|
Send to a Friend | AOL IM | Save to Locker
|
|
|
|
|
Looking for More Info?
This list of organizations, links and phone numbers may help you find what you need.
|
|
www.psychweb.com - Info and resources on ADHD
www.chadd.org - Children and adults with ADD/ADHD. 800-233-4050
www.depression.org - National Foundation for Depressive Illness (800) 239-1265. Referrals, outreach for teens program
www.cmhc.com - Mental Health Net. - Mental health online community and resource.
www.nami.org - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (800) 950-NAMI. - For people with mental illness and their families
www.rochford.org/suicide Suicide @ Rochford.- Info about suicide prevention
www.ndmda.org - National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA) (800) 826-3632. - Info for those with depression and manic depression and their families.
International Mental Health Referral Service:
1-800 THERAPIST NETWORK
1-800-THERAPIST or 1-800-843-7274
|
|
|
|
|
www.overeatersanonymous.org
- a 12-step program providing meetings and literature to help people with "addiction" to or obsession with food and weight.
www.anred.com - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
www.edrecovery.com - Eating Disorder Recovery Online
www.something-fishy.org - The Something Fishy Web Site on Eating Disorders.Information about the different disorders and their dangers, online support (chats and message boards), treatment finders, organizations that can help.
|
|
|
Referrals to Eating Disorder Specialists (US and Canada):
National Eating Disorders Association
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101-1264
Phone: (206) 382-3587
Fax: (206) 829-8501
Toll-Free Information & Referral Helpline:
1-800-931-2237
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
The National Eating Disorders Association is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders, eliminate body dissatisfaction, and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image, eating and weight issues.
The Renfrew Center
1-800-RENFREW or 1-800-736-3739
Rader Programs
1-800-841-1515
|
|
|
|
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/7teens.htm -
The U.S Food and Drug Administration site
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2282.html - American Medical Association
|
|
|
Nutrition - Books
The New Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective (Simon & Schuster)
The Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition by Gary Null (Doubleday)
Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe (Ballantine)
A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian by Judy Krizmanic (Puffin)
|
|
|
|
|
www.health.org - National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Free information and other resources on alcoholism, drugs, and smoking (800) 729-6686
www.ncadd.org - National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence (NCADD) 800-nca-call
www.aa.org - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Free, confidential meetings in every city. Literature, support.
www.alateen.org - Alateen - Free, confidential meetings in many cities for teens who have to deal with alcoholics. Literature, support Alcohol/Drug Abuse Referral hotline 800-alcohol; 800 252-6465
www.nicotine-anonymous.org - Nicotine Anonymous - free, confidential meetings across the country, where you can get support, information, and meet people who want to quit smoking too.
www.quitnet.org - Join Together Online
www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Nicotine/Nicotine.html
- National Institute on Drug Abuse.
www.srnt.org- Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
tobacco.arizona.edu - NicNet
www.cdc.gov/tobacco - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.nci.nih.gov - National Cancer Institute
www.marijuana-anonymous.org - Marijuana Anonymous - A free, confidential "12-step" program offering meetings, support, and literature for people with a marijuana problem.
|
|
|
STDs
Confidential AIDS hotline (1-800-342-AIDS)
Misc. - Books
Deal With It by Ester Drill, Heather McDonald, & Rebecca Odes
Girls on the Verge by Vendela Vida
|
|
|
|
|
www.womenssportsfoundation.org - Women's Sports Foundation
|
|
|
Protecting Yourself Against Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline, a vital link to more than 4,000 family violence service providers nationwide:
1-800-799 SAFE (7233)
TTY 1-800-787-3224
www.ndvh.org
RAINN -The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. The hotline offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
www.rainn.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
