Resources

"These mountains that you are carrying,
you were only supposed to climb." ~ Najwa Zebian

"These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed
to climb." ~ Najwa Zebian

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

dmh.lacounty.gov

800-854-7771

Los Angeles County Human Services Hotline

http://www.211la.org

Dial “211”

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center

http://www.lagaycenter.org

323-993-7400

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Didi Hirsch – Suicide Prevention Hotline

http://www.didihirsch.org

877-7-CRISIS or 877-727-4747

Teen Line

www.teenlineonline.org

800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336)

California Youth Crisis Line

www.youthcrisisline.org

1-800-843-5200

Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers

http://www.apctc.org

213-252-2100 (Multilingual)

The Soldiers Project

www.thesoldiersproject.org

323-993-7400

The Trevor Project

http://www.thetrevorproject.org

866-4- U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-888-628-9454 (En Espanol)
1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
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Useful Links

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Certified Sex Addiction Therapy (CSAT)

September 11, 2020

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July 19, 2020

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Additional Resources

*Tara Brach has dedicated a podcast to Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart. There is an accompanying, separate meditation for COVID as well.
 
 
*Insight Timer is a rich resource with free and paid alternatives. It currently offers several pandemic-specific guided talks and meditations. Calm is providing similar meditations. 
 
 
*These are a few books that might provide comfort and insight now. 
 
  1. Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  2. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, by Pema Chodron
  3. Turning Suffering Inside Out, by Darlene Cohen
  4. Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, by Rick Hanson
 
*For all of those clients that are also psychotherapists, Headspace has offered a complimentary use option, as has The Tapping Solution.
 
*The New York Times is providing free access to COVID-related materials.
 
 
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