• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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• Federal agency that leads public health efforts to advance behavioral health.

• Offers an online treatment locator.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous (12-step support group)

• Narcotics Anonymous (12-step support group)

• SMART Recovery (research and skills-based addiction support group)

• Alanon (Support for families affected by addiction)

• 12 Step Resources and Directory/12step.org: Website that strives to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 Step program (or any program using 12 step principles for recovery) in as simple and effective way as possible.

• LIST of  other 12 Step Recovery Programs for All Addictions

• Find a Local Detox/San Diego

• Find a local Detox/North County San Diego 

• QTBIPOC Addiction and Mental Health Support

• Find Rehab Centers

• List and resources for Non-12 Step Recovery

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Free NALOXONE (NARCAN) AND FENTANYL STRIPS: Los Angeles, CA Library

List of NALOXONE (NARCAN) CLINICS​​

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Free NALOXONE (NARCAN) AND FENTANYL STRIPS: Los Angeles, CA Library

List of NALOXONE (NARCAN) CLINICS

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Click here for a Brochure of LA county Substance Abuse Treatment Options

Los Angeles County Substance Use Treatment Services (Accepts Medi-Cal)

Free Screening and Referral: 1-844-804-7500

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Recover L.A. List of Treatment Centers

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• National Human Trafficking Hotline

• Elizabeth Hospice (Grief support): 1-800-797-2050  

• Trevor Project (for LGBTQ youth): 1-866-488-7386

• NAMI (support for people and families affected by mental illness)

• PTSD Self-Help (from the VA)

• An incredible RESOURCE page with national and global resources and websites, including support groups: The Stability Network

• Mental Health Resources for All: Live Another Day is a website where dedicated staff and peers in recovery curate lists of the best mental health resources for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) community.  Importance is also placed on reducing preventable deaths, addressing overdose and suicide prevention – two of the leading causes of preventable deaths.

• Pronouns.Org:  Website educating the public on why/how pronouns matter. Also provides helpful resources on their resource page.  Click Here for resource Page. 

• Click here for main Page.  

• ADDitude Magazine: For all things ADHD. Research, News, Blogs, Webinars, Podcasts, Book recommendations, etc. 

• ADHD and Trauma: Overlapping Symptoms and treatment recommendations

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation

• The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California- Scott Garet, LCSW

• Katharine Phillips, MD, Author of The Broken Mirror

Developmental trauma includes chronic emotional neglect, and deficiencies in nurturance, protection, and guidance from caregivers.  As a result of this neglect, healthy relationships are not modeled and limits are not set.  In response to this, individuals develop defense mechanisms that are catastrophic to relationships.  These resources are for individuals who identify as having unhealthy relationships.  

BPD Family: Facing Emotionally Intense Relationships: Offers helpful tools, blogs, and book recommendations

• Freedom Forever: Freedom Forever is an American non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children from abuse, trafficking and exploitation in ALL FORMS.

• Human Trafficking Hotline:  1-888-373-7888TTY: 711Text* 233733

• Kaleigh's Law:  Together, with her local legislators, Kayleigh worked to draft a bill and create a new law, providing victims and survivors of sexual and domestic abuse continued protection that would last their lifetime, regardless of the terms of their abuser’s probation status. In April of 2021, Governor Ducey signed SB1412, thus making Arizona the first state in the nation to offer protection that is valid for an actual lifetime to victims and survivors of sexual and domestic abuse. In June of 2021, the Arizona State Senate Proclaimed SB1412 as "Kayleigh’s Law". 

• Mom Army Battalion 

• The Love Storm:  Is a global initiative raising awareness of human trafficking in an educational and empowering way. By hosting mass meditations in numerous countries around the world, The Love Storm aims to lead the conversation that we must fight slavery from the inside out.  Each city is represented for the work being accomplished locally while we also educate on our imperative need to unite in order to end the global epidemic that is the modern-day slave trade.

• Vets 4 Child Rescue:  Veterans For Child Rescue (V4CR) is a 5O1C3 nonprofit organization that was founded in April of 2017. Our team is comprised of military professionals, former and current law enforcement, senior intelligence community veterans, child abuse and trafficking survivors, and people who are willing to do whatever it takes to end child trafficking in the USA.

• Therapist and author Pete Walker has written extensively about complex PTSD, which is also referred to as developmental trauma. Walker's website offers several tools to manage the impact of CPTSD on relationships, daily living, self-care, work, etc. 

• Shrinking the inner Critic

• Managing Emotional Flashbacks

• ISSTD: International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Public Resource Page

​National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 

Center for Community Solutions (Domestic Violence Hotline and services based in San Diego/Escondido): 1-888-385-4657 

Women's Law. Org: Safety Tips and Planning

Men Can Be Victims of Abuse Too

Resources for Male Survivors

San Diego County District Attorney on Intimate Partner Violence and Other Resource Guides

Safety Planning for You and Your Children 

Safety Planning and California Courts

Personalized Safety Plan

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Domestic Violence Resource Los Angeles:  LAcity.gov

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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Domestic Violence/Family Law- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ family law practice focuses on helping survivors of domestic violence leave abusive relationships and rebuild their lives. We meet survivors where they are and provide access to a full range of critical legal services

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Los Angeles County Department of Social Services - Violence Against Women Act.  Provides information and a list of resources in Los Angeles County. 

