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Some Resources for Getting Help
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Heart 
How to Find Someone to Talk to When You Can't Afford Therapy (U.S.)
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-find-someon...1185844420

Find a Support Group in Your Area (U.S.) Depression & Bi-Polar Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServ...up_locator

Find a Support Group (U.S.)
Mental health & other peer support groups & resources 
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/find-support-groups

Getting Help (UK)
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-info...ting-help/

Self Help Resources:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Handbook: http://www.bipolarsjuk.se/pdf/Handbook%2...0Group.pdf
DBT Skills Training video series (for those unable to access Dialectical Behavior therapist) on YouTube (DBT Peer channel)
Intro: episode 0:
http://youtu.be/TBM6XOYisCw
 There is also a web page with full DBT resources, as well as a support group on Facebook:
http://ilovedbt.com

An Introductory Self-Help Course in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 
http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/SelfHelpCourse.pdf

Coping with Suicidal Thoughts
http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/suicidal.html

The Radical SELF Forgiveness/Acceptance Worksheet 
http://www.radicalforgiveness.com/pdf/SF...pt2008.pdf

Community Support Forums on the Web:

Depression Forums - Mental health support for sufferers & those who love them
http://www.depressionforums.org/forums/

Self-Injury.net
Information and Support Community for Self-Harmers
(chat support, e-mail support, forums, etc. for self-harm and suicide)
https://self-injury.net

Forums at PsychCentral
Mental Health Support Forum & Chat
http://forums.psychcentral.com

Healing Well Forums
Forums for mental health as well as medical conditions such as chronic pain, epilepsy, cancer and, fibromyalgia
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?c=4

Depression & Bi-Polar Peer support
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServ...e=peer_OSG

Mental Health Forum
http://www.mentalhealthforum.net/forum/

Living With Mental Illness Forum
http://www.psychforums.com/maps/forum/li...l-illness/

Suicide Forum & Chat for recovery and support (Strongly pro-life so no right to die folks welcome)
http://www.suicideforum.com/?styleid=45

Mental Health Hotline Numbers and 
Referral Resources (US)
(support for suicide, abuse, rape, 
addiction, etc)
http://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/r...resources/

Self-Harm & Suicide Helplines List | Help & Resources (US & UK)
http://www.self-injury.net/resources/hotlines

Find Help on Campus (US)
http://www.ulifeline.org/static/must_select_a_school

International Suicide Helplines:
http://www.suicide.org/international-sui...lines.html

Guides to Support & Services (UK)
http://www.mind.org.uk/information-suppo...-services/

Helping Those Who are Suffering:

Helping a Depressed Person
How to Reach Out and Help Someone While taking care of yourself: http://www.helpguide.org/articles/depres...person.htm

How to Help a Suicidal Person:
http://www.suicide.org/how-to-help-a-sui...erson.html


Heart Feel free to mention ones I've missed!
"You didn't save my life, you ruined my death!" - The Incredibles
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Thank you for these! I want to try printing out the self acceptance and DBT booklets. I have a little laminated DBT cheatsheet I keep around, but I'd like something more substantial.
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