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Call 911 or contact your local law enforcement for medical emergencies or if there is a risk or a danger to yourself, a child or another person.
2-1-1 — Dial 211 most anywhere in the U.S. for referrals for food, shelter, rent, utilities, medical, dental, prescriptions, senior assistance, and disabilities.
The Equal Justice Foundation does not provide 911, law enforcement, legal, or emergency services.
If you know of a site or place where men or women can seek help that isn't listed here we would very much like to here from you in order to add it to our list. Your help will help other men and women. See also the information on the
Top 10 violence-inducing prescription drugs.
The problem might be with the prescription drugs a person is taking.
Index
Age-related conditions
Top
Beware of corrupt probate courts assigning unscrupulous attorneys as guardians, conservators, and guardian ad litems who steal everything from their wards! This is often done with the help or at the request of relatives.
Also see the section on
Elder Abuse
for additional information.
Telephone: (516) 750-8324
Cell phone: (516) 424-1072
Chief counsel: (516) 739-5300
Assisted Living Today
— Help to find the best assisted living facilities.
CereScan
— Functional brain scan imaging for dementia, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, etc. using
qSPECT
and
qEEG.
Facilities in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Recommended based on personal experience.
Telephone: (855) 813-8152
Dementia
30 Home Accessibility Projects You Can DIY (and 7 You Should Leave to the Pros)
Caring for a Spouse With Dementia or Alzheimer's
First Steps after Diagnosis
Home safety tips: Preparing for Alzheimer's caregiving
Tools And Strategies For Improving Communication Skills For Alzheimer's Caregivers
Top 7 Physical Alzheimer's Symptoms
Warning Signs for Family Caregivers
Elder's Place
— Advocates working to make the world a better place for the senior citizens in our lives, parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.
Equal Access Advocates
— Dr. Karin Huffer's work on disabled individuals and what the ADA requires for them in court.
Legal Abuse Syndrome
— How many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse, and bureaucratic bungling come to suffer from PTSD as a result of our legal system.
Unlocking Justice
— Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments and how they protect persons with disabilities in court.
Medical Malpractice Help
— Approximately 225,000 people die each year in the United States because of medical malpractice.
National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse (NASGA)
— A growing uncaring and unjust judicial system has converted guardianship/conservatorship from an appropriate law to one which is damaging the public.
10 dirty tricks of conservators/guardians
Practical advice
— Do everything you can to keep it out of court
Veterans in peril
Warning signals —
National Center on Elder Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse
— One in ten seniors in a nursing home or assisted living facility is a victim of abuse or neglect each year.
Legal action
Prevent Medicare Fraud
— How to avoid abuse and medical billing fraud.
Antisocial personality disorder — Sociopaths
Top
LoveFraud.com
— Beware the sociopath, no heart, no conscience, no remorse.
Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Top
Note that this disorder is often misdiagnosed particularly by the Veterans Administration (VA). Estimates of a misdiagnoses for bipolar disorder range as high as 70%. A misdiagnosis appears particularly likely for veterans who are actually suffering from a traumatic or toxic brain injury (TBI).
CereScan
— Functional brain scan imaging using
qSPECT
and
qEEG.
Facilities in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Recommended based on personal experience.
Telephone: (855) 813-8152
Confidential screening for bipolar disorder
730 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7204
Telephone: (800) 826-3632
2132 E. Bijou Street, Suite 112
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Telephone: (719) 477-1515
Email:
help@dbsacoloradosprings.org
Bipolar disorder booklet
(26 pages, PDF format, 395 KB)
SSRI Stories
— A collection of over 5,000 stories in which prescription drugs, primarily Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence. These problems are often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Borderline personality disorder
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Note that bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder (BPD). The essential difference is that bipolar disorder (manic depression) is easily and readily treatable. Most practitioners agree there is no effective treatment for BPD though medications can lessen the symptoms for most.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
— 2% of the population are estimated to suffer from BPD and 75% of the diagnosed cases are women.
Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary
— BPD is a medical disorder which can be treated with medications to reduce the symptoms. In fact, research is showing that unless we treat the brain first with medication, therapy is useless.
Helen's World of BPD Resources
— This site is geared for friends/family/loved ones of those with borderline personality disorder although those with BPD will find resources as well.
Divorce — BPD style.
