Barbara Hunt, MS, LPC, LMFT
Clinical Member,
American
Association of Marriage
and
Family Therapists
5055 W. Park Blvd., #400
Plano, Texas 75093
214-676-3324
Email:
Telesession URL:
RESOURCES
HELPLINES:
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Abuse and domestic violence
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 or Lifeline Chat
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME TO 741741
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
STAND! For Families Free of Violence crisis line: 888-215-5555
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453
Darkness to Light Child Sexual Abuse National Helpline: 866-367-5444
Stop it Now! Prevent child sexual abuse helpline: 888-PREVENT
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Hotline: 800-843-5678
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656- 4673
Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging) to
report elder abuse and neglect: 800-677-1116
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) directory of state helplines
Addiction
SAMHSA’s National Helpline (substance abuse and mental health):
800-662-HELP (800-662-4357)
Partnership to End Addiction: 855-378-4373 or text CONNECT to
55753 to get one-on-one help to address your child’s substance use
National Problem Gambling Helpline Network: 800-522-4700
Smokefree.gov helpline to stop smoking: 800-784-8669
National Cancer Institute’s Smoking Quitline: 877–44U–QUIT
(877–448–7848)
ADHD
Contact an ADHD Specialist at CHADD: 866-200-8098
https://www.additudemag.com/
Alzheimer’s and dementia
Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on
Aging): 800-677-1116
Alzheimer’s Association helpline: 800-272-3900
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America AFA helpline: 866-232-8484
Lewy Body Dementia Association Lewy Line: 800-539-9767
Anxiety
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://adaa.org/
Autism
Autism Society National Helpline: 800-328-8476
B
Bullying
Crisis Support Services national helpline: 800-273-8255
Teen Line: 800-852-8336
C
Caregiving
Caregiver Action Network caregiver help desk: 855-227-3640
Alzheimer’s Association helpline: 800-272-3900
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America AFA helpline: 866-232-8484
Eldercare Locator (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging):
800-677-1116
AARP caregiving resource line: 877-333-5885
VA's National Caregiver Support Line: 855-260-3274
D
Depression
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://adaa.org/
E
Eating disorders
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 800-931-2237 (talk or text)
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
eating disorders helpline: 888-375-7767
L
LGBTQ+
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564, 800-246-7743 (Youth Talkline), or
888-234-7243 (Senior Hotline)
Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ youth: 866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678
TransLifeline: 877-565-8860
M
Menopause
The Menopause Society: https://menopause.org/
International Menopause Society:
https://www.imsociety.org/?v=0b3b97fa6688
Menopause and MHT in 2024: addressing the key controversies – an
International Menopause Society White Paper:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2024.2394950?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org#abstract
Mental health
National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264 or text
NAMI to 741-741
Crisis Support Services national helpline: 800-273-8255
SAMHSA’s National Helpline (substance abuse and mental health):
800-662-HELP (800-662-4357)
Teen Line for youth in need of support: 800-852-8336
P
Parenting
Partnership to End Addiction: 855-378-4373 or text CONNECT to 55753 to get
one-on-one help to address your child’s substance use
Crying Baby Hotline: 866-243-2229
Fussy Baby Warmline: 888-431-BABY (888-431-2229)
National Parent Helpline: 855-427-2736
S
Self-harm
S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) self-harm helpline: 800-DONT
CUT (800-366-8288)
T
Teens
Teen Line for youth in need of support: 800-852-8336 or text TEEN to 839863
Boys Town crisis hotline for girls and boys: 800-448-3000 or text VOICE to
20121
Thursday’s Child National Helpline for teens and young adults: 800-USA-KIDS
(800-872-5437)
National Runaway Safeline for runaway and homeless youth, teens in crisis,
and concerned family/friends: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929)
Texas
Texas Health and Human Services: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/
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Veterans
Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 (Press 1)
Vet Center Call Center hotline for veterans and their families to talk with
another combat veteran: 877-WAR-VETS (877-927-8387)
VA's National Caregiver Support Line for veterans and their caregivers/family
members: 855-260-3274
Whatever issues you're addressing, do supplement your therapy by educating yourself about them. Search Google for books, articles, and associations relating to your topic. Be certain you use reputable sites.
A few reputable sites would include Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, WebMD, Harvard Health, VeryWell Mind, helpguide.org. If you Google, for example, "associations related to anxiety" you would find Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI), etc.
Brief articles on various topics can be found at Psychology Today. The Gottman Institute has articles about relationships.
For books, search on Amazon for your topic(s). Look for 4 and 5 stars, read the reviews, and click on "Look Inside" at the top of the book to see the table of contents and read a bit of the text to help you make a decision.
Get a library card in your city or town so that you can read at no charge. Many libraries today also have ebooks you can check out on your computer.
If you like research, Google "PubMed" to take you to research from 80,000 plus journals. PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health - both globally and personally. The PubMed database conains more than 35 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.