Helpful Phone Numbers, Emails, and Websites
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline - call or text 988 - or chat online - https://988lifeline.org/
- Local Suicide Hotline: 612-873-2222
- Call 211 or visit 211.org for services including disasters, food, shelter, human trafficking, jobs, health services, utilities, etc.
- Hennepin County Mental Crisis Line: 612-596-1223
- Hotline for LGBTQ+ - 866-488-7386 or visit www.thetrevorproject.org
- Veterans Crisis Hotline - 800-273-8255 Press 1 - or go visit www.veteranscrisisline.net
- EMDR International Association - www.emdria.org
- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays - www.pflag.org
- Trans and Genderqueer Social Connections - TGQSocial on Facebook
- National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://www.namimn.org
- Integral Care - Mental Health Crisis Support - 512-472-HELP(4357)
- National Institute of Mental Health - https://www.nimh.nih.gov
- Depression Triggers & How To Overcome Them - Depression Mental Health Disorder Guide
- What are the Signs of Drug Addiction? - Signs of Drug Addiction Guide
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health - https://www.samhsa.gov/
Helpful Books and Articles
- The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. - Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- Victims No Longer - The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse - Mike Lew
- The 5 Love Languages - The Secret to Love that Lasts - Gary Chapman
- Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - Robert M Sapolsky
- Love You Forever - Robert Munsch (Author), Sheila McGraw (Illustrator) (children's book)
- Mother's Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters - Susan Forward and Donna Frazier
- Will I Ever Be Good Enough: Healing The Daughters Of Narcissistic Mothers - Karyl McBride
- I Thought It Was Just Me (bit it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" - Brene Brown