Divorce, custody, false accusations and parental alienation syndrome
My Life as a Battered Husband
— Living with a borderline personality disorder sufferer by Jay Casey.
Bullying
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Bully Off
— Guide to stamping out bullying
Serial bullies
— Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the socialized psychopathic manager.
Niniveh
— A support group for targets of workplace bullying or mobbing and those in toxic work environments.
Deliberate self-injury
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About 1% of the general population and 10% of adolescents self-mutilate and females do it twice as often as males (2:1 ratio). 80% of females who self-mutilate have a history of sexual abuse. The most common manifestation is cutting but other forms include burning (often with caustic substances), hitting, skin scratching, biting, hair pulling, bone breaking, and, in more drastic cases, amputations and self castration. Can be very addictive, particularly with cutting.
Often related to or associated with
PTSD,
borderline personality disorder,
mood and eating disorders,
dissociation,
obsessive-compulsive behavior,
and frequently includes
substance abuse.
Cochrane Review
— Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm.
Secret Shame
— Self-injury information and support.
Depression
Top
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
Confidential screening for bipolar disorder
730 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7204
Telephone: (800) 826-3632
2132 E. Bijou Street, Suite 112
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Telephone: (719) 477-1515
Email:
help@dbsacoloradosprings.org
Five Star Counseling Services
— Provides depression therapy, marriage counseling, and life coaching in the Denver area.
7050 West 120
th
Avenue
Broomfield, Colorado 80020
Telephone: (303) 464-9192
Help For Depression
— Founded on belief that combination of therapies is often best approach to treating depression.
Pavillon
— Residential center for treatment of alcoholism, drug addictions, depression, codependency, dual diagnosis, anxiety, drug rehab, alcohol treatment, etc.
Mill Springs, NC
Telephone: (800) 392-4808
Dissociation
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Dissociation is a common and healthy defence used in response to life-threatening danger and is associated with memory loss and a sense of disconnection from yourself or your surroundings and is often found in severe cases of abuse, particularly as a young child.
Dissociation is symptomatic with victims of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and commonly prevents them receiving due process in the justice system.
Telephone: (516) 750-8324
Cell phone: (516) 424-1072
Chief counsel: (516) 739-5300
Equal Access Advocates
— Dr. Karin Huffer's work on disabled individuals and what the ADA requires for them in court.
Legal Abuse Syndrome
— How many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse, and bureaucratic bungling come to suffer from PTSD as a result of our legal system.
Unlocking Justice
— Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments and how they protect persons with disabilities in court.
Drug and alcohol addiction
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Note:
No treatments for drug and alcohol abuse have been proven effective and the EJF does not recommend any of these treatment centers. However, they are more effective than going to jail.
Acadia Malibu
— The bravest thing anyone can ever do is reach out and ask for help.
30765 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265
Telephone: (888) 478-5705
Email:
info@acadiamalibu.com
Dangers of drunk driving
Recovery links
Twelve steps of recovery infographic
All Treatment
— A drug rehab center directory and substance abuse information resource.
999 Third Ave, 34
th
Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: (206) 659-8149
Guide for addicted veterans and their families
Rehab guides for addiction and mental health
Arapahoe House
— Substance abuse treatment with many locations in metro Denver, Colorado, area.
Free drug or alcohol addiction treatment
137 N.W. 1st Ave
Delray Beach, Florida
Telephone: (800) 210-6372
Detox Centers and Drug Rehabs
— State-by-state directory of detox and drug rehabilitation centers.
What the state provides veterans to help them integrate back into society
Detox.com
— Help finding the best drug or alcohol detox program for you or a loved one to get clean and sober.
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: (800) 483-2193 (24-hour hotline)
Drug Policy Alliance
— Working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse: U.S. Government Policies and Actions
— Summary history of the government's War on Drugs
Drug Courts Are Not the Answer: Toward a Health-Centered Approach to Drug Use
— This report is highly recommended.
Drug Rehab Connections
— Provide unbiased reviews of medical experts so readers can make an informed decision.
Alcohol detoxification and withdrawal
Drug rehabilitation and treatment centers by state
Twelve steps of recovery infographic
Fellowship Hall
— Treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.
5140 Dunstan Road
Greensboro, NC 27405
Telephone: (800) 659-3381
Futures of Palm Beach
— Treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders in Florida.
