RESOURCES
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Help Lines
A call to these agencies may help you with your grief or crises.
-----211----- United Way (food, shelter, child care, bill paying, transportation, etc.)
-----988----- *NEW* National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline [call or text]
800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Hotline [800-273-TALK]
800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Hotline [800-273-TALK]
800-656-4673 National Sexual Assault Hotline [800-656-HOPE]
866-856-0126 Adult Foster Care Licensing (Elder Abuse)
888-453-5900 First Step-Western Wayne County (legal aid for domestic violence)
800-621-4000 National Runaway Switchboard
800-292-4517 Runaway Assistance Program
800-398-GAYS Help Line for Gay/Lesbian Issues
800-872-2437 Michigan HIV/AIDS Hotline
800-227-8922 National STD Hotline
888-844-2891 Gamblers Anonymous and GamAnon
800-550-1961 Green Path Debt Solutions, Budget & Credit Counseling
800-298-4424 Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education
800-284-0046 Citizens for Better Care (Elder/Senior)
800-284-0046 Citizens for Better Care (Elder/Senior)
888-435-5655 Health Emergency Lifeline Programs
Call the new
988 hotline
988 hotline
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, get help. Call or text the new 3-digit National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 to speak with a counselor. The call/text is free and confidential.
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Websites
If you enjoy browsing for information on the internet, you might start with some of these organizations for support or advice.
- American Hospice Foundation aids programs servicing the needs of terminally ill and grieving individuals of all ages. http://www.americanhospice.org
- GriefNet, an Internet community connecting those who grieve with those who can help, can be found at http://griefnet.org
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest and oldest nonprofit public benefit organization devoted exclusively to hospice care. National Hospice Organization is dedicated to promoting and maintaining quality care for terminally ill persons and their families, and to making hospice an integral part of the U.S. healthcare system. http://www.nhpco.org
- United States & International ACCESS (AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services). Grief support for people affected by aircraft disasters. http://www.accesshelp.org
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Scriptures
Need spiritual comfort? You might start with these Scriptures.
Open your heart to God's Word by reading your Bible.
- To order Our Daily Bread publications, visit: http://www.odb.org. (Or download from your app store.)
- To search the Scriptures online, visit: http://www.gospelcom.net
- To look up Bible passages, visit: http://bibleresources.org
Below are Scriptures on comfort to assure you that God is your Comforter in time of trouble.
- Psalm 46:1 (KJV). God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Nahum 1:7 (KJV). The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him.
- Matthew 11:28 (KJV). Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- John 16:33 (KJV). These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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Books
Often, good books are informative and relaxing. Some can even help you solve a particular problem.
100 Things to Always Remember and One Thing to Never Forget by Douglas Pagels, Special Edition
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For? by Rick Warren
The Joy of Meditation by Jack and Cornelia Addington
Lists To Live By: For Everything That Really Matters by Alice Gray, Steve Stephens, John Van Diest
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