The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health information and resources for counseling

 

 

Links and Resources

LOCAL community RESOURCES

Faces of Hope Victim Center: 208-577-4400
Pathways Community Crisis Center in Boise: 208-489-8311
Resources for Ada and Canyon Counties: Self Help Rescue Manual
Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255
Trans and Nonbinary Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 *Press 1
YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline: 208-345-7273

Addiction and Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon Family Groups 
Celebrate Recovery
Center for Internet Addiction
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous 
Overeaters Anonymous
SAMHSA's Addiction Prevention
SAMHSA's Treatment and Recovery 

Anxiety Disorders

Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
Anxiety Rating Scale 
Obsessive Compulsive Information Center
Calm Clinic

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 

ADHD Rating Scale
Attention Deficit Disorder Association 
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH 

Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

Childhelp USA
The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
SAMHSA's Children and Families 
SAMHSA's Protection and Advocacy 
Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse 

Couples

Attachment Theory - A Brief Overview
Emotionally-focused Couples Therapy (EFT) 
Gottman Institute 
Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationships Structures Assessment

Depression

Depression and How Therapy Can Help 
Depression Self-Assessment
Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs

Developmental Disorders

Autistic Spectrum Disorder, NIMH
NeuroWeb 
Yale Autism Program

Diagnosis 

DSM-5
DSM-IV-TR: Diagnoses and Criteria

Eating Disorders 

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics  
The Emily Program
Something Fishy

LGBTQIAP+

LGBTQ-affirming Prevention Lifeline
Gender Spectrum
Human Rights Campaign
PFLAG
Ally's Guide to Terminology

Medications and Health Supplements 

Drug Interactions, Drugs.com 
Medical Dictionary 
Medications, FDA 
Medications, PDR 
Medline, Comparison 
Multivitamins

Mental Health Care General Links 

HelpGuide.org
Let’s Talk Facts, APA 
Mayo Clinic
MentalHelp.net 
PsychCentral.com 

Mindfulness & meditation

Mindful.org
Greater Good: Mindfulness
Kristen Neff: Self-compassion Guided Meditations
Tara Brach: New to Meditation 

Personality Disorders 

National Library of Medicine - Personality Disorders
MentalHelp.net - Personality Disorders 
Personality Disorders - Focus Adolescent Counselor Services 

Sexuality and Education

Sexuality Information and Education Council (SIECUS)
Scarleteen: Sex Education for the Real World
International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS)
The Dirty Normal

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

SAMHSA's Suicide 
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education 
Suicide: Read This First

Trauma- and Stressor- Related Disorders

National Center for PTSD (VA)
National Institute for Mental Health on PTSD
Emotional & Psychological Trauma
EMDR International Association

Additional Mental Health Care & Counseling Resources 

Crisis Response
Disaster/Trauma
 

Associations and Institutes

National

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 
American Counseling Association
American Mental Health Counselors Association
American Psychiatric Association 
American Psychological Association 
Center for Mental Health Services 
Mental Health America
National Institute of Mental Health 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Local Divisions

Idaho Counselor Association
Idaho School Counselor Association
Idaho Mental Health Counselor Association
Idaho Association for Marriage and Family Therapy



Recommended Books

The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel A. Van der Kolk

Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy - Francine Shapiro

Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation - Laurel Parnell