Military service members
Telephone: (866) 686-5527 24/7
Harbor House Collaborative
— Finding solutions for homelessness and addiction in Colorado Springs
Clinic
— Recovery from substance abuse.
Supportive Housing
— Treatment and housing for the chronically homeless and veterans.
1710 E. Pike Peak Ave. Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Telephone: (719) 473-5557
Facsimile: (719) 473-6442
Email:
info@harborhouseco.org
Kool Living Recovery Center
— Addiction and substance abuse recovery programs. Facilities in Capistrano Beach, San Clemente, and Winnetka, California.
A quiet epidemic
— Substance abuse among nurses.
Parent's guide
— Preventing college alcohol and drug abuse
1900 Corporate Square Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Telephone: (800) 884-1727 toll free
Drug detox
Palm Beach, Florida
Telephone: (877) 345-8494
Heroin detox center process
— Guide to opiate and heroin withdrawal.
Needle exchanges
— Over 221 needle exchange programs located nationwide. Needle exchange participants are five times more likely to enter addiction treatment programs compared to non-participants.
Periodic table of drug addiction
Oceanfront Recovery —
Individualized treatment for alcohol and drug addiction in Orange County, California
920 Glenneyre, Suite T
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Telephone: (877) 279-1777
Oxford House
— Self help for sobriety without relapse.
Directory of houses by state
Delray Beach, FL
Telephone: (877) 858-1598
Email:
info@paradiserehab.com
Pavillon
— Residential center for treatment of alcoholism, drug addictions, depression, codependency, dual diagnosis, anxiety, drug rehab, alcohol treatment, etc.
Mill Springs, NC
Telephone: (800) 392-4808
Periodic Table of Drug Addiction
— Summarizes the effects and use of various physically and psychologically addictive drugs.
Drug and alcohol addiction support groups
— A broad tabulation of support groups for many disorders.
8070 East Morgan Trail, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Telephone: (866) 954-0524
Email:
info@pinnaclepeakrecovery.com
Promises
— Residential treatment centers in west Los Angeles and Malibu for alcohol and addiction problems.
Telephone: (866) 390-2340
Physical effects of alcohol on the body
Top Ten Alcohol Treatment Centers
7801 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33487
24/7 Helpline (866) 9957-2822
Email:
help@treatmentpartners.org
Drug and alcohol recovery guides.
Telephone: (800) 993-3869 24/7
Rehab.com
— Online resource for rehab therapists and their patients.
Rehabcenter.net
— Portal to a new, improved, drug-free life.
Rehabs.com
— Help finding an addiction treatment center.
Valium rehabilitation
Soaring Hope
— Sustainable addiction recovery.
Clinical office and residential treatment — Intensive outpatient, primary care program (30 days minimum) and extended care program (up to 1 Year)
18375 Spruce Road
Monument, Colorado 80132
Telephone: Spruce Ranch: (719) 426-9883
Family and client advocate helpline or general information and admissions
Helpline: (720) 400-8960
Email:
rbolin@c2crecovery.com
Outpatient services
Telephone: (719) 896-5163
Residential treatment
Telephone: (720) 400-8960
Sober living
Telephone: (719) 572-1547
16145 State Road 7, Unit D
Delray Beach, Florida, 33446
Telephone: (800) 999-9755
Helpline (800) 476-1801
Facsimile: 1(561) 210-8939
Email:
dan@solutionsrehab.com
Telephone: (877) 253-4673
Drug interactions
Top
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescriptions for antidepressants has risen by 400% since 1988. Side effects of these drugs can include confusion, hallucinations, anxiety, agitation, mood swings, impulse-control disorder, paranoia, psychosis, and hostility. Thus, the drugs prescribed may increase the problems they are prescribed for as well as induce new aberrations.
6616 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Telephone: (323) 467-4242 or (800) 869-2247
Dangerous Prescription Drugs
— Check before you use any drug, particularly in combination with other drugs.
5 of the Most Deadly Prescription Drugs
Painkillers
Methadone: Strictly speaking, methadone is a prescription painkiller, although, in reality, people are usually prescribed methadone to wean them off heroin, or as a heroin substitute.
Benzodiazepines
Stimulants for Attention Deficit Disorder
Anabolic Steroids
Drug Dangers
— Provides information on a range of medications and medical devices that have serious complications.
Drug News
— Defective drug warnings, medical device alerts, and legal action.
