What to Do if You're in Crisis

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, in danger of hurting yourself or others, feeling suicidal, overwhelmed, or in crisis, you can access the following resources to find help:

Call your local law enforcement agency: Dial 911

Go to the nearest hospital emergency department

If you are a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence

Hotline  @ (800) 799-7233.

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ (800 273-8255 or visit their live

Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

Call the SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National

Helpline @ (800) 662-4357

Call the NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) Helpline @ (800) 950-6264

Call the Veteran Crisis Line @ (800) 273-8255

Call the Disaster Distress Helpline @ (800) 985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746

PODCASTS, YOUTUBE CHANNELS & APPS

PODCASTS: The Mental Health Happy Hour with Paul Gilmartin, WTF with Marc Maron, The Happiness, Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos, Depresh Mode with John Moe, Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel, Dear Sugars with Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, Modern Love, Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam

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YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Michael Sealy, Tara Branch, Wisdom 2.0, Sam Harris, The Mindful Movement, Rebecca Borucki

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APPS: Calm, Headspace, 10% Happier, Hypnobox

BOOKS & ORGANIZATIONS

BOOKS:

• Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner by J. William Worden

• It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine

• The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses Including Health, Career, and Faith by John W. James and Russell Friedman

• Grief is a Journey (Finding your Path Through Loss) by Kenneth Doka

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ORGANIZATIONS: 

• The Dougy Center: Grief support for children, teens, young adults and their families. www.dougy.org

• International Interpersonal Therapy Organization: Search for therapists providing IPT.  interpersonalpsychotherapy.org

• Hospice Foundation of America: Support Groups for Grieving individuals. hospicefoundation.org

• Grieving.com provides a network of available support groups for individuals. forums.grieving.com

Behind The Orange Curtain
Alcoholics Anonymous
Center for On-Line Addiction
Habit Smart
SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse/Addiction
SAMHSA’s Treatment and Recovery
Web of Addictions

Binge Drinking Symptoms

Childhelp USA®
SAMHSA’s Children and Families
Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

Gabby Petito Case: Signs of Relationship Abuse
 

Note: Please note that Barry Slone, Ph.D and Solution-Driven Change are not responsible for the content, claims, or representations of the organizations and websites listed above.