RESOURCES
In many 2 Lives episodes people are overcoming or working through trauma. Below please find resources that our storytellers have shared with us. You’ll find both ways to help yourself, as well as ways to better understand and support our community. If you have suggestions for additional resources please let us know.
LINKS And Numbers
988 is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Anyone can be struggling, more specific resources can be found here.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or outside the US, go to Samaritans.
More suicide prevention resources can be found here.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Hotlines
Depression and Addiction — Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
Read this article about the best online therapy services.
Find treatment providers for PTSD and addiction recovery at the Addiction Center.
You can find information on the connection between depression and drug addiction here.
Find alcoholism treatment here.
This is a practice to work through complex PTSD that many people have found helpful.
This mental health website AddictionHelp.com is founded by a board-certified addiction specialist and a long-time recovering addict.
National Alliance on Mental Health or NAMI raises awareness and provides support to improve the lives of people with mental illness.
Healthcare resources for veterans can be found here.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence visit thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-SAFE
National Eating Disorders website
Find free peer support for people with eating disorders here.
If you’re concerned someone you know may have an eating disorder, check out this site.
Coping with grief and loss? Find resources here.
Mind-Body Medicine resources
Sign up to become an organ donor here.
Learn more about how the organ donation process works.
The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors like trichotillomania
Undo racism and oppression through Holistic Resistance.
BRAVE or Bold Resistance Against Violence Everywhere
Mentorship, courses, and coaching for trans people and their communities
National Immigrant Justice Center - ways to help
Resources for persons experiencing homelessness
You can get involved at the National Coalition for the Homeless.
The ASPCA and other great animal nonprofits to support
The latest research and information on Parkinson’s Disease
In a couple episodes we mention Bessel van der Kolk’s “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.” Here’s a link to his research.
Find out if you’re highly sensitive. Take this test.
Learn more about Sensory Processing Disorder here.
The Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University provides cancer support.