Drug Watch
— Keeping an eye on pharmaceuticals and medical procedures.
Drug side effects
Drug interactions
Medical devices
Telephone: (800) 452-0949
Periodic Table of Drug Addiction
— Summarizes the effects and use of various physically and psychologically addictive drugs.
Recall Report
— Reports on dangerous drugs, recalls, side effects, and health information.
Rx Dangers
— Life-saving drugs, and devices that have been presumed safe often cause harm to people's health and even death in some cases.
Dangerous drugs
Defective medical devices
Email:
info@rxdangers.com
SSRI Stories
— A collection of over 5,000 stories in which prescription drugs, primarily Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence.
General mental health
Top
Telephone: (516) 750-8324
Cell phone: (516) 424-1072
Chief counsel: (516) 739-5300
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
Bend Psychological Services
— Education options., counseling, psychotherapy, consulting, evaluation, assessment, training. Michael G. Conner, Psy.D., Bend, Oregon.
Best Self, USA
— Pastoral counseling for troubled families and marriages.
Family Resources and Research
Revs. Sam and Bunny Sewell
Naples, Florida 34110
Telephone: (239) 591-4565
Facsimile: (239) 591-2436
E-mail:
info@bestselfusa.com
Mental Disorders
— Facts behind the marketing campaign.
Psychiatric Drugs
— Side effects search engine.
6616 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Telephone: (323) 467-4242 or (800) 869-2247
Colorado Neurological Institute
— Treatment of conditions such as brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, hearing loss, movement disorders, traumatic brain injury and other disorders.
Coyote Calling
— Columns and much more by retired therapist Dick Prosapio.
Crisis Counseling
— Information about crisis intervention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, emergency rooms, residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools and wilderness therapy programs. Located in Oregon.
DocInfo
— Find information about doctors.
Dr. Tana Dineen
— A critical look at psychology, psychotherapy and the “Psychology Industry,”
731 Vancouver Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3V4, Canada
Facsimile: (250) 383-3036
Email:
td@tanadineen.com
Equal Access Advocates
— Dr. Karin Huffer's work on disabled individuals and what the ADA requires for them in court.
Legal Abuse Syndrome
— How many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse, and bureaucratic bungling come to suffer from PTSD as a result of our legal system.
Unlocking Justice
— Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments and how they protect persons with disabilities in court.
GoodTherapy.org — Helping people find therapists and advocating for ethical therapy.
Haven House — Free peer-to-peer counseling for people with mental illness.
111 N Walnut Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80905-1411
Telephone: (719) 578-1181
Harmonized Brain Centers
— Brain dysfunction can be diagnosed as PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Depression, Brain Fog, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Insomnia, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Aspergers, Sleep Disorders and many others. We are not as concerned with a diagnosis as we are concerned with treating the underlying functional problem.
Hidden Enemy: Psychiatry
— Documentary describing the dangers of psychotropic drugs particularly as used in treatment for PTSD.
Institute for Psychological Therapies
— Primary work is related to allegations of child sexual abuse, but also deals with cases of sexual harassment, claims of recovered memories of childhood abuse, accusations of rape, allegations of improper sexual contact by professionals, forced and coerced confessions, false confessions, personal injury claims, insanity and diminished capacity, murder, mitigating factors in sentencing, custody, and medical and psychological malpractice.
8565 S. Poplar Way
Littleton, Colorado 80130
Telephone: (720) 348-2800
Disorders
— Information on fifty four of the most common disorders.
MedCircle
— Index for those seeking information about mental health.
Medical Kidnap
— Seeking medical help for your child can result in CPS kidnapping them.
1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 610
Denver, CO 80222
Telephone: 720.208.2230 or toll free (800) 456-3249
Facsimile: (720) 208-2250
Email:
kadams@mhacolorado.org
MindFreedom
— Win human rights in the mental health system.
800 Transfer Road, Suite 31
St. Paul, MN 55114
Telephone: (651) 645-2948 or (888) NAMI-HELPS (toll free)
Facsimile: (651) 645-7379
Email:
nami-mn@nami.org
Oregon Counseling
— Psychotherapy, counseling, therapy, information, education, referral, and research.
Domestic violence against men
Patients Like Me
— Better healthcare together through sharing, support, and research.
