herbert Gravitz and Julie Bowden
Relationships
- Who’s Pulling Your Strings by Harriet Braiker
- The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
- After the Affair by Janis Abrahms Spring
Depression/Anxiety/Mental Health
- Feeling Good by David Burns
- Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
- 8 Keys to Mental Health through Exercise by Christina Hibbert
- DARE: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Barry McDonagh
Self-worth/Happiness/Other
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
- Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
- Emotional Freedom by Judith Orloff
- The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Dysfunctional Families
- Toxic Parents by Susan Forward
- If You Had Controlling Parents by Dan Neurharth
- Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb
- The Emotionally Absent Motherby Jasmin Lee Cori
Parenting
- The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
- Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthony Wolf
- Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! by Michael Bradley
For Women
- Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
- Why Does He Do That? By Lundy Bancroft
- The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
- The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
- Perfect Daughters by Robert Ackerman
For Men
- I Don’t Want to Talk about It by Terrence Real
- Silent Sons by Robert Ackerman
Trauma and Healing
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
- The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
- You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
- Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
Grief/Perinatal Loss
- Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah Davis
- Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore