General Resources
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.
Addiction and Recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Center for On-Line Addiction
- SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse/Addiction
- SAMHSA’s Treatment and Recovery
- Web of Addictions
Anxiety Disorders
- Feeling Good – The Website of David D. Burns, M.D.
- Panic Away Blog – Interview with David D Burns, M.D.
- Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
- National Center for PTSD
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Mayo Clinic
- International OCD Foundation
- Calm Clinic
- Conquering Fear: How Exposure Therapy Works
Associations
- American Psychological Association
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International
- New Jersey Psychological Association
- Northeast Counties Association of Psychologists
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Childhelp USA®
- SAMHSA’s Children and Families
- SAMHSA’s Protection and Advocacy
- Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
Depression
- Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Depression Screening
- Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
Dissociation and Traumatic Stress
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
Resources Specific to First Responders
Dispatchers
Recommended Readings
- The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
- Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart by Dan Willis
- Verbal Judo by George J. Thompson, Ph.D. And Jerry B. Jenkins
EMS
Recommended Readings
- The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
- Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart by Dan Willis
- Verbal Judo by George J. Thompson, Ph.D. And Jerry B. Jenkins
Firefighters
- Firehouse
- U.S. Fire Administration
- United States First Responders Association
- Fire Engineering
- National Fire Protection Association
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
- USA Fire Departments
- Heart Healthy Firefighter
- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
- Fire Rescue 1
Recommended Readings
- The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
- Pass It On: What We Know….What We Want You to Know by Billy Goldfeder
Police
The M.I.L.E.S. Program (Military in Law Enforcement Service Program)
They have gone miles to serve and protect, now it is our turn to help them. Please inquiry about M.I.L.E.S. group.
Recommended Readings
- I Love A Cop by Ellen Kirschman
- Emotional Survival of Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- Verbal Judo by George J. Thompson, PhD. and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Operation Longevity: A Mindful Approach to Wellness and Resilience for Law Enforcement Professionals in the 21st Century by Peter Killeen and Susan Shapiro
- Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart by Dan Willis
- Law Enforcement Families: The Ultimate Backup by James T. Reese
- Performance Thinking: Mental Skills for the Competitive World….and for Life! by Jacques Dallaire
- Raising Through the Ranks: Leadership Tools and Techniques for Law Enforcement by Michael Wynn
- The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
- The Rite of Return by Karen Lansing
- On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace 2nd Edition by Dave Grossman
- Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor 1st Edition by Stephanie Conn
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