LOTC Mental Health Resources Guide

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How to Get Mental Healthcare Providers

(psychiatrist, therapist, counselors, etc.)

 

1. https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/ - You can search by your zipcode, city, areas that you would like to work on, your insurances, etc. (North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific)

 

2. If you are in college or university, counseling services are included in your tuition. You can check in at your student health center for more information. Example: UC Irvine Counseling Center.

 

Just Need To Talk?

 

1. https://www.7cups.com/ - 7 Cups of Tea is a website where you can chat 24/7 with a volunteer trained in affirmative listening.

 

2. https://www.imalive.org/ - I'm Alive is an organization where you can be paired with a volunteer who is trained in crisis intervention.

 

Suicidal Thoughts / Thoughts of Self-Harm

 

If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, Wikipedia has a list of suicide crisis lines and emergency numbers here:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

 

Here are some common ones:

 

Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Canada: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/

France: https://suicideecoute.pads.fr/accueil

Germany: https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/

Mexico: https://www.saptel.org.mx/index.html

UK: https://www.samaritans.org/

USA: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

 

If you don't want to call a phone number, the National Suicide Prevention lifeline has a Lifeline Chat where you can communicate over text. (North America only.) https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ However, there is a wait time to connect - so please call the number if you need help immediately.  The Crisis Text Line - a 24/7 North American nationwide crisis-intervention text message hotline - can be reached by texting 741-741.

 

Many other countries also have text hotlines or chat services, so please check their websites. 

 

Self Help Guides

 

1. https://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/perch/resources/distraction-techniques-pm-2.pdf - This is a guide to distraction techniques that might help you cope with the urge to self-harm.

 

2. https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations - This is a list of free guided meditations that you can download to help you calm down and distract yourself from intrusive, negative thoughts.

 

3. https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding-techniques - This is a list of "grounding" techniques that can help you manage anxiety and distract from harmful thoughts. 

 

I hope these are useful! 

Please remember that you are loved and that you deserve help!

 

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Thankyou for the emergency contacts.