Health & Safety: Member Assistance Program

Hotlines and Useful Links

• Domestic Violence Web Sites
• Marriage Counseling Web Sites
• Suicide Web Sites and Information
• NYC Alanon
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Trauma and Resiliency Resources

• Office on Violence against Women
  US Dept. of Justice office leading a national effort to combine federal laws with assistance to states to fight domestic violence against women.
  http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
  

• American Bar Association - Commission on Domestic Violence
  Directory from the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence includes links to shelters and support groups.
  www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
  

• Window Between Worlds
  Nonprofit organization promotes creative and artistic expression to help battered women and children. Examine galleries and merchandise.
  www.awbw.org
  

• Domestic Violence Handbook
  Domestic violence resources and general information, including details of protection orders, from a Michigan group.
  www.domesticviolence.org
  

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Marriage Counseling Web Sites

• AAMFT - Counseling and Therapy
  American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy provides general information and a location guide to marriage and family therapists.
  www.aamft.org
  

• Boca Marriage Counseling
  Lists therapists and professionals who provide marriage counseling, pre-marital counseling, and other family and relationship counseling in Boca Raton, FL.
  www.boca-marriage-counseling.com
  

• National Directory of Marriage and Family Counseling:
  http://http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-phone/counseling/prweb1507434.htm
  

• Marriage counseling: An Article on Marriage Counseling by the Mayo Clinic
  Marriage counseling: An article on marriage counseling by the Mayo Clinic
  

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Suicide Web Sites and Information

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  Twenty-four hour free hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Strictly confidential. Additional information about suicide prevention available at:
  http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
  

• Veteran Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  Twenty-four hour free hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 1 for a Veterans' Counselor. Strictly Confidential
  

• If You Are Thinking About Suicide ... Read This First
  Essay on suicide and the arguments against it includes support, advice and points to ponder before taking the plunge.
  www.metanoia.org/suicide
  

• Living With Suicide
  Survivors who have lost loved ones to suicide are invited to contribute their thoughts, join in discussion and read others' stories.
  www.pbs.org/weblab/living
  

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  Presents results of research into suicide and covers such issues as depression.
  www.afsp.org
  

• American Association of Suicidology
  Peruse helpful information and resources from this nonprofit organization geared to help individuals with depression and discourage suicide.
  www.suicidology.org