Resources
Crisis Lines
Find a crisis centre or hotline in Canada
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) Directory
http://suicideprevention.ca/thinking-about-suicide/find-a-crisis-centre/ - HeadsUpGuys.ca Directory
http://headsupguys.ca/reach-out/call-a-healthline/
Find a crisis centre or hotline in the U.S.
- Suicide.org Directory
http://www.suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) - National Hopeline Network
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Find a crisis centre or hotline throughout the world
- International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Directory
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres - Suicide.org Directory
http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Support Groups
Note: I have limited experience with these support groups. However I include them because others have strongly recommended these groups.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - the 12-step program for dealing with alcoholism
- http://www.aa.org/
- Contact AA resources to find a meeting - http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-aa-resources
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) - a 12-step program for dealing with drug addiction
- https://www.na.org/
- Find a meeting - https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/
Al-Anon - a support group for friends or family of an alcoholic
- http://www.al-anon.org/
- Find a meeting - http://www.al-anon.org/find-a-meeting
Emotions Anonymous – a 12-step program for dealing with emotional difficulties
- http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/
- Find a meeting - http://www.allone.com/12/ea/