Resources
Books
Three Pema Chodron Books
Some Books that Give Me Hope…
Some of My Favorite Parenting Resources…
Some Titles Related to Adoption That Have Been Very Helpful to Me…
Three Brene Brown Books
Quiet by Susan Cain
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– Plato
Hotlines
Crisis and Hotline Telephone Numbers 24-Hour Service Unless Stated
24/7 Crisis Text: 741741 | National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
Los Angeles Crisis Hotlines:
- L.A. Co. Mental Health/Crisis Line……..800-854-7771
- Suicide Prevention Center (24 Hours)…….213-381-5111
- Suicide Prevention Crisis Center…….310-391-1253 (24 Hours)
- Assaults Against Women Hotline………310-392-8381 (24 Hours — L.A. County)
- Women and Children Crisis Shelter………..562-945-3939 (24 Hours)
- Child Abuse Hotline…………800-540-4000 (LA. County Dept of Childrens Services
- Rape Treatment Center (24 Hours)……….310-319-4000
- Alcoholics Anonymous (24 Hours)……….213-936-4343
- Cocaine Anonymous (24 Hours)…………310-216-4444
- Narcotics Anonymous (24 Hours)……….909-622-4274
- California Youth Crisis Line……….800-843-5200
National Crisis Hotlines:
- 24/7 Crisis Text: 741741
- Alcohol and Drug Helpline – Provides referrals to local facilities where adolescents and adults can seek help. Brief intervention. 1-800-821-4357
- Child Abuse National Hotline, call 1-800-252-2873, 1-800-25ABUSE
- Child Abuse: To report call 1-800-4-A-CHILD
- Cocaine National Hotline 1-800-COCAINE
- Children in immediate risk or danger 1-800-THE-LOST
- Covenant House Nineline – Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referrals throughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. 1-800-999-9999
- CyberTipline for reporting the exploitation of children. 1-800-843-5678
- Domestic Violence Resource Hotline – referrals for shelters and
counseling in your area. 1-800-799-7233 1-800-787-3224 (TDD) - Elder Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-8966
- Friends of Battered Women and Their Children, 1-800-603-HELP
- Kid Help – Children and adolescents in crisis will receive immediate help. Referrals to shelters, mental health services, sexual abuse treatment, substance abuse, family counseling, residential care, adoption/foster care, etc. 1-800-543-7283
- NAMI Helpline National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 1-800-950-NAMI
- National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663
- National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE
- National Mental Health Assn. Provides free information on specific disorders, referral directory to mental health providers, national directory of local mental health associations 1-800-969-6642 (M-F, 9-5 EST)
- National Institute of Mental Health Information Line: Provides information and literature on mental illness by disorder-for professionals and general public. 1-800-647-2642
- Runaway Switchboard – National – Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance to runaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Has access to AT&T-Language Line. hours. 1-800-621-4000
- SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) 1-800-DONT-CUT, 1-800-366-8288
- Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 988
- Youth Crisis Hotline: Crisis hotline and information & referral for runaways or youth in crisis 1-800-HIT-HOME, 1-800-448-4663
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“And did you get what you
wanted from this life even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel
myself beloved on the earth.”
wanted from this life even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel
myself beloved on the earth.”
– Raymond Carver
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