RESOURCES
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800)273-8255
Text 988 for 24/7 Confidential support for people in distress
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
NAMI Southwest Washington: support groups, social groups, classes, workshops, crisis system
NAMI Multnomah: support groups, social groups, classes, workshops, crisis system
https://www.namimultnomah.org/resources
QUEER RESOURCES
The Trevor Project: (866)488-7386
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
24/7 support for LGBTQ+ young people
Human Rights Campaign: mental health resources in the LGBTQ+ community
https://www.hrc.org/resources/mental-health-resources-in-the-lgbtq-community
GLAAD: LGBTQ advocacy
https://glaad.org/resourcelist/
PFLAG: LGBTQ+ support, education, advocacy
https://pflag.org/find-resources/
Books:
NEURODIVERGENCE RESOURCES
Embrace Autism: for self-testing options -- autism, masking, alexithymia
Books:
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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
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Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD
EATING DISORDER RESOURCES
Eating Recovery Center
https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/resources
Books:
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Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S & Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FADN
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Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being by Marc David
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Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy by Shana Minei Spence, MS, RDN, CDN
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Sick Enough: A guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders by Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED
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Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand About Weight by Linda Bacon, PhD, Lucy Aphramor, PhD, RD