Related Links
This page contains links (or contact information) for related organizations. Some are specific to the Rochester, New York region. Some are for other support groups, national organizations, or just cool sites we've visited or had recommended to us.
National
Suicide Prevention Hotline:
or
Para obtener asistencia en español durante las 24 horas, llame al 1-888-628-9454
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis. If you dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you will be routed to the closest possible crisis center in your area. With over 120 crisis centers across the country, their mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself, or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential. For more information go to: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Local
Life Line and Community Mobile Crisis Team: (585)
275-5151
(585) 275-2700 TTY
Outside of Monroe County (800) 310-1160
Self Help Resources
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (National)
Compeer
www.compeer.org
(585)
546-8280
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (National)
www.dbsalliance.org
(800) 826-3632
DBSA Rochester
www.dbsaroch.org
(585) 234-8432
National Alliance on Mental Illness (National)
www.nami.org (National)
1-800-950-NAMI (6264) information helpline
NAMI Rochester
www.namirochester.org
(585) 423-1593 Rochester office
namirochester@frontiernet.net
Mental
Health America
(Formerly National Mental Health Association)
Mental
Health Association of Rochester
www.mharochester.org
(585) 325-3145
Note: For a full listing of self-help and professional support services, visit the Mental Health Association website (www.mharochester.org) and click on the Support Group Directory
Mental
Health Coalition of Rochester
www.mhcrochester.org
(585) 325-3145
OCA
(Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous)
hometown.aol.com/west24th/index.html
Recovery, Inc.
www.recovery-inc.com
Rochester
(585) 234-2434
Headquarters (312) 337-5661
Schizophrenia.com
A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, a disorder of the brain and mind.
Other Mental Health Organizations in the Rochester Community
(Area code 585 unless otherwise specified)
Depaul Community
Services (426-8000)
www.depaul.org
Depression
and Bipolar Support Alliance (234-8432)
www.dbsaroch.org
East House
(256-3800)
www.easthouse.org
Catholic
Family Center of Rochester (546-7220)
www.cfcrochester.org/
Hillside
Family of Agencies (256-7500)
www.hillside.com
Mental Health
Association (325-3145)
www.mharochester.org
Mental Health
Coalition (325-3145 x19)
www.mhcrochester.org
Mental Hygiene
Legal Services
50 East Avenue - Suite 402 - Rochester, NY 14604 - Phone: 585-530-3050
http://lawyers.justia.com/firm/Mental-Hygiene-Legal-Services-4425/
Monroe County
Office of Mental Health (753-6047)
www.monroecounty.gov/mh-index.php
Monroe County
Socio-Legal Center (753-6047)
www.monroecounty.gov/mh-socio.php
Recovery,
Inc. (234-2434)
www.recovery-inc.org
Rochester
Psychiatric Center (241-1200)
www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/ropc/facility.htm
Rochester
Rehabilitation Center (271-2520)
www.rochesterrehab.org
St. Joseph's
Villa
www.stjosephsvilla.org
Salvation
Army (987-9500)
www.rochestersalvationarmy.org
Secular Organizations
for Sobriety (SOS) (234-4105)
www.secularhumanism.org/sos
Self-Help
Drop-in Center (454-3530)
539 South Avenue, Rochester, 14620
http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=11773089
(review of services)
Strong Behavioral
Health (275-3535)
www.stronghealth.com/services/behavioralhealth/index.cfm
Unity Health
(368-3600 inpatient, 368-6550 outpatient)
www.unityhealth.org/hospital_services.asp
Ventures
IPRT (256-3430)
www.rochesterrehab.org/mental_health/mh_iprt/mh_iprt.asp
ViaHealth
(922-4000)
www.viahealth.org/
Other Helpful Resources
Wellness
Recovery Action Plan (Wrap)
by Mary Ellen
Copeland
(www.mentalhealthrecovery.com)
Mary Ellen Copeland
is a mental health recovery educator and author. Her focus is on self-help.
She has learned the concepts, skills and strategies she teaches from her
own personal experience with extreme mood swings and from her ongoing studies
with people who experience psychiatric symptoms. Her teachings and writings
include topics like getting a sense of hope, Wellness Tools, Wellness Recovery
Action Planning, Relapse Prevention, Crisis Planning, Developing a Strong
Support System, Education, Personal Responsibility, Self-Advocacy, Building
Self-Esteem, Healing from the Effects of Trauma, and Relieving Loneliness
and Worry. Her expertise is not related to psychiatric medications, psychiatry,
or legal advocacy. She does not provide counseling services. The skills
and strategies she teaches are not necessarily a replacement for other kinds
of treatment, but complement any other treatment.
How I Stayed Alive
When My Brain Was Trying To Kill Me
(One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention)
by Susan
Rose Blauner
www.susanblauner.com/
(Excerpt)
Suicide is serious business. The thing to remember is change takes time. Suicidal thoughts became an addiction for me, an obsession. My road to healing was neither straight nor smooth; there were plenty of setbacks along the way. If How I Stayed Alive can ease your way -- even the slightest bit -- that would be the greatest gift of all. It would help make sense of my long history with suicidal thoughts and it would reinforce my belief that anything is possible. Like I always say, I have no idea what the Universe has in store for me, and it's far greater than anything I could ever imagine.
Thank you for being here, and know that you are an important person.
VESID
NYS Office
of (Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities)
(585)
325-5990
(585) 243-1040
Strong Ties
Community
Support Program
(585) 279-4900
(Excerpt)
Strong Ties is a program of Strong Behavioral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14620.
