Resource Center
In the event you need additional support outside of our regular business hours, we've put together a list of resources for you. If you are seeking immediate medical attention, please call 9-1-1 or visit your local emergency room.
Montgomery County Mobile Crisis Support
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1-855-634-HOPE (4673)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1-800-273-8255
If you're in crisis, reach out now.
If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7.
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CALL: Dial 988
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TEXT: By texting 988, individuals will be asked to complete a short survey to let 988 trained crisis counselors know more about their current situation. After finishing the survey, texters will be connected to crisis counselors.
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CHAT: Lifeline Chat connects individuals with trained counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat.
The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched.
Books
EMDR
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life
with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy
by Francine Shapiro
TRAUMA
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes
Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
by Mark Wolynn
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors
Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation
by Janina Fisher
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
SUBSTANCE USE
Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change
by Jeffery Foote
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America
by Beth Macy
CODEPENDENCY
Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You
by Darlene Lancer
Facing Codependency: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives
by Pia Mellody
Community Workshops
Please visit The Empowering U Center website for a listing of monthly
workshops and support groups available for youths, teens and adults.
Most workshops and support groups are FREE!
The Empowering U Center is located at 511 W. Main St., Trappe, PA 19426.
Some workshops and support groups may be subject to fees. Call for details.