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Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence & Crime Victims
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
Council
For Battered Women
(404) 873-1766
Cobb
Street Ministries
(770) 424-9154
Provides a safe residence for up to 27 women and children dealing with physical
abuse, addiction and abandonment.
Ms.
Peterson
(works through the Barrow County DAs office)
(770) 307-3040 or (home) (770) 867-5440
Assists victims with getting temporary protective orders against batterers and
provides information and referrals. She
is also gathering funds to create a shelter for battered women.
National
Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
Helps victim of domestic violence and their families.
They discuss options, safety planning, give legal help, and provide
counseling and referrals.
AARDVARC
(Georgia)
An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource
Collection.
*Help Line Georgia: (800) 338-6745
Comprehensive referral service open 24 hours a day 7 days a week for help throughout Georgia. They can put you in touch with agencies
dealing with alcohol, drug and gambling addictions, domestic violence and sexual assault.
For More, See
Christian Support Groups, Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
*Aids
Survival Project (GA) (404) 874-7926
Information on treatment and peer support.
*Project
Open Hand
(GA) (404) 872-8089 or 872-6947
Delivers food to the homes of aids patients who live inside the Atlanta
Perimeter. They also have satellite drop-off sites in Gwinnett and Cobb
counties.
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
Sisterlove, Inc.
(404) 753-7733
An Aids prevention, education and support agency for affected families.
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
National
Cancer
Information Center
(800) 422-6237
Types of Cancer, Treatments, Clinical Trials, Risk Factors, Publications
and Reports, Statistics, Health Disparities and more.
American
Cancer Society (All
50 States, Not DC)
Click on the type of cancer you want to know about and also get the ACS
chapters in your area.
Cleaning For A
Reason: Free House Cleaning For Women With Cancer (50 States, DC & Canada)
If you are a woman with cancer and at least 18 years old, their affiliate maid
services will provide you with a free cleaning once a month for up to 4 months.
After your application is complete and your doctor verification is received,
they'll contact the maid service partner in your area. For more information see
How To
Register.
Care
For The Dying & Grief Support Groups
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
The
Atlanta Wellness Community
(404) 888-0050
Provides cancer patients with free psychological, emotional and educational
support which includes group, support, network support and stress management
programs for both children and adults.
Pastoral Counseling
Carol Moor (404) 605-0505
Does short-term or long-term individual or family counseling. Specializes
in treating depression and works often with women suffering from a history of
sexual abuse. Sees clients at Christ Church in Buckhead (ask for mailbox 160 and
leave a confidential voicemail).
Christian-SOS
Find a Christian professional you can
trust.
Also get links to free online Bibles, Christian Search Engines and other
information for the serious believer.
Pregnancy
Atlanta
Care Center (404) 262-2273
This is a crisis pregnancy center that ministers to women of all ages. They care
for mothers in every way possible emphasizing the sanctity of life. Over a
100 women a month visit the Center's clothing closet, full of all kinds of
maternity and baby clothes. Volunteer counselors assure the expecting
mother that she is not alone in her situation and that the Atlanta Care Center
will help her all the way through the pregnancy.
Atlanta Pregnancy Resource
Center (770) 723-0772
Provides practical and spiritual help to women so they have alternatives to
abortion.
The Resource Center is at 3983 Lavista Rd, Tucker, GA 30084
Other Ministries
Resurrection Life (404)
636-5924
Deals with issues of sexual brokenness through individual and family counseling
and support groups for those struggling with homosexuality.
Stephen Ministry (Tom Roos)
(770) 934-1313
Stephen ministers are members of Intown Community Church who have undergone
extensive training in Christian care-giving skills and who are available to meet
free of charge with those who are grieving, depressed or experiencing other
stresses in life.
Christian psychiatrists &
psychologists
Atlanta Christian Counseling Centers
Alpha Care (770) 916-9020
Drug and Alcohol Addiction.
Dr. Doug Rosenau
(678) 693-2805
Dr. Rosenau specializes in treating people who have issues related to sexual
brokenness and intimacy.
For More, See Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Debt
Debtor's
Anonymous Near You
Debtors Anonymous, St. Bartholomew Church (404) 634-3336
For More, See Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Depression
and Bipolar Support Alliance
National
Institute of Mental Health
(800) 421-4211
For Free Brochures on Depression Awareness and Recognition and Treatment.
Brochures offered in Both English and Spanish.
National Foundation For Depressive Illness
(800) 248-4344
Recorded information on Depression.
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
See Counseling & Support
Services.
Drug &
Alcohol Treatment Programs Nearest You (All 50 states & DC)
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.niaaa.nih.gov
For answers to questions such as how to tell if you are an
alcoholic.
American Society Of Addiction Medicine
ASAM is dedicated to educating physicians and improving the
treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other
addictions.
The National Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National
Substance Abuse Agencies ClearingHouse
(800) 729-6686
Alcoholics
Anonymous
(404) 525-3178
Al-Anon (Alcohol)
Metro Atlanta
Recovery Residences (MARR)
(Drugs and Alcohol) (770) 457-2016
Cocaine Anonymous For Metro Atlanta
For More, See
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Topics
Atlanta
Center For Eating Disorders
(GA) (770) 458-8711
Causes, prevention and treatment.
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
For anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive exercise, males, females.
