CCSU Prevention [Links]

CCSU Counseling and Wellness Center
205 Marcus White Hall

links
An excellent resource for students at CCSU is the CCSU Survival Guide. It can be found
on-line at: http://www.ccsu.edu/Students/Survival/Default.htm

Alcohol	Alcoholics Anonymous Connecticut Follow this link to find a meeting in Connecticut (External Site) Alcoholics Anonymous Support groups for recovering alcoholics and those who want to abstain from alcohol.(External Site) Al-Anon Support group for family and friends of alcoholics (External Site) Adult Children of Alcoholics: National Organization for children of alcoholics Children of Alcoholics Foundation Information and referrals, and educational materials (External Site) Children of Alcoholics: meetings in Connecticut Connecticut Clearinghouse: Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs (External Site) Higher Ed Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (External Site) Facts on Tap. A good website for questions about drinking (External Site) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (External Site) Web of Addictions (External Site)
Anxiety	Information on anxiety disorders (External Site) Anxiety Disorders: NIMH (External Site)
Bipolar Disorder	Bipolar Information Network (External Site) Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (External Site)
Body Image	Body Positive (External Site) National Association of Fat Acceptance (External Site)
Crime Victims	National Center for Victims of Crime (External Site)
Depression	National Foundation for Depressive Illness (External Site) Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (External Site)
Eating Disorders	Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center (External Site) National Eating Disorders Association (External Site) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (External Site) NEDIC National Eating Disorders Resource Center (External Site) The Something Fishy Website (External Site) Eating disorders awareness and prevention (External Site)
Gambling	The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling (External Site) An excellent resource on problem gambling and college students. (External Site)
Grief and Loss	GriefNet (External Site) http://www.acponline.org/public/h_care/10-griev.htm (External Site) http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/someone_died.html (External Site) http://death-response.chance.berkeley.edu/griefandloss.html#2 (external site)
Mental Health	Campus Blues An excellent website designed for college students, covering many adjustment and mental health issues (External Site) "Wellness Web": Link to a number of mental health websites. (External Site) Counseling Center-University of Buffalo (External Site) Virtual pamphlets on a variety of mental health issues (External Site) Psychscapes Worldwide: Connections in Mental Health (External Site) National Mental Health Association; multiple resources on mental health, including fact sheets and reports (External Site) Medication website for those with limited resources. (External Site) American Psychological Association Help Center (External Site) At Health (External Site) Mental Health Infosource (External Site) MedWeb (External Site) National Institute of Mental Health (External Site) WEB Psychological Club (External Site)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues	PRIDE CCSU student organization True Colors Support organization for GLBTQQ youth PFLAG (External Site) http://thetaskforce.org/ National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce http://localdownlow.com/gltbqq.html Includes national resources http://www.apa.org/topics/transgender.html APA resource for transgender individuals http://www.apa.org/pi/parent.html APA resource on lesbian and gay parenting http://www.familyequality.org/ Securing equity for parents of LGBTQ parents, guardians and allies http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/guidelines.html APA guidelines for psychotherapy with LGBTQ clients
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse or Assault	National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization (External Site)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (External Site) Obsessive Disorder Foundation (External Site)
Panic Attacks	Anxiety-Panic Internet Resource (External Site) Getting Treated for Panic Disorder (External Site)
Personality Disorders	Personality Disorders (External Site)
Phobias	Specific Phobia: Treatment (External Site)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	McClendon's Clinical Social Work Home Page (External Site)
Rape and Incest	Rape and Incest National Network (External Site)
Schizophrenia	Schizophrenia Home Page (External Site)
Seasonal Affective Disorder	S.A.D.: Outside Information (External Site)
Sexual Assault	CASAS (External Site)
Sleep	SleepQuest (External Site) SleepNet (External Site) Insomnia (External Site)
Smoking	An excellent guide on smoking cessation from the Department of Health and Human Services. (External Site) American Lung Association free guide on smoking cessation. (External Site) An online support group for smoking cessation. (External Site)
Stalking	Anti-Stalking Program of Los Angeles (External Site)
Substance Abuse	The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse (External Site) The Connecticut Region of Narcotics Anonymous (External Site) A wide ranging site on addictions of all kinds (External Site) National Clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information (External Site) Reality Check from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (External Site) National Institute on Drug Abuse (External Site) Drug-Free Resource Net (External Site) Drug Information (External Site) StreetDrugs.org (External Site) SAMSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Suicide	The Jed Foundation (External Site) Ulifeline (External Site) Save (External Site)
Trauma	Coping with Violence (External Site) Information Needs (External Site) Communicating with Children (External Site)