Mental Health Resources
Oregon Resources
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Nervous System RESET
Nervous System RESET (Regulate, Educgte, Self-Awareness/Safety, Empowerment, Transformation) teaches people how to recognize their stress responses by attuning to the physical signs, indicators, and sensations that signal rising activation levels and/or settling in the nervous system. With this body (somatic) awareness, individuals can begin to track their internal sense of safety and to apply evidence-informed tools and practices that support the nervous system down-regulating its baseline over time.
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The Breathe Network
The Breathe Network supports survivors of sexual trauma with sliding-scale, trauma-informed, holistic healing practitioners and programs across the United States and Canada. Additionally, they educate healthcare, healing, and advocacy professionals on the nuanced impacts of sexual violence and how to cultivate best practices in trauma-informed care. They offer training, workshops, and connections between clients and providers.
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Clackamas Women's Services
In 1985, Clackamas Womenβs Services (CWS) grew out of neighbors opening their homes and sharing what they had in hopes of building a safer community for families. Since then, CWS has grown beyond shelter to offer a wide range of services for anyone experiencing domestic and sexual violence, from initial crisis to long-term healing. CWS continues the legacy of working with survivors, community members, emergency responders, partner organizations, and businesses to build communities that honor and support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
National Resources
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NAMI
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nationβs largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, they are an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates working in many communities to raise awareness and provide support and education previously unavailable to those in need.
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Better Help
BetterHelp was founded in 2013 to remove the traditional barriers to therapy and make mental health care more accessible to everyone. Today, it is the worldβs largest therapy service β providing professional, affordable, and personalized therapy in a convenient online format. BetterHelpβs network of over 30,000 licensed therapists has helped millions of people take ownership of their mental health and work towards their personal goals. As the unmet need for mental health services continues to grow, BetterHelp is committed to expanding access to therapy globally.
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Psychology Today
Psychology Today is the worldβs largest portal to psychotherapy; it includes free access to hundreds of thousands of professionals. They connect people around the world with licensed therapists with expertise in depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, etc. They also provide people with detailed information about the therapists and counselors providing services so people find someone who would support them the best. Psychology Today also has a monthly newsletter with the latest research and developments in the field of psychology.
Organizations for Healing and Learning
Below is an expanding list of resources that includes individuals and organizations whose work focuses on providing historical and social context for the issue of sexual violence and its impact on survivors. It also includes resources to help survivor communities access healing, safety, and a sense of belonging. These resources cater to specific groups of survivors who have been underserved by mainstream health and healing institutions and providers, such as trans survivors, male survivors, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color survivors, queer survivors, survivors with disabilities, undocumented survivors, incarcerated survivors, and more. In addition to offering direct services, many of these organizations also provide training and education.
Immediate Mental Health Resources
RAINN
(The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
RAINN Online Chat
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or Text 988
988 Online Chat
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor
National Crisis Hotline
Call 211
To connect with an Oregon representative, call
(503) 222-5555