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:
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:
- Catholic Perspectives:
- Jewish Perspectives:
- Pagan Perspectives:
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:
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
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
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
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