Self Help

A healthy, well-balanced lifestyle for someone is our biggest hope! The #TEENS years can be especially tough, and since there is no comparable solution for every person, we have gathered a list of resources for your reference, if and whenever so needed. Emotional, physical, social, environmental, occupational, intellectual and spiritual wellness is crucial for anyone to be able to work towards healthy wellness habits for life. Sometimes it takes reaching out and asking for help in order to overcome the obstacles that face us.

Many people feel as though there is no solution, and then they lose hope. You are NOT alone, so if you need some support and guidance, the most important thing is not to try and endure your struggle on your own.

Why Self Help?

Autonomy & Control

Resources Available 24/7

No Financial Burden

Privacy & Confidentiality

Personal Pace

Empowerment & Independence

Tailored Approach

Immediate Application to daily life

EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELP

DIAL 911

HELP

Dial 211

http://211.org

Nation-wide service available in all languages connecting over 14 million people to services every year, such as:

Supplemental Food & Nutrition programs
Shelter and Housing options and utility assistance
Emergency information and disaster relief
Employment and Education opportunities
Services for Veterans
Health Care, Vaccination and Health epidemic information
Addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs
Re-entry help for ex-offenders
Support groups for individuals with mental illnesses or special needs
A safe, confidential path out of physical and/or emotional domestic abuse

REFERENCES & RESOURCES FOR WELL BEING - United States & Canada

FRANCE & UK Resources - click here

SUICIDE

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

+ 1 800 273 8255

www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers.

The Trevor Project (LGBTQ)

+ 1 866 488 7386

www.pflag.org/hotlines

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning young people ages 13-24

LGBT National Youth Talkline

+ 1 800 246 7743

www.glbthotline.org/talkline.html

email: help@LGBThotline.org

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Talkline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat, and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the USA.

Crisis Text Line

Text START to 741-741

https://www.crisistextline.org/

Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.

CYBERBULLYING

Cyberbully Hotline

+ 1 800 829 0067

www.byberbullyhotline.com

TEEN LINE

+ 1 310 855 4673

+ 1 800 852 8336

Sexually Exploited Photos

+ 1 800 843 5678

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

www.report.cybertip.org

The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

+1 844 878 CCRI

www.endrevengeporn.org

Woman against Revenge Porn

www.womenagainstrevengeporn.com

Without My Consent

www.withoutmyconsent.org

C.A. Goldberg, PLLC

www.cagoldberglaw.com

The Cyber Civil Right Legal Project

www.cyberrightsproject.com

Note: The New York Law School, home of the cyber-harassment Clinic, is part of the Tyler Clementi Institute for Safety, providing pro bono representation to victims of cyber harassment.

ACT –Adults & Children Together -Against Violence

http://actagainstviolence.apa.org/

BOSTON vs. BULLIES

http://www.bostonvsbullies.org/

Bullying.org

http://www.bullying.org/

Eyes on Bullying

http://www.eyesonbullying.org/

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/bullying.asp

No Bully

http://nobully.com/

PACER National Center for Bullying Prevention

http://www.pacer.org/

PREVNet

http://www.prevnet.ca/

Stop Bullying Now!

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

Bullying Activity for Any Classroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j6foVLceD8

ADDICTION

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

+ 1 800 622 2255

Drug-Free America runs a drug hotline for PARENTS

+ 1 855 DRUG FREE (378-4373)

The National Poison Control Center (Overdose)

+ 1 800 222 1222

CANADIAN CENTER for CHILD PROTECTION / CENTRE CANADIEN de PROTECTION L’ENFANCE

https://protectchildren.ca/pdfs/ItisaBigDeal_en..pdf

PARENTING TWEENS AND TEENS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

https://protectchildren.ca/pdfs/C3P_ParentingintheDigitalWorld_en.pdf

ÊTRE PARENT DE PRÉADOS OU D’ADOS À L’ÈRE NUMÉRIQUE

https://protectchildren.ca/pdfs/C3P_ParentingintheDigitalWorld_fr.pdf

IDENTITY THEFT

FTC

+ 1 877 438 4338

www.ftc.gov/idtheft www.identitytheft.gov

U.S. Department of Health

+ 1 800 368 1019 (Medical ID Theft)