Peak View Behavioral Health
— Treat adolescents, adults, veterans, and seniors in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
7353 Sisters Grove
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
Telephone: (719) 444-8484
Facsimile: (719) 355-1059
Promoting Student Mental Health
— Expert advice and school resources for understanding disorders and getting help.
PUBMED
— provides free access to MEDLINE and links to full text articles when possible. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine
Psychiatry — The Hidden Enemy
— A must watch documentary if you or a loved one are suffering any symptoms of a mental disorder.
Ralph Wood Wilson
— Exploring and supporting your healing process. D.C. area.
Veterans
Telephone: (202) 237-7681
Recovery International
— Self-help mental health for more than 70 years.
Group meeting locations
Telephone meetings
802 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Telephone: (312) 337-5661
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 221-0302
Facsimile: (312) 337-5756
Email:
inquiries@recovery-inc.org
Adult programs
— Provide resources and service coordination for adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Behavioral health
— Work with adults who have intellectual/developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries and/or other cognitive needs.
Center for Technical Assistance and Training
MIlitary and Veterans Programs
Operation TBI Freedom
— Assisting veterans and active duty military personnel with service-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Dr. Reena Sommer
— Psychological and family life consultant.
111 Pulford Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3L 1X8
Email:
rsommer@shaw.ca
Partnership For Prescription Assistance
— Helps qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get medicines they need through public or private programs.
Self-Help Systems
— Run by Dr. Abraham Low. Particularly useful for those with low self esteem.
Meetings
and groups in many parts of the country.
105 W. Adams Street, Suite. 2940
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: (866) 221-0302
Facsimile: (312) 726-4446
SSRI Stories
— A collection of over 5,000 stories in which prescription drugs, primarily Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence and suicide. These problems are often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Student Guide to Mental Health
— Today's politically correct institutions appear to generate a large number of mental health problems in their students.
Student Mental Health
— A guide to identifying disorders and promoting wellness for college students.
The ADHD Fraud
— Dr. Fred Baughman Jr. has researched and worked with patients for 35 years, educating families about fraud in ADD and ADHD, and delivering healthy, sound options.
The Arc
— National organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families.
The Hidden Enemy, Psychiatry
— A must watch documentary if you or a loved one are suffering any symptoms of a mental disorder.
Tuck
— Advancing better sleep.
Telephone: (800) 273-8255 — Press 1 to talk to someone
now!
Benefits for veterans and dependents
Combat Call Center
— 24/7 confidential call center for combat veterans and their families to call to talk about their military experiences or other issues they face in readjusting to civilian life. Staff of combat veterans from several eras as well as family members.
Telephone: (877) 927-8387 toll free
National Center for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
PTSD Program Locator
Reference Links For Veterans
— Where to find what you are looking for at the VA
Vet Centers
Find a vet center near you
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Top
Note that this condition has lately (January, 2004) come under a great deal of scrutiny and controversy. In many cases it is probably misdiagnosed, particularly when used by child protective services as justification for taking children from their mothers.
For more information on problems diagnosing this condition see
editorial by Wendy McElroy.
M.A.M.A.
— Mothers Against
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Allegations. Dealing with the discredited theory of Munchausen syndrome by proxy used by CPS to kidnap children.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
— Subjects, usually women, injure or induce illness in children in order to gain attention and sympathy for themselves. 80% of perpetrators are in the medical profession.
Narcissism
Top
Narcissism is rated by many as the most dangerous of mental disorders encountered in relationships.
Malignant Self Love — Narcissism Revisited, Second Edition
Suite 101.com
— Narcissistic personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Top
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
Bridge To Recovery
— transformational residential program specializing in healing individuals by addressing the core causes of anxiety, depression and compulsive behaviors.
Parental alienation syndrome
Top
Goldberg and Associates
— Specializing in parental alienation syndrome.
A7 – 1390 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Suite #121
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4S 0A1
Telephone: (905) 481-0367
E-mail:
info@parentalalienation.ca
Help Stop PAS
— Parental alienation syndrome support and information. Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Rick Lohstroh.
Hugs To Heartbreak
— A parent's journey through parental alienation syndrome.
Parental Alienation Research Foundation
816 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ninth floor
Washington, DC 20006-2705
Telephone: (202) 466-7778
Fax: (202) 466-7779
E-mail:
info@pasresearch.org
Stop Parental Alienation
Perimenopause and menopause
Top
See
The Change of Life, Hysterectomies, and Domestic Violence
or the
Web sites listed on a following page for information on female perimenopause and menopause.
