S.A.F.E. Alternatives - Self Abuse Finally Ends
Who We Are
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment
approach, professional network, and educational resource base,
which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end
to self-injurious behavior. Self-injury is known by many names,
including self-abuse, self-mutilation, deliberate self-harm,
parasuicidal behavior, and non-suicidal self-injury.
Contact
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES®
| Phone: | 800-DONTCUT® 800-366-8288 |
| Fax: | 888-296-7988 |
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| Web: | www.selfinjury.com |
Sites We Like
Self Injury Foundation
The mission of the Self Injury Foundation is to provide funding for research , advocacy support and education for self-injurers, their loved ones and the professionals who work with them. We are dedicated to providing the most up to date information and resources available on self-injury.
www.selfinjuryfoundation.org
S.A.F.E. in Oz (Australia)
SAFE in Oz addresses specialist mental health issues through training workshops and consultancy services. SAFE in Oz provides training to professionals to allow them to better understand the concept of self-abuse and working with individuals who self-abuse. We also train workers to facilitate, on a group and one-to-one level utilizing a module based consumer recovery package.
http://www.safeinoz.com.au/
ANAD: The National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders
ANAD was officially launched in 1976 and it is the oldest eating disorder organization in the nation. Today, from its headquarters in Highland Park, this organization continues to answer thousands of hotline calls each year. ANAD continues to assist individuals and their families to find resources and provide referrals to professionals.
At present there are over 350 groups in the nation and in 18 foreign countries. They continue to provide support and self-help for the individuals and families affected by eating disorders and are always free of charge . The ANAD hotline is open between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Central Time Monday thru Friday. Members of our staff and volunteers will provide you listings of therapists, treatment centers and ANAD support groups in your area. As well as provide general information about eating disorders and insurance parity.
HEALMyBody
www.HealMyBody.net
MHA: Mental Health America
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National
Mental Health Association) is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to
helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 320
affiliates nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote
mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation – everyday and in
times of crisis. Their message: Good mental health is fundamental to the
health and well-being of every person and of the nation as a whole. Their
crisis line phone number is: 800-273-TALK.
www.nmha.org
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness:
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support and education.
NIMH: National Institute on Mental Health
NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders. Their "mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior."
QPR Institute
The QPR Institute is a multidisciplinary training organization whose primary goal is to provide suicide prevention educational services and materials to professionals and the general public. They offer state-of-the-art programs to institutions that want to increase their standard of care and reduce the suicide rate.
http://www.qprinstitute.com/
SAMHSA : Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site, and more than 600 publications.
The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media.
Information Center staff members are skilled at listening and responding to questions from the public and professionals. The staff quickly directs callers to Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing mental illness. The Information Center also has information on Federal grants, conferences, and other events.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Susan Scheff - Parenting Resources
http://susanschefftruth.net/index.html
Teen Screen: National Center for Mental Health Checkups
TeenScreen Schools and Communities is a national mental health and suicide risk screening program for youth. The goal of TeenScreen is to make voluntary mental health checkups available for all teens in
http://www.teenscreen.org/schools-communities-faqs-for-parents
To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)
TWLOHA is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting
hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self
injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to
invest directly into treatment and recovery.
http://www.twloha.com/
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Helpline ( 866-4-U-Trevor) is the only national crisis and suicide prevention helpline for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
The Helpline is a free and confidential service that offers hope and someone to talk to, 24/7. Trained counselors listen and understand without judgment.
There is hope, there is help. Be proud of who you are.
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Yahoo Group: NoFear S.A.F.E. Approved
"Years after receiving treatment at S.A.F.E.-ALTERNATIVES® I decided to design a support group for people who are serious about recovering. If you say to yourself "THIS HAS TO STOP!" NoFEAR-S.A.F.E._Approved is a good start. Being recovered from self-injury is when you start acting instead of reacting to situations in your life that have built up inside of you; leaving the thought you have only one choice left. Our focus here is on recovery. Here we talk about our feelings behind the self-injury actions. I would also like to invite friends and family of self-injurers so they may also have support and an understanding about self-injury. I do understand that the struggle for you is also very difficult."