Additional Health Resources

In this section, you will find:
* National & Local Hotlines
* Online Information and Support
* Online Screenings

NATIONAL HOTLINES

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

The Trevor Lifeline (Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth) 866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)

CDC-INFO (Formerly known as the CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline) 1-800-CDC-INFO

Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), press 1

Addiction Center 24/7 Treatment Help 1-888-336-2646

Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse) 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline1-866-331-9474

National Eating Disorders Association Hotline 1-800-931-2237

LOCAL HOTLINES

Emergency Psychiatry Services-Bay Ridge Hospital 1-800-569-5608

HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) 1-800-547-1649
24-hr confidential hotline and short-term counseling

YWCA NORTH SHORE RAPE CRISIS CENTER
1-800-922-8772 (24-hr hotline, resources and support)

Anyone can call these numbers at any time whether you are the one in crisis, or you are helping someone who is. Please do not hesitate to contact your Resident Director or Public Safety at x3333 for help.

What should I do if I have been sexually assaulted?

1. Seek safety. Make sure you are in a safe place with safe people.
2. Get support. Seek out someone you trust in whom you can confide.
3. Preserve evidence. If you think you want evidence collected, do not bathe or shower, brush your teeth or go the bathroom. You will want to go directly to the ER where they will go through the important process of caring for you and preserving evidence. Do not change your clothes (if you already have, put your clothes in a clean paper bag such as a grocery store bag and bring them with you to the ER).
4. Seek medical attention. Go to the ER at Beverly Hospital 978-922-3000 x3700. If you would like someone to go with you to the hospital, call your RA, a friend, or the Gordon Police at 978-867-3333.

Please click here for complete information on what to do if you or a friend have been sexually assaulted. You are not alone.

ONLINE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

12 BEST HEALTH WEBSITES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on a wide range of health conditions and related topics, including travel health, emergency preparedness, and occupational health. Tools for healthy living.

Cleveland Clinic
User-friendly information on a wide range of diseases, conditions and treatments. Tools for healthy living and managing chronic conditions, including risk calculators, quizzes, and symptom-checker.

Mayo Clinic

User-friendly information on a wide range of diseases, conditions, and treatments searchable by symptoms, health conditions, tests/procedures, and treatments. Tools for healthy living include interactive graphics, videos, expert blogs, and first aid guide.

NHS Choices

Information on a wide range of diseases, conditions, treatments, and healthy living. Interactive elements include a symptom checker and online communities for questions, support, and advice.

National Institutes of Health
Information on a wide range of health topics, summarizing recent research. Includes guides to specific diseases, and tools on talking to your doctor and science education.

PubMed Health
Systematic reviews (analyses of relevant, high-quality evidence) published since 2003 on what works in health care and medicine. Includes guides to health conditions, health terminology, and drugs, written for non-specialists.

Very Well
User-friendly website that looks and functions like a mainstream news source, highlighting trending topics. Written by health care professionals and overseen by board-certified physicians.

MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
Active Minds
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Half of Us

JED foundation.org.
Mental Health Infosource
Mental Help Net
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
Suicide Prevention Online 24/7 Crisis Line

ADD/ADHD
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
Addiction Center
Alanon-Alateen
Alcoholics Anonymous
College Drinking: Changing the Culture
Drug Watch (medications, their side effects, and associated drug news)
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Rehabs.com
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
Tobacco Free U

ANXIETY/PANIC/OCD
Anxiety Coach
Anxiety & Depression Assoc. of America
Anxiety.org
OCD Center of Los Angeles
Stress Management (give it ample time to load)

DATING/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Red Flag Campaign (Dating Violence Among College Students)
HAWC (Healing Abuse, Working for Change)
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

EATING DISORDERS/BODY IMAGE
Coach and Athlete Information
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
National Eating Disorder Association
NEDA Body Image
Overeaters Anonymous

PERFECTIONISM
Center for Clinical Interventions
Psychology Today-People Pleasing

PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Information & Support for friends/family of someone with a personality disorder

PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION
Internet Accountability/Web Filtering-Covenant Eyes
Internet Accountability/Web Filtering-Mobicip
Recovery Zone
Sexual Recovery Institute

PTSD
US Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs
PTSD/Sexual Abuse
Anxiety and Depression Association of America

RELATIONSHIPS
Prepare Enrich
Healthy Boundaries in Any Relationship
Dealing with Challenging People

RELAXATION/STRESS REDUCTION
Resilient You
PsychCentral Managing Stress
Stress Management (give it ample time to load)

SELF-ESTEEM/SELF-COMPASSION
Self-Compassion
The Representation Project

SELF-HELP
Go Ask Alice-Health Q&A at Columbia University
Virtual Pamphlet Collection

SELF-INJURY
Support for Friends of those who SI
Self-Injury Foundation

SEXUAL ASSAULT/SEXUAL ABUSE
I Am One Voice
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
RAINN National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
The Date Safe Project

SEXUALITY
Undeserving of His Grace - Christopher Yuan
Lead Them Home – Bill Henson
Spiritual Friendship – Ron Belgau
The Marin Foundation – Andrew Marin

STALKING
Stalking Resource Center: National Center for Victims of Crime
Stalking Victims Sanctuary

ONLINE SCREENINGS

Please note, these screenings are only informational and are not meant to substitute for professional help or diagnosis. Please come to the Health Center if you would like medical advice or make an appointment with the Gordon College Center for Student Counseling and Wellness.