Note that the onset of the change of life (perimenopause) may occur any time between age 35 and 50. Commonly a woman's partner will notice this problem before the woman recognizes it herself.
Phobias and anxiety
Top
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
SSRI Stories
— A collection of over 5,000 stories in which prescription drugs, primarily Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence and suicide. These problems are often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Top
If you have been in an violent or abusive relationship, whether you are a man or a woman, you will almost certainly exhibit at least some symptoms of PTSD. You may not be so severely affected that you feel you need professional counseling but you should familiarize yourself with the background and characteristics of what you are experiencing.
Combat veterans are particularly susceptible to PTSD, especially if they are met with domestic problems on their return. Many of them get into trouble attempting to self medicate with alcohol or drugs. For an
informative flyer
illustrating behaviors and why post traumatic stress gets veterans in trouble so often
click here.
And if you want to understand the effects of PTSD see the
Letter From A Military Wife To The Condition Destroying Her Family.
Experience suggests that PTSD always accompanies significant traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Here are some other sources that may be of help:
Acronym
— The cross generational battle with PTSD, a documentary.
Telephone: (516) 750-8324
Cell phone: (516) 424-1072
Chief counsel: (516) 739-5300
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
Battling Bare
— An organization of military wives who will no longer be the “silent support” on the homefront. Veterans deserve the right to be healed and whole! Help combat PTSD!
Equal Access Advocates
— Dr. Karin Huffer's work on disabled individuals and what the ADA requires for them in court.
Legal Abuse Syndrome
— How many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse, and bureaucratic bungling come to suffer from PTSD as a result of our legal system.
Unlocking Justice
— Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments and how they protect persons with disabilities in court.
Guided Healing
— Healing lives one heart at a time.
Hidden Enemy: Psychiatry
— Documentary describing the dangers of psychotropic drugs particularly as used in treatment for PTSD.
Hidden Wounds
— An organization committed to serving veterans with PTSD and TBI.
Telephone: (847) 480-9028
Invisible Scars
— Treating PTSD without medications.
AboutFace
— Learn about PTSD from Veterans who live with it every day. Hear their stories. Find out how treatment turned their lives around.
Effects of PTSD on family
Rape-related post traumatic stress disorder
Stalking resource center
Colorado Springs, CO
Telephone: (719) 306-1689
PatientsLikeMe
— Making healthcare better for everyone through sharing, support, and research.
Post traumatic stress disorder
PTSD Foundation of America
— Providing hope and healing for the unseen wounds of war.
PTSD Veteran Hotline (877)717-7873
422 E. Vermijo, Suite 206
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
399 Perry, Suite 305B
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Telephone: (719) 432-8175
Facsimile: (719) 495-9998
Qcard
— Unique memory app for brain injury survivors using iPhone or iPad.
Rehab Gadgets To Go
— For clients and clinicians who are interested in news about mobile technology and how it can be used for rehabilitation needs.
704 North Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Telephone: (719) 573-7447
Suicide Prevention/Crisis Line: (888) 885-1222 staffed 24/7
Save the Brave
— Supporting veterans dealing with post traumatic stress. Managed by mustang Major Scott Huesing, USMC; author of
Echo in Ramadi.
PO Box 4463
Downey, California 90241
Email:
info@savethebrave.org
Sleep Cupid
— Bedding products and mattress advice to help people with disabilities sleep comfortably. Often the most critical thing for a PTSD sufferer is a good nights sleep.
SSRI Stories
— A collection of over 5,000 stories in which prescription drugs, primarily Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence and suicide. These problems are often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Tuck
— Advancing better sleep, a critical problem or sufferers of PTSD.
Benefits for veterans and dependents
National Center for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
PTSD Program Locator
Vet Centers
Find a vet center near you
Welcome Home
— 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning photo essay of former Marine Scott Ostrom's battle with severe PTSD after two tours in Iraq.
Relationships
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Best Self USA
— The Revs. Sam and Bunny Sewell now offer Internet counseling. Based in Naples, Florida.
John Gray, Ph.D.
— Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
Mars and Venus Counseling Centers
— Mars and Venus counselors are a group of experienced therapists and counselors who have been personally trained by Dr. John Gray in the principles presented in his books, tapes, videos, and seminars. There are two of these in Colorado Springs.
