Mental Health Resources for outside the therapy session
Books:
- The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired, Daniel J. Siegel M.D and Tina Payne Bryson PhD, 2020
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive, Daniel J. Siegel M.D and Mary Hartzell M. Ed, 2013
- No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame, Janet Lansbury, 2014
- Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel J. Siegel M.D, 2013
- Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Judith Herman M.D, 1992
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D, 2014
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker, 2014
- Man’s Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy, Viktor E. Frankl, 1959
- Lost in Transmission: Studies of trauma across generations, Edited By M. Gerard Fromm, 2012
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, Dr. Joy Degruy, 2005
- When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women, Penny Simkin PT and Phyllis Klaus MFT, 2004
- Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, Jessica Fern, 2020
- Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals, Michelle Flaum Hall and Scott E. Hall, 2016
- The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya Renee Taylor, 2018
- Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, Angela Chen, 2021
apps/websites:
- iChill app
- Postpartum Support International (PSI)
- Qigong for Vitality
- What’s your Grief – A Grief Website for the Rest of Us
- If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice: Providing confidential legal help and a legal defense fund for those who get caught up in the criminal justice system because of the outcomes of their pregnancies.
- INeedAnA.com: How to get an abortion near you.
- Translate Hate Glossary: How to Spot Antisemitism | AJC
- The Blue Dove Foundation: Transforming the way the Jewish community understands and responds to mental illness and addictions
- Jewish Together “Be Well”: Helping teens and young adults thrive
- Asexuality.org: The asexual visibility and education network
Helplines:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: “24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you and your loved ones”
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Crisis Text Line: “Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text messages”
- Text NAMI to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: “Trained expert advocates are available 24/7 to provide confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information”
- 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: “Connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area that offers access to a range of free services. Free help 24/7”
- 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
- The Trevor Project: “Our trained counselors are here to support you 24/7. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.”
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) Helpline: “a toll-free telephone number anyone can call to get basic information, support, and resources”
- 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)
- (The PSI HelpLine is not a crisis hotline and does not handle emergencies)
- Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline: “Reach us by phone or text and we can give expert advice on self-managing your miscarriage or abortion.”