www.hhs.gov/ocr

On Guard Online

www.onguardonline.gov

Stop Fraud

www.stopfraud.gov

ID Theft

www.idtheft.gov

United States Postal Inspection Service

www.postalinspectors.uspis.gov

Social Security Administration

www.ssa.gov

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

www.fbi.gov

NON-PROFIT RESOURCES FOR IDENTITY THEFT

Consumer Action

www.consumer-action.org

Identity Theft Research Center

www.idtheftcenter.org

National Fraud Information Center

www.fraud.org

Privacy Rights Clearing House

www.privacyrights.org

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)

www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud

+ 1 877 908 3360

National Association of Attorney General

www.naag.org

Equifax Security

FREEZE, P.O. Box 105788 Atlanta, GA 30348

+ 1 800 349 9960

Experian Security

FREEZE, P.O. Box 9554 Allen, TX 75013

+ 1 800 397 3742

TransUnion:

TU Protected, Consumer Freeze, P.O. Box 380 Woodland, PA

+ 1 800 916 8800

Selection of books on suicide for #KIDS and #TEENS:

https://www.suicide-ecoute.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bibliographie-Livres-jeunesse-sur-le-suicide-DOC-FINAL.pdf

Suicide Écoute

+33 (0) 1 45 39 40 00
https://www.suicide-ecoute.fr online ChatLine

S.O.S Help

+ 33 (0) 1 46 21 46 46
www.befriends.org

https://www.soshelpline.org

(daily 15:00-23:00)

Terror / Kidnapping

197

Directory inquiries

12

SOS Emergency Housing for the Homeless

115

Rape hotline

+33 (0) 8 00 05 95 95

Racial Discrimination Helpline

114

Victims of Violent Crime Hotline

+ 33 (0) 8 10 09 86 09

Domestic Violence Helpline

3919

SOS child abuse Service / National d’Accueil Téléphonique de l’Enfance en danger

119
http://www.soshelpline.org/gethelp.html

Any Problem big/small (UK)

www.childline.org.uk

+ 44 (0) 800 1111 ( < 19 years of age)
165

The Mix Organization

www.themix.org.uk

+ 44 (0) 808 808 4994 - 13:00-23:00 ( < 25 years of age)

Police Nationale

17 or 112

+ 33 (0) 1 39 10 91 00

Youth Mental Health

116 123
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/write-email/

Police Municipal

+ 33 (0) 1 30 87 23 62

Fire brigade

18 or 112

SAMU & Emergency Medical

15

Child Abuse

119

Missing Children

116 000

Sexual Abuse

116 006

Drug Info Service

+ 33 (0) 800 23 13 13

Aids Info service

+ 33 (0) 800 84 08 00

SOS Friendship

+ 33 (0) 1 42 96 26 26

SOS Victimes 78

+ 33 (0) 1 41 83 42 08
https://francevictimes78.fr//

Youth Violence Listening

+ 33 (0) 808 807 700

Violence Conjugales

3919

Le Centre d’information sur les droits des femmes et des familles (CIDFF) /
Institute of Reproductive Health (women victims of violence)

+ 33 (0) 1 39 10 85 35

Tobacco Info Service

3989

REFERENCES & RESOURCES FOR WELL BEING - France & some UK

CYBERBULLYING / CYBERHARCELEURS

French CYBER-Bullying Hotline
3018

+ 33 (0) 800 200 000
Daily 09:00-23:00

Additional topics:

Cyber harassment (online harassment)

Service-Public.fr
How to deal with violence and bullying in schools?

Service-Public.fr
National number 3018 - Digital violence available 7 days a week

E-childhood
Don't stay alone. Contact 3018

E-childhood
Are you being harassed? Don't stay alone. The 3018 app can help you

E-childhood
No to harassment

Ministry of Education

French Bullying Hotline

3020

+ 33 (0) 800 200 000
Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00

Family Lives Helpline (UK)

+ 44 (0) 808 800 2222
Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 Sat-Sun 10:00-15:00

ACAS helpline (UK)

https://www.bullyonline.org
+44 (0)300 123 1100

Haas Avocats

http://www.haas-avocats.com
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