Resources

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for the content of external links.

 

Practice Guidelines

• Vermont Statutes for Mental Health Counselors

• Vermont Statutes for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

• Vermont Office of Professional Regulation

• American Counseling Association Code of Ethics

 

Local Resources

• Circle – Domestic Violence Hotline

• Washington County Mental Health 

• Elevate Youth Services

• Therapy Dogs of Vermont

• Additional Resources

• Mosaic- Addressing Sexual and Gender based Violence

 

Associations & Institutes

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• National Institute of Mental Health

• VT Department of Mental Health

• National Eating Disorder Information Centre

• National Eating Disorders Association

• Sleep Foundation

• Canadian Sleep Society

• Canadian Women’s Health Network

• Healthy Women

• National Organization for Rare Disorders

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative

• Center for Parent Information & Resources

• Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators

 

Suicide Awareness and Crisis Hotlines

• Washington County Crisis Screeners 802-229-0591

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• Helping a loved one who is suicidal

• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

• Metanoia.org

 

BIPOC

• Racial and Social Justice Resources

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Depression& Anxiety

• Bipolar & Depression Outcomes Research Institute

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

• Mood Disorders Society of Canada

• About Panic Disorder

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD

• Anxiety Canada – OCD

• International OCD Foundation

 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD

• PTSD Association of Canada

• Sidran Institute

• Adverse Childhood Experiences

• Adverse Childhood Experiences 2

• Adverse Childhood Experiences 3

 

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• National Institute on Drug Abuse

• Narcotics Anonymous

• Center for On-Line Addiction

• Alanon/Alateen

• VT Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Department

 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH

• Center for ADHD Awareness, Canada

• Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance, CADDRA

• National Institute of Mental Health 

 

Family Support, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Circle – Domestic Violence Hotline

• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

• Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES)

• Family Center of Washington County

• Good beginnings of Central Vermont

• Mosaic

• Eating Disorder

• Talking with kids

 

Developmental Disorders

• CDC- Developmental Disabilities

• Developmental Disabilities Association

 

LGBTQIA

• Outright VT

• Pride Center of VT

• The Trevor Project

• Gender-Affirmative Resources​

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