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Survivor Justice Center:  The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice is now the Survivor Justice Center.  Through our integrated service model, in addition to meeting clients’ various legal needs, LACLJ provides clients with safety planning, accompaniment, case management, and social service referrals through its Community Care Advocacy Program.

Multi Service Eating Disorders Association Inc, (MEDA):  is dedicated to the prevention and compassionate treatment of eating disorders so that Every Body has access to recovery and support.​

In pursuit of our mission we:

• Provide and expand access to treatment and recovery services.

• Educate our community and raise awareness.

• Train professionals in the latest innovative treatment strategies and modalities.

• Advocate for policies that promote equitable access

MEDA believes in providing access to equitable care through a variety of flexible, clinical services.

MEDA accepts most major insurance companies and can offer scholarships. Services are available virtually or in-person at our office.

Services available through MEDA:  https://www.medainc.org/get-help/

Pettable.com:

Directly from their website:

An ESA letter is a document that serves as proof of one’s need for an emotional support animal as a form of treatment for a qualifying mental health condition. ESA letters are written and assigned on an individual basis and allow the right to keep an emotional support animal in a residence under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) – regardless of landlord rules/housing policies.

A legitimate ESA letter also serves as a legal exemption from pet rent or pet deposits. An ESA letter must be provided by a licensed mental health practitioner to be considered legitimate, and must include the patient's name, date of birth, and confirmation of the patient's qualifying mental health disorder. Don't worry, your actual diagnoses won't be shared!

An ESA letter does not provide protections for traveling with a pet or assistance animal. To travel with your animal worry-free, they must be a Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD).

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Get Psychiatric Service Dog Letter (PSD):

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A psychiatric service dog is very similar to an ESA in that they help alleviate symptoms of a person's disability. Psychiatric service dogs and service animals are accepted on all airlines (subject to a few rules and with complete paperwork), in all housing units, and in all public places.

Psychiatric service dogs and service animals are different from an animal that provides emotional support in that they are trained to do specific tasks to help their handler. Interestingly, while the standards for the dogs are different, the list of mental and emotional disabilities that qualify for a psychiatric service animal is exactly the same as the list for qualifying for an ESA.

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Suggestions for vetting the therapist you are choosing to write yous a Pledge Letter, from GALAP.ORG

GALAP: The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project. About GALAP click here.

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Article: Why The Terms Transgender and Identify As Is Transphobic   by Mx Levy/Van Ethan, LMFT, LPCC.

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Gender Affirming Care Resources brought to you by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 

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World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

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Trans Lifeline: Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

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Trans Lifeline HOTLINE:  US (877) 565-8860     CAN (877) 330-6366

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More Transgender Resources brought to you by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).​​​​

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​Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles:  

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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ immigration work focuses on adults and minors who have been the survivors of crime, either in the U.S. or in their home countries. We help survivors adjust their status, navigate the immigration process, and keep their families together.

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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA):  is a California leader with national impact made of diverse immigrant families and individuals who act as agents of social change to achieve a world with freedom of mobility, full human rights, and true participatory democracy. CHIRLA’s mission is to achieve a just society fully inclusive of immigrants.

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National Immigration Legal Services Directory: National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Allows you to search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory. If you have questions, please see the list of frequently asked questions or email us at directory@immigrationadvocates.org.

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Peace Over Violence Legal Services: The Legal Advocacy Project provides free, comprehensive legal services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors and their families with legal issues in the areas of immigration and family law.​​​​​​

​​For help with funding your treatment, a nonprofit organization Beauty After Bruises is available to help: 

Treatment for complex trauma is, painfully, exorbitantly expensive. We want to help you get the care you need and deserve but may have no means to obtain right now.  
While it may feel scary to do, we warmly encourage you to reach out to us if you are struggling in this way. you are not alone. We will send you an application form in two steps - that you can fill out in your own time, at your own pace - for an opportunity to receive financial assistance to meet your treatment expenses.

You can contact us - using our specific, internally confidential email address - and we will send the materials right away.

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I am actively looking to partner with treatment centers who want to specialize in Dissociative Identity Adaptation to provide affirming care. If you are a treatment center that would like to partner with me, please contact me at: melissa@mindfultherapypractice.com. 
I would love to develop a list of Intensive Outpatient Services for trauma and multiplicity needs throughout the U.S. ​​​​

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Post Partum Support International

Post Partum Progress

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For maternal mental health education and resources, check out Bethany Warren's website. Bethany is a perinatal mental health specialist and trauma specialist. Click here to be taken to her website for more information. 

