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Counseling Services: Online Resources
Interesting websites with general information on a variety of mental
health and health related topics.
- College
Drinking, Changing the Culture - This website provides
resources for parents, college presidents, community leaders,
campus health administrators, media, high school guidance counselors,
students, RAs/Peer educators to deal with college drinking.
- Nation
Eating Disorders - This website provides general
information about Eating Disorders and body image concerns, referrals
to treatment centers, doctors, therapists, support groups, educational
curriculum, promotional items, videos, books, ways to help by
volunteering, interning, and/or advocating.
- U
Chicago - This website out of the University of Chicago
offers a variety of virtual pamphlets on many health and mental
health topics, including links to other resources.
- NIMH
- This website run by the National Institute of Mental Health
has a variety of information on many mental health topics.
- Pridenet
Massachusetts - resources for Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered
Individuals
- Health
Finder - This website offers information on a variety
of health related topics and is sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
- National Domestic Violence
Hotline - This site run by the NDVH also has links
to a variety of web resources for women.
- National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill - provides education about severe
brain disorders, and advocates for adequate health insurance,
housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with serious psychiatric
illnesses.
- College Parents
of America (CPA) - helping parents prepare for and
put their children through college easily, economically and safely.
- Adult Children
of Alcoholics (ACOA) - A program of men and women
who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.
- Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) - a fellowship of men and women who
share their experience, strength and hope with each other that
they may solve their common problem and help others to recover
from alcoholism.
- Narcotics Anonymous
(NA) - offers addicts a way to live drug-free.
- Alcohol screening
(Sponsored by Boston University) - assess your own
drinking, by taking a brief confidential questionnaire. Also Learn
about alcohol and other health issues.
- National Institute
on Drug Abuse - Contains reports articles on addictions.
Also gives information on the latest research and advances
in scientific research regarding addictions and drug abuse.
- Alcohol,
Other Drugs, and College - A parents guide.
- National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - supports and conducts
biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences,
treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
- Drugfreeamerica
- To help kids and teens reject substance abuse by influencing
attitudes through persuasive information.
- National Depressive
and Manic-Depressive Association - educates patients,
families, professionals and the public concerning the nature of
depressive and manic-depressive illnesses as treatable medical
diseases; fosters self-help for patients and their
families.
Websites of professional organizations
- American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org
Psychologists at the Fitchburg State College Office of Counseling
Services adhere to the ethical standards of the American Psychological
Association.
- National Association of Social Workers: http://www.naswdc.org
A membership organization that promotes, develops, and protects
the practice of social work and social workers. Social workers
at the Fitchburg State College Office of Counseling Services adhere
to the ethical standards of NASW.
- American Mental Health Counselors Association:
http://www.amhca.org
- American Psychiatric Association: http://www.psych.org
- American Counseling Association: http://www.counseling.org
Licensed Mental Health Counselors at the Fitchburg State College
Office of Counseling Services adhere to the ethical standards
of the American Counseling Association.
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