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    National Mental Health Links

    Resources For Coping With Unwanted Sexual Experiences

    • Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s educational resources and 24/7 hotline for support, information, and help: https://rainn.org/
    • When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
    • Survivor Moms: Women’s Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse by Mickey Sperlich and Julia Seng
    • Breastfeeding as a Sexual Trauma Survivor
    • Online resources on pregnancy and pregnancy concerns following unwanted sexual experiences:
    • http://pandys.org/articles/rapeandpregnancy.html
    • http://health.act.gov.au/sites/default/files/Pregnancy%20Concerns%20after%20
      Sexual%20Assault.pdf
    • Information on recovering from unwanted sexual experiences during military service:
    • Make the Connection: Find local support and view Veterans’ stories of recovery:

    Resources For Grief, Loss, And Traumatic Grief

    • Compassionate Friends
    • The Center for Complicated Grief
    • For Parents Grieving the Loss of Children
    • For Those Grieving the Loss of a Pet
    • See additional resources in below section: “Resources for Coping with the Loss of Children During Pregnancy and Beyond”

    Resources For Talking to Children about Death

    • Resources from the The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
    • Resources from the National Alliance for Children’s Grief
    • New York Times article with book recommendations
    • Additional book recommendations
    • Article by Amy Wright Glenn
    • Reflections and resources from Dr. Laura Markham
    • Tip sheet for talking to a child or teen about someone who has died
    • Tip sheet for talking to children about death and dying

    Resources For The Pregnancy And Postpartum Period

    • Good Care for You and Your Baby While Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
    • Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy: Taking Helpful Steps for a Healthy Pregnancy
    • Postpartum Stress Center
    • Postpartum Support International
    • Postpartum Progress
    • Pregnancy Loss
    • Miscarriage Association
    • Give and Take: Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Pregnant Women’s Lives
    • Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
    • Treating Babies Who Were Exposed to Opioids Before Birth: Support for a New Beginning
    • MomMoodBooster: an online treatment program for Veterans who have had a baby in the past year and are feeling down or depressed.
    • Medications, Vaccines, and More during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding:
      • The Impact of Vaccines and Medications on Breastfeeding
      • Medications and More During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
      • Risks and Benefits of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy

    Resources for Coping with the Loss of Children During Pregnancy and Beyond

    • Compassionate Friends
    • Saying Goodbye: resources for coping with losses at any point during pregnancy or postpartum
    • Pregnancy Loss
    • For Parents Grieving the Loss of Children
    • Baby Loss Awareness Week (October)
    • SANDS: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Helpline
    • A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss (book)
    • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart (book)

    Resources for remembrance services and rituals:

    • Non-denominational:
      • National Remembrance Walk
      • Miscarriage Association’s Guidance for Marking Your Loss
      • Miscarriage Support: Ceremony and Naming
      • Saying Goodbye Candelighting Service
      • Saying Goodbye Remembrance Services
      • Ways to Hold a Ceremony for an Unborn Child
      • Honoring a Miscarriage Through Ritual
      • A Group Ritual for Honoring Miscarriage
      • Water Ceremony for Miscarriage
      • Bittersweet…Hellogoodbye: A resource for planning rituals when a baby dies (book)
    • Buddhist Perspectives:
      • The Japanese Art of Grieving a Miscarriage
      • A Buddhist Ritual to Mourn Miscarriage or Loss
      • Water Returning to Water: A Buddhist Ritual
    • Catholic Perspectives:
      • Catholic Blessing of Parents after Miscarriage or Stillbirth
    • Jewish Perspectives:
      • Grieving Ritual for Miscarriage or Stillbirth
      • Jewish Miscarriage Ritual
    • Pagan Perspectives:
      • A Pagan Ritual for an Unborn Child

    Resources for Coping with Disaster, Mass Violence, and Terrorism

    • Resources for Survivors and the Public Following Sudden Trauma
    • Help for Survivors in the Aftermath of Disaster and Mass Violence
    • Factors that help or hinder recovery after disasters and terrorism
    • The Impact of Media Coverage of Traumatic Events on stress
    • Supporting Children:
      • The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Children
      • The National Association of School Psychologists — Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
      • American Psychological Association – Helping Your Children Manage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting
    Resources for talking to children, adolescents, and teens about sexual violence
    • https://www.rainn.org/safety-parents
    • https://www.rainn.org/articles/how-can-i-protect-my-child-sexual-assault
    • https://www.rainn.org/articles/talking-your-kids-about-sexual-assault
    • https://www.d2l.org/education/additional-training/talking-with-children/
      https://www.amightygirl.com/books/social-issues/abuse-violence

    Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

    • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
    • Suicide: Read This First

    Depression

    • Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
    • Depression and How Therapy Can Help
    • Depression Screening
    • Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
    • Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
    • Freedom From Fear

    Anxiety Disorders

    • Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder 

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    • Beyond OCD
    • International OCD Foundation
    • Obsessive Compulsive Information Center
    • Trichotillomania Learning Center

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    • National Center for PTSD
    • Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
    • National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense)— for veterans and their families
    • The Gift From Within
    • Sidran Institute
    • Disaster/Trauma
    • American Psychological Association’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD
    • Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder
    • PTSD Treatment Decision Aid

    Addiction and Recovery

    • Al-Anon: For loved ones of people who struggle with alcohol
    • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Resources
    • Center for On-Line Addiction
    • Habit Smart
    • Narcotics Anonymous
    • SAMHSA National Helpline
    • SMART Recovery
    • Web of Addictions

    Eating Disorders

    • American Dietetic Association

    Personality Disorders

    • Mental Help Net – Personality Disorders
    • Personality Disorders – Focus Adolescent Counselor Services
    • NEA-BPD: National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Family Connections: For loved ones of people with Borderline Personality Disorder

    Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    • ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
    • Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
    • Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD

    Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

    • Childhelp USA®
    • Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
    • The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

    Developmental Disorders

    • Asperger’s Disorder
    • NeuroWeb
    • Pervasive Developmental Disorders

    Resources for Overcoming Bias

    • Southern Poverty Law Center – Ten Ways to Fight Hate: a Community Response Guide
    • Psychology Today – Overcoming Racial Implicit Bias and Racial Anxiety
    • Harvard’s Project Implicit – Identifying your Implicit Biases 
    • Parents.com – 7 Tips for Raising Diversity Aware Children

    Medication

    • DrugWatch.comprovides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.
    • Drugalert.org is a comprehensive database with information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.

    Associations & Institutes

    • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
    • American Counseling Association
    • American Psychiatric Association
    • American Psychological Association
    • American Psychological Society
    • Center for Mental Health Services
    • Mental Health America:  
    • http://www.mentalhealth.gov/
    • National Institute of Mental Health
    • National Mental Health Association
    • National Eating Disorders Association
    • National Sleep Foundation
    • National Women’s Health Resource Center
    • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    • NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
    • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • World Federation for Mental Health

     

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