Mental Health Resources

National Suicide Hotlines

• 1-800-SUICIDE
• 1-800-784-2433
• 1-800-272-TALK
• 1-800-273-8255

Online Resources

• Mental Health Connect
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Mental Health Minnesota: The Voice of Recovery
• Grief Care Counseling: Hope & Healing for Children & Teens
• Southwest Grief Coalition: A coalition of churches providing faith based grief support in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities, Minnesota (Immanuel is a part of this coalition).
• Salud Mental de los Hispanos
• Live Another Day - Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for People of Color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources. 
• Detox Local - An excellent resource that features abundant information including mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community.
• Free Student Resources - Recommended by local girl scouts focusing on learning about and spreading awareness of mental health wellness!

Books on Mental Health Topics

Grief
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine
Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss by Jan Warner
Finding My Way: Healing and Transformation Through Loss and Grief by John Schneider, PhD

Parenting
How to Talk so Kids Listen, How to Listen so Kids Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons

Healthy Living
Facing Codependency: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody
Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist
Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw

Mental Health Therapist Referral Sources

• Contact Immanuel's Parish Nurse, Kari Totall, to coordinate grief counseling/support.
• Grief Support - Methodist Hospice: 952-993-6087
• Grief Support - Fairview Hospice: 612-721-2491
• Jacqueline Getchius, MA, LPCC, Wellspring Women's Counseling. https://wellspringcounseling.online or 952.479.0195. Specializing in helping young adults with transitions, women struggling with infertility, perinatal depression/anxiety, or parenting concerns.
• Molly Nicholson, MA, LPCC, Psychotherapy in South Minneapolis. https://mollylpcc.com/ or 612-702-4119. Specializing in grief, trauma, PTSD, sexuality, addiction.
• Lee Erickson, MA, LPCC, Erickson Counseling Services, Inc in St. Paul. https://www.grieftrauma.com/ or 651-234-0891. Specializing in grief and trauma, family of origin concerns, sexual abuse, LGBTQ concerns.
• Katrina Seitz-Anderson, MA, LPCC, Lyn-Lake Psychotherapy and Wellness. https://www.therapy-mn.com/ or 612-979-2278. Specializing in somatic experiencing techniques, low self-esteem, relationship conflicts.