• San Diego Access/Crisis Hotline  (For mental health emergencies, suicide prevention and referrals to treatment): 1-888-724-7240

• National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988

• It's Up To Us Resource Page for everything Mental Health 

• https://thrivelifeline.org/resources

• Free Resources for suicidality, including safety planning for all marginalized peoples by Stronger U

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• Sounds True

• Self Compassion with Kristin Neff

• International OCD Foundation Resources

• Complete Guide to OCD with author and therapist Kiberly Quinlan, LMFT

• Resources for OCD at Restored Minds with Matthew Codde, LMFT

Shelly Robinson:  a holistic family wellness coach + workshop facilitator + conscious parenting advocate whose mission is to teach busy, midlife moms how to kick negative parenting patterns to the curb by teaching them the art and science of creating new habits; how to build conscious connection with their children; and most importantly, how to take radically good care of themselves. 

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Raising Strong Kids Through Divorce

50% of all North-American kids will witness the divorce of their parents and almost half of them will also see the breakup of the parents second marriage.

Divorce is not just hard on the mom's and dad's, it is also devastating for the kids. Raising Strong Kids Through Divorce is a resource for both parents and kids to help and empower them so that divorce doesn't define who they are as a family. 

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Gentle Parenting:  

G Parenting offers research-informed compassionate parenting courses for all caregivers.

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G Parenting believes all families should have access to essential parenting skills in raising healthy and happy children.

The Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515:  

A peer support line (sometimes referred to as a ‘warmline’) is a private phone line that you can call to:

• Get support

• Ask about resources

• Connect with another person who can relate or has ‘been there’

• Just talk

Our peer support line is answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other interrupting challenges. This line does not collect personal information, perform assessment, or call crisis or the police.

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Strong Hearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483):  Strong Hearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy.

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Thrive Lifeline:  Please text “THRIVE” to begin your conversation with us 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209

Provide experienced suicide interveners who can help keep you safe during times of acute mental health crises. If you are not in an acute crisis, but are dealing with stress as you navigate identity, orientation, or barriers to academic and professional entry, thrive lifeline can help.  Staff are committed to helping during troubling times. 

THRIVE Lifeline offers 24/7/365 judgment-free, confidential text messaging to individuals aged 18+.

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LGBT National Hotline:  1-888-843-4564  Supportive volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are available to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

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• Bill Eddy, a lawyer, therapist, and mediator is the co-founder and Training Director of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. 

• Randi Kreger, author of Stop Walking on Eggshells shares: Bill Eddy is someone who "cares deeply about adults and children embroiled in High Conflict issues."

• Protect your child from a Narcissistic Parent. Click here for link

• Divorce Workshop in San Diego, CA

https://gottmanconnect.com/ (relationship quiz and resources for couples)

The Gottman Relationship Blog: https://www.gottman.com/blog/

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Nonviolent-Communication (NVC) is an effective and efficient form of communication to help you to best express yourself and make requests to have your needs met in relationships.  Click here for link to learn more. 

 Sharri Burggraaf is a survivor of RA/MC and offers lots of resources and information on her website: ariseandshineafterabuse.com

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endritualabuse.com is a website provided by a therapist who is an allie and advocate for victims of ritual abuse. 

On this website you will find articles and resources where you will learn more about ritual abuse (RA), including signs of RA, and healing from RA. 

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Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families World Service Organization (ACA):  

" We meet  to share our experience of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives."

[ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.]

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Codependents Anonymous (CODA): The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy & loving relationships.

• Learn What Boundaries are and how to set them from best-selling author and therpist Anne Katherine, M.A.  

• Learn about codependency from Author of Codependency No More, Melody Beattie.  Codependency does not just apply to families with drug and alcohol addictions, but also applies to families with poor boundaries and any form of abuse.

Psychotherapist and author of her own memoir on sex and love addiction, Staci Sprout is also a certified sex Therapist. Website is full of important and need to know information

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Intimacy Skills Bootcamp for Women, with Author of Naked in Public

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Male Partners of Female Sex Addicts Website and resource page

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More resources on Sex and Love addiction from Dan Drake, Co-Author of “Letters from a Sex Addict”

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Wendy Conquest, co-author of Letters from a Sex Addict, provides a list of questions that helps you determine
if you are suffering from love addiction

Dr. Emily Nagoski, author of Come as You Are offers great resources, including worksheets on her website: https://www.emilynagoski.com/

https://www.stalkingawareness.org/what-to-do-if-you-are-being-stalked/

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Stalking awareness external resources:  https://www.stalkingawareness.org/external-resources/

Dr. Charles S. Mansueto is a seasoned Clinician and specializes in Tourettic OCD. He has had a long career and has contributed significantly to research on these issues. 

Dr. Mansueto is founder and director of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. He received his doctorate from Catholic University and completed his post-doctoral clinical training at Temple University School of Medicine. He has over 35 years of experience in the application of behavior therapy to a broad range of clinical problems. Dr. Mansueto has written extensively and presented nationally and internationally on OCD and related disorders. He currently serves as a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation and Chair of OCD Mid-Atlantic, an IOCDF affiliate. He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Trichotillomania Learning Center and the Medical Advisory Board of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington. He retired as a tenured Professor of Psychology after 36 years in the University of Maryland System.

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