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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York NY 10005
1-888-333-AFSP
www.afsp.org
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Suicide Prevention Coalition of Georgia
For more information, contact
Marti Vogt, Chairperson
(770)740-0503
mvogt@mindspring.com
Marti Vogt, Support Coordinator
Perimeter Church
(678)405-22277
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center
www.sprc.org
This website covers information for clergy.
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Suicide Prevention
Action Network (Georgia)
www.span-ga.org/span/
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24-Hour Crisis Hotlines
National Hopeline Network
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
www.hopeline.com
Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest the caller’s location. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Teen
Hotline |
1-800-442-HOPE
(4673)
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U-TOUR |
U-TOUR
U-Night 17
1006 Sterling Point
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Phone: 770.631.2477
www.UTOUR.org
The vision for the U-Tour is to visit every major university campus in the
country
over the next seven years with a message of Hope To A Generation
through
Christ as a counter to the ever increasing number of students experiencing deep
depression and attempting/committing suicide.
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www.ulifeline.org
The Jed Foundation has created Ulifeline.org, a Web-based resource that will provide students with a non-threatening and supportive link to their respective college's mental health center as well as important mental health information.
Students are able to download information about various mental illnesses, ask questions, make appointments, and seek help anonymously via the Internet, a medium they are comfortable using.
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Find a Christian
Counselor near you
www.AACC.net
The American Association of Christian Counselors Foundation is a national
referral
network of state and/or nationally licensed/certified professional
counselors offering
care that is distinctively Christian and clinically excellent. Each member of the CNN
has attested to being a current member in good
standing with the AACC, having
current state license and/or national certification, and having appropriate and adequate
professional liability insurance. CCN members have had their applications for
membership reviewed for these standards and for responses to items consistent with the AACC Doctrinal Statement and the AACC Code of Ethics.
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Recommended
Counselors
in Metro
Atlanta |
Alpharetta, GA
Paraclete Counseling Center
770-753-0350
Cumming, GA
Access Christian Counseling
770-888-7754
Canton, GA
Institute for Life Skills
770-345-7760
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Find a church
in
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Many churches offer support groups and counseling
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Southern Baptist Church
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United Methodist Church
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Presbyterian Church
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Other denominations
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Suicide
Prevention
Publications
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 Rescuing Your Teenager from Depression by Norman Berlinger
Just released in April 2005 a book that everyone should read, not just parents of teens. Over 100 parents were interviewed including Johnny's Mom.
“Stomping Out Depression”
by Neil Anderson
“The Hurried Child”
by David Elkind
“Conquering The Beast Within”
by Cate Irwin
“Suicide, the Forever Decision ”
For Those Thinking about Suicide, and For Those Who Know, Love or Counsel Them, by Paul Quinett
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Grief Publications |
My Son, My Son
Iris Bolton
Trusting God Through Tears
Jehu Thomas
Burton
After Suicide
John Hewett
The Grieving Child
Helen Fitzgerald
(a parent's guide)
The Seasons of Grief
Donna Gaffney
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