As we move into a new month, we’re excited to share October’s themes and highlight some relevant resources with you. We encourage you to take a moment to explore them, get familiar, and share them with texters who may benefit.
This month's themes:
🩵 OCD
- (EN/ES) International OCD Foundation is a website that connects you with others with OCD and related disorders, information, and resources: bit.ly/OCD_ref
- What are intrusive thoughts, and are they normal? This page educates about intrusive thoughts, what may cause them, and options to treat them. bit.ly/IT2_enr
- Intrusive Thoughts, Inc. provides educational articles and videos from experts in the field about different subcomponents of OCD, potential treatments, and more. bit.ly/IT_enr
🧡 Hispanic Heritage Month
- (EN/ES) LTAN conecta a latinos con terapeutas inclusivos que creen en los derechos humanos y la dignidad para la comunidad latina. bit.ly/2UnFtLA
- (EN/ES) Alianza Nacional para la Salud Hispana ofrece información y recursos bilingües acerca de la salud física y mental. bit.ly/3wQgtuN
- United We Dream is a website that helps DACA recipients and Latinx immigrants with legal help, leadership development, & more: bit.ly/UWD_res
💚 Depression Awareness
- The Jason Foundation provides students, parents, and teachers tools and resources to support youth who may be dealing with suicidal thoughts. bit.ly/jf_enr
- SAVE is a website that provides support groups for suicide loss survivors and resources to help yourself and others: bit.ly/SAVE_ref
- This webpage from NAMI educates you on how different crisis response services work to help you decide which option is best for you. bit.ly/NAMIcrisis_referral
- (EN/ES) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Employment Commission offers legal information for workers with depression, PTSD, and other mental illness. bit.ly/right_res
💜 Domestic Violence Awareness
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- Domestic Shelters is a website that helps survivors of domestic violence learn about and find shelters and crisis interventions services locally. bit.ly/ds_res
- HelpGuide: Help for Men Who are Being Abused: This is an article for men in abusive relationships who are seeking support and resources. bit.ly/HFM_r
- (EN/ES) Moving Ahead is a course that teaches you how to navigate financial challenges associated with ending an abusive relationship. bit.ly/MAfesdv_ren
- (EN/ES) My Plan App offers personalized safety planning with information and resources for yourself or someone else in an abusive relationship: bit.ly/plan_ref
