Addiction and Mental Health Resources

(Updated 8/5/14)

BOOKS:

In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts-Dr. Gabor Mate

Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical "condition" distinct from the lives it affects, rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional, and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs (and behaviors) of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it. The mix of personal stories—including the author’s candid discussion of his own "high-status" addictive tendencies—and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

WEBSITES:

http://soberportland.com

Drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health problems impact the families of our communities.  Our primary purpose is to provide Oregon’s families and treatment professionals with easily accessible information on drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health related prevention and treatment options.  There is help available and we’re here to help you find it.

WWW.RetuningVeterans.org

Our volunteer providers are mental health professionals, acupuncturists, naturopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists and other complementary health care practitioners. We believe it is our collective responsibility to offer support and healing for the short and long-term repercussions of war zone service on veterans and their families.

Our Mission: Returning Veterans Project is a nonprofit organization comprised of politically unaffiliated and independent health care practitioners who offer free and confidential services to returning veterans and service members of the current Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns and their families. Services are available in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

http://www.mentalhealth.gov/

MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information. MentalHealth.gov aims to educate and guide:

• The general public
• Health and emergency preparedness professionals
• Policy makers
• Government and business leaders
• School systems
• Local communities

http://www.drugabuse.gov/

National Institue of Drug Abuse -- "The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction"

http://www.nimh.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health --"Transforming the Understanding and Treatment of Mental Illness Through Research"

http://www.credn.org/

Columbia River Eating Disorder Network

http://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/home

The Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness

https://www.save.org/

Suicide Awareness, Voices, Education

PHONE NUMBERS:

National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

Clackamas County Crisis Line 1-888-414-1553

Multnomah County Crisis Line 1-800-716-9769

Wsahington County Crisis Line 503-291-9111