Behavioral Health and Addiction Resources

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Eating Disorders

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) - The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that seeks to prevent and alleviate the problems of eating disorders, especially including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
• International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals - Since 1985 we have been dedicated to excellence in the education, training, and certification of eating disorders treatment professionals!
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP) - The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
• Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association, Inc (MEDA) - A non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Includes a referral directory of treatment providers.
• EDREFERRAL.COM - The most comprehensive and easiest way to search databases of Anorexia, Bulimia and other Eating Disorder Treatment professionals in the world.
• American Anorexia Bulimia Association (AABA) - The American Anorexia Bulimia Association is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. The site features general information on eating disorders, information for sufferers and specific information for males, families and friends and professionals.
• Overeater's Anonymous (OA) - Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating, using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA.
• BULIMIA.COM - We are dedicated to serving the entire eating disorders community: individuals who are suffering, their loved ones, the professionals who treat them and the educators who are working toward prevention.

Mental Health

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - NIMH envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other severe anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses that affect the brain.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) - DBSA offers information on depression and bipolar disorder, as well as listings to patient support groups across the USA.
• Emotions Anonymous (EA) - A Twelve Step Program for Those Seeking Emotional Health.

Substance Abuse

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - SAMHSA was established to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general health care system.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

Other Resources

• Jerry Nielsen, Interventionist - Jerry Nielsen has 25 years of experience as a family mediator and interventionist. His focus is in helping people with all forms of addictive behaviors find the path to recovery. Jerry is known for his sincerity and follow-through with his clients. His fees are sliding scale. He may assist clients with scholarships as well.
• Captain Larry Smith: Commercial Pilot, Author, and Certified Addicion Counselor - In addition to being a pilot for a major airline, Larry is a certified addiction counselor, a certified EEG neurofeedback specialist, and the author of the highly acclaimed workbook, the Daily Life Plan Journal. Being a former addict himself, Larry has a clear understanding of what patients go through during rehab. After years of studying the effects of chemicals on the brain, Larry has concluded that the holistic approach is the fastest and most effective treatment method. He continues to study the brain and addiction to this day so he can better help people recover.
• Southworth Associates - Southworth Associates provides world wide interventions, treatment referral, and a recovery enhancement program to facilitate recovery after treatment.
• National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence - NCADD is a non-profit, central source of information in our region for education, prevention, intervention and referral to programs of treatment for alcoholism and other drug and/or chemical dependency.
• Low Cost Interventions - High quality intervention and treatment doesn't have to be expensive. We provide affordable solutions and we can even tell you how to do an intervention on your own, using the book Love First or by watching online videos. We're here to help.
• Addiction Treatment Resource - State by State Listing
• Dual Recovery Anonymous