Helpful Links

Links & Resources

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
24 hr/7 day hotline:
1 800-209-2131
www.crisissupport.org

Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR):
(510) 845-7273
www.bawar.org

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
www.ncadv.org

Family Violence Law Center (Oakland):
1 (800) 947-8301
www.fvlc.org

National Mental Health Association Information Resource Center:
1-866-615-6464 (toll-free)
www.nihm.nih.gov

American Psychological Association:
www.apa.org

Alameda County-Wide ACCESS:
Referrals for counseling, substance abuse treatment, case management, adjunct services, etc.
 http://www.acbhcs.org/providers/ResourceDir/ProgramDirectory.pdf 

Eden I&R:
Links Alameda County residents to community resources – health and human services as well as housing assistance
Dial 211
www.edenir.org

Relaxation Resources

McKinley Health Center: progressive relaxation exercises (audio)

Mindfulness Resources:

The Free Mindfulness Project

UCSD Center for Mindfulness

EMDR Info:

Read comedian Adam Cayton-Holland’s
article about his experience with EMDR.

Listen to an interview with Dr. Francine Shapiro, PhD, the psychologist who devised EMDR therapy.

Read the National Center for PTSD’s overview of EMDR, its efficacy and “Pros” and “Cons.”

Visit the EMDRIA (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing international association) website.

Watch EMDRIA’s introductory video (10 min.)