Self-Help Resources

Someone to talk to (available 24 hours a day):

• Pinellas County: Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services (P.E.M.H.S.) (727) 541-4628
• Pinellas County: Help line211 or (727) 562-1542
• Hillsborough County: Crisis hotline (813) 964-1964
• National Crisis hotline: 1-888-SUICIDE
• ULifeline

On the Web:        

       Addiction

• The alcoholism and addictions resource guide http://www.SoberRecovery.com
• Treatment 4 Addiction, located at http://www.treatment4addiction.com

       Eating Disorders

• http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
• http://www.bodypositive.com/
• http://www.weight.com/
• http://www.bulimia.com/
• http://www.anred.com/
  

       General

• http://www.mentalhealth.org/databases/kdata.aspx?state=FL
• http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/stressprocrast.shtml
• http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/procrastination.html
• http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~john/procrastination.html
• The Counseling Center Village http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/ccv
• 211 helpline  http://www.211tampabay.org
• USF Tampa Counseling Center for Human Development http://usfweb2.usf.edu/counsel/
• National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org
• The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida. http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/amh/homicide-suicide/index.html

       Gay and Lesbians

• Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2
• in Pinellas http://www.pflagpinellas.org counties.
• Considering Medication for Depression http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/meds/meds.html

       Sexual Assault

• Sexual Assault Info from the American Medical Women’s Association
  http://www.amwa-doc.org
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Inscest National Network) www.rainn.org

       Suicide

• American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org
• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network http://www.spanusa.org
• Project Yes Gay youth suicide prevention. http://www.projectyes.org 

Note:  The world wide web has extensive information on a wide variety of personal development topics. Our listing of the sites does not imply that the Center for Counseling, Health and Wellness fully endorses all of the information that is included. We encourage you to evaluate the materials and use whatever you find helpful