Please feel free to read these fact sheets.
They are consumer resources featuring information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being, created for clients and their loved ones by the American Psychological Association:
They are consumer resources featuring information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being, created for clients and their loved ones by the American Psychological Association:
| Talk to a psychologist |
| Resilience |
| FYI- anxiety |
| Manging stress |
| FYI- depression |
| Managing chronic pain |
HOTLINES:
Child Protective Services (open 24 hours/day) 240-777-4417
Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline 800-422-0009
Montgomery County Crisis Center 240-777-4000
Montgomery County Hotline 301-738-2255 or 301-738-9697; TTY for hearing impaired 240-777-4815
MCPS Safe Schools Hotline (open 24 hours/day) 301-517-5995 Information about safety, security or substances
National Suicide Hopeline 800-784-2433 (800-suicide)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (open 24 hours/day) 800-273-8255; (800-273-talk)
Operation Runaway (open 24 hours/day) 301-251-4545 Free help for adolescents and their families
Victims Assistance/Sexual Assault Hotline (open 24 hours/day) 240-777-1347; TTY for hearing impaired 240-777-4357
LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
Al-Anon (for relatives/friends of alcohol/drug users) 202-882-1334
Alcoholics Anonymous (open 24 hours/day) 202-966-9115
Helplines for Asian Families (8:00am-4pm):
Chinese 301-230-5428
Korean 301-230-5430
Vietnamese 301-230-5432
Hispanic Hotline (8:00am-4:15pm) 301-230-3073
Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (8:00am-4pm) 847-831-3438
MCPS Safe and Drug Free Schools (8:00am-4:30pm) 301-279-3041 Information resource and referral center
NAACP of Montgomery County 301-657-2062
Narcotics Anonymous 202-399-5316 Information on meetings in Montgomery County
P-Flag Family Helpline 301-439-3524
Sexually Transmitted Diseases & HIV Testing 240-777-1760
Suburban Hospital Treatment Center (9am-9pm) 301-896-2036 Outpatient substance abuse treatment
Suburban Hospital “On-Call” (9:30am-5pm) 301-896-3939 Services, referrals & support groups
Washington Center for Eating Disorders & Adolescent Obesity 301-530-0676
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) MD NAMI 800-467-0075
Center for Disease Control (CDC) 800-CDCINFO Public health information in English or Spanish and TTY
Child Protective Services (open 24 hours/day) 240-777-4417
Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline 800-422-0009
Montgomery County Crisis Center 240-777-4000
Montgomery County Hotline 301-738-2255 or 301-738-9697; TTY for hearing impaired 240-777-4815
MCPS Safe Schools Hotline (open 24 hours/day) 301-517-5995 Information about safety, security or substances
National Suicide Hopeline 800-784-2433 (800-suicide)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (open 24 hours/day) 800-273-8255; (800-273-talk)
Operation Runaway (open 24 hours/day) 301-251-4545 Free help for adolescents and their families
Victims Assistance/Sexual Assault Hotline (open 24 hours/day) 240-777-1347; TTY for hearing impaired 240-777-4357
LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
Al-Anon (for relatives/friends of alcohol/drug users) 202-882-1334
Alcoholics Anonymous (open 24 hours/day) 202-966-9115
Helplines for Asian Families (8:00am-4pm):
Chinese 301-230-5428
Korean 301-230-5430
Vietnamese 301-230-5432
Hispanic Hotline (8:00am-4:15pm) 301-230-3073
Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (8:00am-4pm) 847-831-3438
MCPS Safe and Drug Free Schools (8:00am-4:30pm) 301-279-3041 Information resource and referral center
NAACP of Montgomery County 301-657-2062
Narcotics Anonymous 202-399-5316 Information on meetings in Montgomery County
P-Flag Family Helpline 301-439-3524
Sexually Transmitted Diseases & HIV Testing 240-777-1760
Suburban Hospital Treatment Center (9am-9pm) 301-896-2036 Outpatient substance abuse treatment
Suburban Hospital “On-Call” (9:30am-5pm) 301-896-3939 Services, referrals & support groups
Washington Center for Eating Disorders & Adolescent Obesity 301-530-0676
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) MD NAMI 800-467-0075
Center for Disease Control (CDC) 800-CDCINFO Public health information in English or Spanish and TTY
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.chadd.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
American Academy of Child &Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
ADDitude Inside the ADHD Mind
www.additudemag.com
Meditation/Mindfulness:
Tara Brach, PhD
www.tarabrach.com
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
mindfulnessapps.com/mindfulness
www.chadd.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
American Academy of Child &Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
ADDitude Inside the ADHD Mind
www.additudemag.com
Meditation/Mindfulness:
Tara Brach, PhD
www.tarabrach.com
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
mindfulnessapps.com/mindfulness