Resources
Websites and Links
The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) offers these free guided meditations. You can also access them easily through their app. I have used these same meditations since I was a counselor-in-training.
In 1998, a study was published by CDC-Kaiser Permanente examining the effects adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) had on a person’s well-being, throughout their life. The CDC continues to research this dynamic and provide resources about prevention. You can learn more about the study and the CDC’s efforts, here.
The prevalence of sexual assault is a hidden epidemic. You can learn more, get involved, or find support at RAINN’s website, here.
Crisis Resources
Phone numbers
WNC Local
RHA Mobile Crisis Management: (888) 573-1006
Neil Dobbins Treatment Center (inpatient & detox): (828) 253-6306
Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center: (877) 277-8873
Mission Hospital: (828) 213-1111
National
SAMHSA Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (text available as well): 988
CDC National HIV and AIDS Hotline: (800) 232-4636
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233