Online Resources

Abuse

Anxiety/Stress

  • "Calm" Phone Application : Provides tools for meditation, relaxation, and breathing exercises.
  • Dartmouth Relaxation Downloads : Provides audio files for guided relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, and imagery exercises.
  • Homelessness Shelter Directory : National directory of homeless shelters, dental/medical clinics, rent assistance, relief organizations, women's shelters, soup kitchens, food banks, etc.
  • Military One Source : Offers military families a wide range of support for many aspects of military life.
  • Pixel Thoughts : 60-second meditation tool to ease worries and release bothersome thoughts.
  • Quiet Kit : Provides easy guided meditations and breathing exercises for beginners.
  • School/Life Balance Tips : Provides students with tips on balancing and prioritizing the demands of school, work, family, and friends.
  • Stop, Breathe, Think : Provides short activities to guide people through meditation for mindfulness and compassion.

Bullying

  • Anti-Bullying Guide for Deaf Children : Provides guidance on how to prevent and handle bullying incidents for deaf children.
  • Cyber Civil Rights Initiative : Support victims of non-consensual pornography, revenge porn, and other forms of online abuse.
  • Stomp Out Bullying : Provides information and advice for advocates and victims of bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, and other forms of abuse.
  • Stop Bullying : Federal website with resources on bullying, cyberbullying prevention, and responses to bullying.
  • Without My Consent : Shares resources and tips for victims experiencing online privacy violations and harassment.

Depression/Sadness

Eating/Body Image

Gender/Sexual Identity

  • It's Pronounced Metrosexual : Provides individuals, groups, schools, and advocates with resources about gender and sexuality.
  • National Center for Transgender Equality : Provides information and multi-level resources about transgender people and the issues such as healthcare, homelessness and civil rights.
  • PFLAG : Provides LGBTQ community and their loved ones with information, tools, resources, advocacy, education and support.
  • Trans Lifeline : Hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender and gender-questioning people experiencing a crisis.
  • Trevor Project : Provides LGBTQ youth with resources and crisis intervention services.

Grief/Loss

  • Dougy Center : Provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
  • Moyer Foundation : Provides comfort, hope and healing to children and families affected by grief, including Camp Erin for bereaved children and teens.
  • National Alliance for Grieving Children : Provides information on supporting children through grief, including a national database of grief support programs, camps, and community resources.
  • The Compassionate Friends : Provides support for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents who have lost a child at any age from any cause. Offers local and virtual chapter meetings.
  • Wendt Center for Loss and Healing : Provides support and a sense of safety for people who have experienced loss, life-threatening illnesses, violence, or other trauma.

Isolation/Loneliness

  • Inspire : Anonymous online support groups that connects people who share similar hardships.
  • Kindness : This website creates initiatives for small acts of kindness--for anyone, anywhere--to create a sense of purpose and community.
  • Meetup : Find and connect with local groups of people who share common interests.

Relationship

Self-Harm

Substance Use

  • Al-Anon: Helps family and friends recover from the effects of someone else's drinking through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery from alcohol addiction through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.
  • Nar-Anon: Helps family and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend.
  • Narcotics Anonymous: Recovery from drug addiction through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.
  • Online Intergroup: Alcoholics Anonymous: Provides support through online groups and carries the message of recovery.

Suicide Prevention

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Provides resources for suicide prevention, grief support and education for individuals struggling with suicidal thoughts/feelings.
  • Beyond Blue: Assists in creating a safety plan when feeling unsafe.
  • Crisis Text Line: Free, 24/7 support for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741.
  • Facebook: Reporting Suicidal Content: The "Report Suicidal Content" page on Facebook for third-party texters.
  • Military Help Line: Dial (888) 457-4838 or text MIL1 to 839863 to receive 24/7 confidential crisis intervention focused on military-specific issues.
  • My 3 App: Helps create a safety plan for those experiencing suicidal thoughts, including who to contact.
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Toll-free 24/7 confidential suicide prevention and crisis hotline.
  • The Buddy Project: Aims to prevent suicide and provide self-harm alternatives by pairing people through social media as buddies and raising awareness for mental health.

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