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Resources

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

EMERGENCY & CRISIS INTERVENTION AGENCIES

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)

National Child Abuse Hotline: 1 -800-4-A-CHILD (422- 4453)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) TTY: 1-800-787-3224

National Eldercare Locator Helpline: I-800-677 -1116

National Runaway Safeline : 1 - 800 - RUNAWAY (786-2929)

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Spanish: 1-888-628-9454

Poison Control Center: Voice & TTY: I-800-222-1222

GRIEF

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

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

  3. 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

  4. Grief Is A Journey (Finding Your Path Through Loss) by Kenneth Doka

  • 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. www.interpersonalpsychotherapy.org

  • Hospice Foundation of America: Support Groups for Grieving Individuals.

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

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APPS

Please note: Dr. Sloan does not represent any of the developers of the applications, and is not compensated for including these applications on his website. ​

DE-STRESS, RELAX, MEDITATE

SUICIDE PREVENTION

ADD/ADHD

Simpie Mind Pro

Remember The Milk

Asana
Brain Focus

Focus Keeper

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

DEPRESSION

SUBSTANCE MISUSE

ANXIETY

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)

PANIC 

BIPOLAR DISORDER

I Mood Journal

eMoods

EATING DISORDERS

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.

There are no applications that can take the place of regular psychotherapy with a clinical psychologist or other well-trained mental health professionals. The references are not designed to take the place of psychotherapy.

 
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