Mental Health Resources
Emergency Services and Crisis Lines
Mental Health Crisis Call | Guidelines for Effective Communication With 911 Dispatch
Anyone living in Sonoma County who is having a mental health crisis can get help 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling the 24-hour Emergency Mental Health Hotline: (800) 746-8181. The call is free.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) - Call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Free. Confidential. 24/7.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline - Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Anonymous & Confidential. 24/7.
Five Alive - Is someone you know thinking about suicide? Here's what to do...
Resource Topics
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - IV (DSM-IV)
Stigma Reduction
Medical and Mental Health Resources
Medications
Medical Providers in Western Sonoma County
Medical Insurance
Medication Assistance Programs
Supplements and Herbs
Complementary Therapies
Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Settings
Resources for Hearing Voices
Sonoma County Resource Referral Sites
Substance Abuse & Recovery Resources
Legal Help
Nonviolent Communication
The Language of Emotion
Housing
Tenant Rights
Social Security Disability (SSI & SSDI)
Family Services
Human Services
In Home Supportive Services
Jobs
Peer Run Centers and Resources
MHSA - Funding for the Empowerment Center
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - IV (DSM-IV)
Wikipedia - DSM-IV Codes and descriptions of diagnostic categories of mental illnesses
Merck Manual - Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatry Online - DSM online resource
Stigma Reduction
BringChange2Mind.org - A website started by Glenn Close. The organization provides a global forum for people to share their stories and shed light on the unfair shame that's inflicted upon those living with mental illness.
15 Ways To Support a Loved One with Serious Mental Illness
Medical and Mental Health Resources
HelpGuide - Helpguide's expert, ad-free articles help empower you with knowledge, support & hope. Dedicated to Morgan Leslie Segal
Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications
Medscape - good site for medical research, information about disorders and medications, and news
eMedicine - reference site
Intelihealth/Harvard Medical School
PsychCentral - Lots of good info, Q & A, and online support groups.
Mayo Clinic
Medline
WebMD - they have great newsletters
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
Medications
Drugs.com - comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. Providing free, peer-reviewed, accurate and independent data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products
Crazymeds - a great psychiatric medication information site run by a consumer. One of my favorite sites
RxList
Medical Providers in Western Sonoma County
West County Health Centers - Russian River Health Center in Guerneville, WCHC Mental Health Services, Russian River Dental Clinic in Guerneville, Occidental Area Health Center, Sebastopol Community Health Center, Forestville Wellness Center, Teen Clinic at CASA
Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol
Medical Insurance
Disability Benefits 101: Health Coverage
Medi-Cal
County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
Medicare
California PCIP - Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan
Medication Assistance Programs
needymeds.com
PatientAssistance.com - Prescription Drugs for the Uninsured
Supplements and Herbs
Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health
NaturalProductsInfo.org
HerbReference.com
Psyweb.com
Mental Health Matters
Complementary Therapies
Depression: Lifestyle and Complementary Therapies to Promote Healthy Moods in Teens (works for adults too!)
Trauma and PTSD
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages - Excellent resource for information about trauma, including clinical information and research regarding the response and resolution of trauma
Dept. of Veteran Affairs National Center for PTSD
Mental Health Today - PTSD Diagnostic Criteria
Complex PTSD
Betrayal Trauma - Developed by Jennifer J. Freyd, University of Oregon. Betrayal trauma occurs when the people or institutions we depend on for survival violate us in some way. An example of betrayal trauma is childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) from Wikipedia
Treatment Settings
Progress House - Crisis stabilization.
Resources for Hearing Voices
Intervoice Online - This is the best website I have found on hearing voices. There is lots of good info on this site.
Voice-Hearers Yahoo Group - For people who hear voices or have heard them in the past
Voice Supporters Yahoo Group - For supporters of people who hear voices...friends, family, professionals, etc.
Sonoma County Resource Referral Sites
Network of Care, Sonoma County
211 Resource Referral for the Wine Country
Substance Abuse & Recovery Resources
Arcuria - listings for openings in recovery facilities and other recovery resources in Northern CA
Sonoma County Alcoholics Anonymous
Sonoma County Narcotics Anonymous
Harm Reduction
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC)
California Human Development
Legal Help
Disability Services & Legal Center
The Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma, Self Help - This has all kinds of links to agencies and services to get you started
Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Legal Aid helps low-income individuals and families with critical needs for shelter, safety and income through crisis legal services. Legal Aid of Sonoma County’s mission is to reduce the number of women, children and families in Sonoma County who are physically and emotionally abused, lack stable homes, and lack the means to support themselves.
Restraining Orders - This website offers self help directions, forms and information you need to obtain restraining orders in different harassment situations.
Nonviolent Communication
The Center For Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz
Marshall Rosenberg on YouTube. - There are hundreds of videos. Really great to see Marshall in action in different situations using NVC
The Language of Emotion
Karla McLaren, Emotional Genius - Lots of great info on Emotions and what they tell us. Also a lot of other cool eclectic stuff. Great site.
The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy
An interview with Karla McLaren on Empaths and Empathy: The Language of Emotion
Housing
List of Affordable Apartments in Sonoma County
Sonoma County Homeless Resource Guide
Section 8/HUD, Sonoma County
Buckelew Programs, Sonoma County
Burbank Housing
Community Action Partnership's PATHS Program
Community Action Partnership's Rental Assistance Programs
Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa Homeless and Housing Programs
WACCO Community Bulletin Board
Craigslist - North Bay
Tenant Rights
California Department of Consumer Affairs, Tenant Rights
HUD: Tenant Rights, Laws and Protections: California
California Tenant Law
Social Security Disability (SSI & SSDI)
Social Security Disability and SSI
Social Security Disability Starter Kit - This has links to everything you need to know to file for Social Security Disability (SSI and SSDI) including links to the online application, worksheets and checklists to help you through the process.
SSDI Disability Evaluation Criteria
Disability Benefits 101: Working With a Disability in California
Family Services
Child Support Services, Sonoma County
Family, Youth & Children's Services, Sonoma County - Links to CPS, Foster Care, Valley of the Moon, Redwood Children's Center
Human Services
Sonoma County Human Services - Links for Administration/Fiscal Services, Adult and Aging Services, Economic Assistance, Employment and Training, and Family, Youth and Children services
Sonoma County Taskforce for the Homeless
TANF and CalWorks Support at SRJC
Sonoma County Program Links - Some we have on this page already, some we don't
In Home Supportive Services
In Home Supportive Services, California Department of Social Services
Disability 101 IHSS Information
Sonoma County IHSS Public Authority
Sonoma County Human Services IHSS
Jobs
Department of Rehabilitation
Sonoma County Job Link
EDD CalJobs
Press Democrat - Northbay Monster
Northbay Craigslist
WACCO Community Bulletin Board
Peer Run Centers and Resources
Interlink Self-Help Center
Wellness And Advocacy Center
The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
Peer Support in Wikipedia
CASRA - California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
California Network of Mental Health Clients (CNMHC) - A solely consumer-run organization whose membership consists of affiliates and individuals throughout California. It provides a statewide advocacy voice for California's mental health consumers.
NAMI Sonoma County
MHSA - Funding for the Empowerment Center
Mental Health Services Act, Prop 63. It was passed by the California voters in 2004. Its a 1% tax on millionaires. The money is to be used for innovative, recovery oriented consumer centered programs. This site lets you know what is happening with the MHSA programs and funding in Sonoma County
