Free Advocacy and Case Management Services
Choice Advocacy & Case Management Services is a consumer run organization providing free advocacy and case management services to consumers residing in Westchester County, NY. Contact Choice Advocacy & Case Management Services, 420 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801; 914-576-0173; {www.users/cloud9.net/~choice}.
Help for Those Suffering from Depression and Anxiety
Freedom From Fear is a national not-for-profit mental health advocacy association whose mission is to aid and counsel individuals and their families who suffer from anxiety and depressive illnesses. FFF has developed an anxiety and depression screening program with a… Continue reading
Free Counseling for Children in PA, NJ, and DE
Precious Gems Counseling Services, a community-based non-profit organization that provides bereavement support, has offered its services free to families who were impacted by the September 11th terrorist attacks. Services offered include individual and group counseling, specialized workshops focusing on grief,… Continue reading
Grief Recovery Online Assistance
GROWW is an independent Website for the bereaved developed by the bereaved. The site offers information, links, and support for those who have lost loved ones. Contact GROWW, Judy Divers, 931 N. State Road 434, Suite 1201-358, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Helping Children
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading
Fun and Friendship for Single Parents
Parents Without Partners, Inc. is the largest international, nonprofit membership organization devoted to the welfare and interests of single parents and their children. Single parents – whether male or female, custodial or non-custodial, separated, divorced, widowed or never married may… Continue reading
Free Bereavement Services for Grieving Families
The American Hospice Association, a national non-profit corporation, offers bereavement services, at no cost, to members of the community in which they are located. A wide variety of services is available to individuals and families including: individual and family counseling;… Continue reading
Support for Those Who Have Been Touched by Aircraft Accidents
Wings of Light is a national, non-profit organization that provides services such as support groups and grief counseling for those whose lives have been touched by aircraft accidents, including survivors, family and friends, and rescue/response workers. Contact Wings of Light,… Continue reading
Free Resources for Dealing with Workplace Trauma
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has published a resource package for dealing with psychological trauma in the workplace. The guidelines that they have published are available online and are divided into Discussions of Pertinent Topics, Suggested Follow-up… Continue reading
Free Support and Advocacy for the Mentally Ill – VA
NAMI is a support and advocacy organization for people with mental illness and their families. They sponsor local self-help support groups across the country where family members can share their concerns, learn about mental illnesses, and find out about community… Continue reading
