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/