Find An Overeaters Anonymous
Near You (World Wide)
Overeaters Anonymous has approximately 7500 meeting groups in over 50 countries worldwide.
Search for a meeting by choosing your country or state below or use their search
engine
National
Association For Anorexia & Associated Disorders
Call the national hotline at 847-831-3438 for a listing of support groups and referrals in your area.
Atlanta Anti-Eating Disorders League
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Emotions Anonymous World Meeting List (770) 925-4825
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
For More, See Other Support Groups
Gamblers
Anonymous
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
*The
Link Counseling Center (GA)
Offers counseling and support groups throughout Metropolitan Atlanta for
grief support and suicide prevention
*SHARE Atlanta
E-mail support groups for parents who have lost a child through miscarriage,
stillbirth, or neonatal distress.
Care
For The Dying & Grief Support Groups
SHARE
Groups Chapter
(314) 947-6164
National organization supports parents who have lost a child through
miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal distress.
Northside Hospice
(404) 851-6300
This
non-profit program offers general bereavement support groups and workshops on
grieving during the holiday season. For
information call Lorrie Greenwood.
Metro
Hospice Inc.
Offers bereavement services for 12 months following the death of a patient;
offers support groups, counseling and memorial services.
For information, call Karen Smith.
Widowed Support Groups In Georgia
(Google)
Toll-Free
Directory
1-800-555-1212
Use this free directory service to see if your support group has a toll-free
number.
For More, See
Suicide
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Survivors
of Incest Anonymous
(404) 239-8018
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Atlanta Workaholics
Anonymous
(404) 501-2222
Workaholics-Find A Meeting In Other States
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Prison Ministries, Support Groups & Legal Help
Hundreds of links all in alphabetical order.
Families & Corrections Network
FCNetwork is for and about families of offenders. We offer information on
children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting,
incarcerated fathers and mothers, hospitality programs, keeping in touch,
returning to the community, the impact of the justice system on families, and
prison marriage.
LOOPS (Loved Ones Of
Prisoners), Inc.
Non-denominational, Christian organization dedicated to the support and
restoration of prisoners and their families.
F.F.I.P. (Friends and
Family of Incarcerated Persons)
Support Group for Families and Friends of People Incarcerated.
Dearest Mom's Home Site
The support site is for moms who have a grown child in the prison system. We
welcome new moms all the time and the moms at the site are of great support.
Also very caring and no bias opinions...or ask any questions. Just good ol'
fashion support and love. This is our third year in operation.
United Way Help
Line (For
All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help
agencies throughout the country. Their stellar search engine can lead you to any
social service topic you can think of.
For example, type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)" or
"prison" and "rehabilitation".
Sex
And Love Addicts
Sexual Addiction Links & Articles (National)
Sex
and Love Addicts Anonymous Georgia
(404) 239-8048
For More, See
Christian Support Groups, Other Support Groups
and Related
Topics
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Suicide
*The Link Counseling Center
(GA)
Offers counseling and support groups throughout Metropolitan Atlanta for
grief support and suicide prevention
Suicide Crisis Centers & Support Groups (All 50 States & DC)
American
Foundation For Suicide Prevention
The AFSP has resources for survivors of
suicide, including a directory of support groups in the US,
survivor stories, and information on the 1998 Survivors'
Conference.
Treatment Advocacy Center (800) 784-2433
The Hopeline links callers to a certified crisis center nearest the caller's
location. Crisis centers networked under this single, toll-free number are
certified by the American Association of Suicidology, thus assuring compliance
with national standards and quality of services. Butler notes that
certification is significant because only about 10 percent of the nation's
active crisis centers are certified by independent agencies.
For More See Grief & Loss
Smoking
The Georgia
Tobacco Quit Line 1-877-270-7867
Provides
referrals to smoking cessation classes and group meetings for Nicotine Anonymous
along with information about prescription and over-the-counter medications. ,
open from Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.;
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Smoker's Kick The Habit Support Groups (At least 30 states)
The Foundation
For A Smoke-Free America
Has good tips and resources on quitting.
Center For Disease Control Anti-Smoking Resources
The Monster
List of Quit Smoking Links
Information, organizations and links on quitting smoking.
For More, See
Other Support Groups and Related
Topics
Other Support Groups (Support Group Mega Sites)
*United Way
Of Metropolitan
Atlanta (Or Dial 211)
Telephone-based, comprehensive information and referral program that connects callers who
need help as well as those who want to help (volunteers, donations) to local organizations.
Support-Group.com
Support groups on every subject. Scroll down for 200+ Bulletin Boards and 1000's of Internet links.
http://www.cix.co.uk/~net-services/care/
Lists of more than 300 Internet support groups.
Self Help Source Book
On Support Groups
American Society Of Addiction
Medicine
ASAM is dedicated to educating physicians and improving the
treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other
addictions.
United Way Help Line
(For all 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose
your state, select your city, and look up support groups galore!!!
Their stellar search engine can lead you to any help group you can think
of. Just type in the
words "Support Group" and (the name of your topic)".
*Help Line Georgia: (800) 338-6745
Comprehensive referral service open 24 hours a day 7 days a week for help throughout Georgia. They can put you in touch with agencies
dealing with alcohol, drug and gambling addictions, dome