Men Don't Tell
— Probably the best movie about an abused man available.
Repressed and false memories
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There are many horrendous incidents of therapists, victim's advocates, shelter workers, and other ideologues inducing false memories of abuse, rape, and incest in women and children. Before any such claims are believed both accused and accuser must seek independent corroboration.
Elusive Innocence:
Survival Guide For The Falsely Accused —
Highly recommended.
Myth of Repressed Memory:
False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Schizophrenia
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Service dogs
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For nearly a century service dogs have worked successfully with handicapped individuals. By achieving high behavioral and training standards that sets them apart from pets and other animals the presence of these dogs has won widespread public acceptance.
The exemplary conduct of service dogs with their handicapped partners led to state legislatures granting access rights to the blind, deaf and mobility impaired. Those early teams paved the way for the Americans With Disabilities Act, which has opened the door to individuals with a wide range of physical and mental impairments being able to have access rights with their service dogs.
Service dogs are proving particularly useful to disabled veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, and other invisible wounds of war. However, such dogs must meet
minimum training standards
for public access and we list a few of the trainers and groups known to the EJF who can help.
33260 Buckwheat Road
Menifee, CA 92584
Telephone: (951) 565-0849
253 Dayton Ave.
Xenia, Ohio 45385
Telephone: (937) 374-0385
Cell: (937) 708-6677
Email:
Info@4PawsForAbility.org
Assistance Dogs International
— Setting standards for the assistance dog industry since 1987.
Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans
— Coalition of non-profit service dog providers for veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, and sexual trauma working to prevent suicide and improve veterans' mental health.
Locations
Canine Partners of the Rockies
— Places service dogs with those with mobility-limiting disabilities.
P.O. Box 460214
Denver, CO 80246
Telephone: (303) 364-9040
Email:
info@caninepartnersoftherockies.org
Dognition
— Evaluate the intelligence and characteristics of your dog.
Dog Vests 4 Vets
— Provides custom service dog vests at no cost for veterans.
Freedom Service Dogs
— Rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to assist people with physical disabilities; places trained service dogs with disabled individuals at no charge.
2000 West Union Avenue
Englewood, CO 80110-5567
Telephone: (303) 922-6231
Guide Dogs of the Desert
— Provides guide dogs and on-campus training for the blind at no charge.
PO Box 1692
Palm Springs, CA 92263
Telephone: (760) 329-6257 or toll free (888) 883-0022
Email:
info@gddca.org
Guardian Angel Service Dogs
— Medical service dogs. Several locations in south Florida. Also have locations in Illinois and Michigan.
Guardian Service Dogs
— Service dog training for disabled veterans.
755 Hwy 105 Unit M (located in the West End Center)
Palmer Lake, Co 80133 (El Paso County)
Telephone: (719) 465-7219
Email:
info@guardianservicedogs.com
Hero Dogs
— Raises and trains service dogs for disabled veterans at no cost to the veteran.
P.O. Box 64
Brookeville, MD 20833-0064
Telephone: (888) 570-8653
Email:
hero@hero-dogs.org
Hounds for Heroes
— Provides assistance/service dogs to injured and disabled men and women of both the UK Armed Forces and Emergency Services.
IAADP minimum training standards for public access for service dogs.
Service dog tasks for psychiatric disabilities
— Tasks to mitigate certain disabling illnesses classified as mental impairments under The Americans with Disabilities Act
K9s For Warriors
— Provides service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, and/or sexual trauma as a result of service post 9/11.
114 Camp K9 Road,
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081
Telephone: (904) 686-1956
K9 Partners For Patriots
— Help for veterans to train their own service dogs.
16230 Aviation Loop Drive
Brooksville, FL 34604
Telephone: (352) 397-5306
Mutts Mending Mankind
— Provides veterans and civilians suffering from PTSD the healing companionship of a dog.
Email:
muttsmendingmilitary22@gmail.com
Patriot Paws
— Provides service dogs for veterans at no cost to them.
254 Ranch Trail
Rockwall, Texas 75032
Telephone: (972) 772-3282
Facsimile: (972) 772-3284
E-mail:
office@patriotpaws.org
11605 Meridian Market View — U124, #337
Falcon, CO 80831
Telephone: (719) 629-7723
P.O. Box 871
Cornelius, OR 97113
Email:
info@paveusa.org
Pets For Patriots
— Rescuing pets from shelters and helping veterans get pets to help them through their troubled times.