Located at 2613 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623, Strong Ties is accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation on Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) and is certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Department of Health.
Self-Help Source Web site
1500
Central Avenue
Colonie, NY 12205-5063
Toll
free: 888-230-6138
Local phone: 518-464-9262
FAX: 518-464-0369
E-Mail: selfhelp@nycap.rr.com
(Excerpt)
The Self-Help Source is a peer-run project of the Resource Center, Inc., a statewide clearinghouse of self-help information on mental health throughout New York State. Currently available:
- Information on self-help groups throughout New York State
- Information on Internet self-help resources, in print, and in audio and video
- Reviews of self-help books, audios, and videos
- Information on training, developing, and facilitating self-help groups
- Information on accessing self-help books and videos
- On-site reference library
For information on self-help within New York State, contact the Self-Help Source 1-888-230-6138.
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly
(Excerpt)
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web site is the home of the highly-acclaimed McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly, the net's only independent weekly newsletter devoted to depression and bipolar illness.
To find out more,
please visit the link listed above. For three free online issues of McMan's
Depression and Bipolar Weekly, e-mail jmcmanamy@snet.net
and put "Sample" in the heading and your e-mail address in the body.
A yearly subscription is $29.00.
ONLINE
SUPPORT GROUPS
DBSA Discussion Forum
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_forums
National DBSA hosts discussion forums and chats on a regular basis. Click the link to learn more.
Harbour
of Refuge
http://www.harbor-of-refuge.org/
(Excerpt)
This site was created to serve people who are receiving appropriate medical
treatment for their bipolar illness, including appropriate medications.
We also welcome affected friends and family members of people with bipolar
illness. We are not equipped, however, to serve the needs of people who
choose to go untreated for Bipolar Disorder. Our greatest strength is
the peer to peer support we offer one another, but we are not licensed
mental health professionals.
While we feel extreme compassion and empathy toward people who are experiencing
thoughts of suicide, we are not in a position as an on-line community
to attend to their needs.
We strongly encourage anyone in that situation to immediately contact support people or crisis intervention services in their home community.
Mood
Garden
http://moodgarden.org/forum/index.php
(Excerpt)
We are individuals who are living with mood disorders (depression or bipolar disorder) and seek to assist each other, on the web and in person, with information, support and fun. Patients diagnosed with any mood disorder, friends and families and others interested in participating in a supportive way is welcome to join in.
We participate in support groups, both online and in real life, and also help promote new groups and assist groups in networking with each other, find resources, or help in any way we can.
At this point we are not an organization, we are not incorporated and
are not seeking donations. We hope you are able to find the resources
you are seeking through the groups, forum, chat or links listed on this
site. We are not professionals; nothing posted on this site should be
treated as professional advice.
Facilitator
Solutions
Humanistic Training
& Support for the Group Facilitator
GroupFacilitator@aol.com
(Excerpt)
Providing training and coaching for both the peer (Peer-Pro) and professional (Pro) support group facilitator. Services include regular FREE on-line facilitator support group meetings for Peer-Pro and Pro facilitators in four languages, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese; a message board; and a calendar of dates and times for facilitator training workshops (both on-line and live on-site) provided by Facilitator Solutions staff.
Premium services include live group supervision for facilitators; live one-on-one supervision; and one-, two-, or three-day on-site training workshops with Chuck Weinstein MAE, Director of Facilitator Solutions. On-line certificate courses in basic, intermediate, and advanced levels are available with training aids (texts), manuals, and videotapes. Premium services include Peer-Pro and Pro components tailored to each type of group leader's special needs.
For more information contact GroupFacilitator@aol.com
Depression
and Music Therapy
www.enterthefreudianslip.com/music_therapy_and_depression.htm
(Excerpt)
Examines the power of using popular music, something people already listen
to, as a way for people to express their feelings. Includes examples of
therapeutic messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian
Slip, therapeutic rock band.
For more information contact Matt at matt@enterthefreudianslip.com
Wing of Madness
(Excerpt)
Wing of Madness Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating information about depression to consumers.
The site was created in November of 1995 to help other people identify their depression, or that of someone close to them, and to urge them to seek treatment.
Due largely to visitor feedback, the site has evolved into a community including message boards, chat and other community features. It was the first site on the Web to talk about children and depression, and the first to discuss women and depression extensively. It was the first site to talk about what depression really feels like, and how it affects your life.
Will I Go Crazy
(Excerpt)
The Short Answer No. That "going crazy" stuff is a myth.
How "crazy" you are varies from minute to minute, depending on:
- what genes you are born with
- what situation you are in right now
We all feel or act "crazy" sometimes. One day I act "crazier" than you act. The next day you feel "crazier" than I feel. "Craziness" is programmed into the human mind -- for a reason. "Crazy" behavior is often the best way of adapting to this crazy world.
I think I'll go crazy right now. Want to come along?
To recommend links to add to this site, contact Rita at dbsacanandaigua@aol.com. Thanks!
Enriching lives through education, empowerment, advocacy, and support.
DBSA Rochester is a group of local, volunteers who come together on a regular basis to offer each other encouragement and support in living with mood disorders.
If you need immediate help, please dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide
prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.
For more information visit: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
For more information about DBSA Rochester, contact DBSA Rochester Director, Rich Griswold at neuropsych1@gmail.com or 585-571-4238 or call the volunteer-run chapter central phone at 585-234-8432.
For information about DBSA International headquarters visit www.dbsalliance.org or call 1-800-826-3632.
To give feedback on this web site, please write to Rita at dbsacanandaigua@aol.com.