Life Skills- Coping Links
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—MOST OF THESE HELP AGENCIES ARE NATIONAL, BUT THEY CAN REFER YOU TO THE APPROPRIATE GROUP CLOSEST TO WHERE YOU ARE.
AUTISM AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS
- Career Voyages – Apprenticeships and Internships
- State Job Bank Listings
- State Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
- National Organization on Disability
- Association of Small Business Development Centers
- JOBS DIRECT USA – A resource for employers to locate employees, and for employees to post their resumes to employers.
- COVER LETTERS THAT WORK! – A service (in two versions) which provides you with invaluable techniques for writing cover letters which will absolutely generate serious interviews.
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- Free Antibiotics – Meijer’s
- Free Antibiotics – Publix
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – Giant Eagle
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – KMart
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – Sam’s Club
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – Target
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – Walgreen’s
- Low Cost / Free Generic Prescriptions – Walmart
- Medicare Patient Assistance Programs
- Needy Meds Cost Assistance Programs
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance (888) 477-2669
- Patient Assistance Programs Center
CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND DAYCARE
CHRONIC ILLNESS
GRIEF AND LOSS
LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
- Acorn Housing Corporation – prevent foreclosure
- Federal Student Aid – Free Application
- Food Assistance Programs
- Government Assistance – Benefits, Grants and Financial Aid
- Housing Resources Group
- Medicare Website – Medication Assistance Programs
- MedLine – Financial Assistance for Medical Costs
- Needy Meds – Cost Assistance Programs
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance (888) 477-2669
- Patient Assistance Programs Center – Rx Help
- Red Cross – Emergency Travel Assistance
- Small Business Adminstration – Financial Assistance
- U.S. Dept. Housing & Urban Development – affordable rentals
PREGNANCY ISSUES
SENIOR CITIZENS’ SERVICES
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND WEIGHT ISSUES
- America on The Move – Steps to a Healthier Life
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Obesity Information and Resources
- Daily Strength – Obesity Support Group (and other health issues)
- Healthy Counties Database – Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
- Healthy Food Assistance Programs
- Nutrition for Kids – Feeding Kids Newsletter
- Obesity Action Coalition
- Overeaters Anonymous Support Groups
- Reliable Info on Health Topics
- Revolution Health – Kids and Weight Community Forum
- SparkPeople – Weight Management Tracking and Support
- Stickk – Online Weight Management Incentive Program
- The Daily Plate – Weight Management Tracking and Support
- Weight Control Information Network
- Weight Management and Obesity Resource List
- Weight Watchers Community Forum
EATING DISORDERS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES
- Drug and Alcohol Resource Center 1 800 784 6776
- Help Starts Here – Addiction Resources
- http://www.smokefree.gov/
- Low Income Mental Health Services Locator
- Prevention Resources – Kids and Teens
- Quit Net – Tobacco
- Resources, Training and Action on Alcohol Issues
- Tobacco Cessation Resources
- Treatment Facilities Resources
ANXIETY, PHOBIAS AND PANIC ATTACKS
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD/ADHD)
DEPRESSION
- Beyond Blue
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Depression Experience Journal – Children/Families
- Every Minute – National Depression Resource List
- Freedom From Fear
- Help Starts Here – Depression
- Low Income Mental Health Services Locator
- National Institutes for Health – Depression Resources
- Web MD – Depression Resources
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
SUICIDE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
- Every Minute Suicide Prevention – Resources & Support
- Global Directory of Suicide Hotlines
- Hopeline : 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433
- http://www.suicidehotlines.com
- http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Low Income Mental Health Services Locator
- Samaritans – UK
- SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
- USA: National Poison Help : 1-800-222-1222
VETERAN’S AND SOLDIER’S ISSUES
- American Veterans Services
- Career Center For Combat Wounded and Disabled Veterans
- Hire Heroes USA
- Iraq War Veterans Organization
- Military Support and Resource Links
- National Resource Directory
- Operation Home Front – Housing and Family Support
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Soldiers’ Angels
- Support for Homeless Veterans
- Treats for Troops – Care Packages
- Veterans and Families – Coming Home
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Veterans Support Groups Listing
- Vets Success – US Dept of Veterans Affairs
- Vietnam Veterans Support
- Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Continuing Education Resources for Veterans
- Affordable Colleges Online: Higher Education Affordability for Veterans
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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