248 W Park Avenue, Suite 300
Long Beach, NY 11561
Telephone: (516) 670-8446 or toll-free: (877) 473-8223)
Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS) — Helps you train your own dog to help when you are disabled at little or no expense to you.
P.O. Box 754
Arlington, VA 22216
Email:
joan.esnayra@mac.com
Telephone: (571) 216-1589
4020 John Lynde Road
Des Moines, IA 50312
Telephone: (515) 419-1858
Sam Simon Foundation
— Saving the lives of dogs to enrich the lives of people. For California residents only.
Hearing dog program
Service dogs for veterans
30765 Pacific Coast Highway #113
Malibu, CA 90265
Telephone: (310) 457-5898 (voice/TTY)
Facsimile: (310) 457-9312
Email:
info@samsimonfoundation.org
Soldiers Best Friend
— Provides service dogs for veterans with PTSD/TBI or other injuries.
United States Dog Registry
— If you have a service, emotional support, or therapy dog and you travel or go into places dogs are normally not allowed you may want to register your dog as proof of service and training.
Vets Adopt Pets
— A compilation of organizations providing service dogs for veterans and others.
Veterans Moving Forward
— Provides service dogs for veterans at no cost to the veteran.
PO Box 404
Catharpin, VA 20143
Telephone: (866) 375-1209
Email:
admin@vetsfwd.org
530 Communications Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Telephone: (719) 651-8559
Wiley Pup
— Tips and advice on nutrition, grooming, gear & toys, and breeds of dogs.
Traumatic and toxic brain injuries (TBI)
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Telephone: (516) 750-8324
Cell phone: (516) 424-1072
Chief counsel: (516) 739-5300
Alpha-Stim
— For relief of pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia. Veteran recommended.
CereScan
— Functional brain scan imaging using
qSPECT
and
qEEG.
Facilities in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Recommended based on personal experience.
Telephone: (855) 813-8152
1460 E. Valley Rd. Suite 104 -
Basalt, CO 81621
Telephone: (970) 927-4950
Email:
info@cohyperbarics.com
Colorado Neurological Institute
— Treatment of conditions such as brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, hearing loss, movement disorders, traumatic brain injury and other disorders.
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Centers (DVBIC)
— Part of U.S. military health system as the TBI operational component of Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE).
Locations
Equal Access Advocates — Dr. Karin Huffer's work on disabled individuals and what the ADA requires for them in court.
Legal Abuse Syndrome
— How many victims of white-collar crime, court abuse, and bureaucratic bungling come to suffer from PTSD as a result of our legal system.
Unlocking Justice
— Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments and how they protect persons with disabilities in court.
Colorado Springs North
Find a brain training center
Nursing Home Abuse
— Many times TBI victims are placed in nursing homes and then can't get out or are placed in guardianships/conservatorships that amount to prison.
Qcard
— Unique memory app for brain injury survivors using iPhone or iPad.
Rehab Gadgets To Go
— For clients and clinicians who are interested in news about mobile technology and how it can be used for rehabilitation needs.
Adult programs
— Provide resources and service coordination for adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Behavioral health
— Work with adults who have intellectual/developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries and/or other cognitive needs.
Center for Technical Assistance and Training
MIlitary and Veterans Programs
Operation TBI Freedom
— Assisting veterans and active duty military personnel with service-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
225 South Boulder Road, Suite 101
Louisville, Colorado 80027
Telephone: (303) 442-4124
Facsimile: (303) 666-2112
Email:
ryan@rockymountainhyperbaricassociation.org
704 North Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Telephone: (719) 573-7447
Suicide Prevention/Crisis Line: (888) 885-1222 staffed 24/7
Healing our Heroes
— Assists veterans with treatment and living expenses during treatment.
225 W. South Boulder Road, Suite101
Louisville, CO 80027
Telephone: (303) 442-4124
Facsimile: (303) 666-2112
Tug McGraw Foundation
— Working to enhance the quality of life for those affected by brain-related trauma.
Benefits for veterans and dependents
National Center for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
PTSD Program Locator
— Note that virtually all veterans with TBI have PTSD as well.
Vet Centers
Find a vet center near you
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