Support Groups and Programs

A variety of resources, including support groups, programs, and peer educators.

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Educational Support Groups

Topical groups are offered each semester after assessing student interest. The emphasis is on acquiring new skills and gaining awareness that will promote individual growth. Groups are facilitated by a professional counselor.

Groups may  include:

• Stress and meditation
• Parent support group
• Adult children of parents with health and mental health issues.
• Using creative expression as means to personal growth

Before the group begins, you may meet individually with its facilitator(s). During this meeting, or at the first meeting, the group facilitator will provide you with information about what happens in group and answer any questions that you may have. 

To request a program, or if you are interested in utilizing the Counseling Center’s other services, such as consultation and referral, psychological assessment, psychiatric referral, or training programs please contact:

Laura Hempe
Director of the Counseling Center
ljhempe@stritch.edu
(414) 410-4194

Mental Health Resources

ADD (attention-deficit disorder)/ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)

 
• National Resource Center on AD/HD
      www.help4adhd.org/index.cfm

Alcohol Abuse

 
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  www.niaaa.nih.gov
 
• College Drinking - Changing the Culture
  http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeStudents/

Anxiety

 
• Campusblues
  www.campusblues.com/soanx.asp
 
• American Psychological Assoc. Help Center
  www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/topic.php?id=3
 
• OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) Recovery Centers of America & Links
      www.mindbodyconsult.com/links/index.html

Bipolar Disorder

 
• Medline Plus - Bipolar Disorder
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bipolardisorder.html
 
• National Institute of Mental Health - Bipolar Disorder
      http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/bipolarmenu.cfm

Depression

 
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
      www.nami.org
 
• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
      www.DBSAlliance.org
 
• National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc.
      http://www.depression.org
 
• Medline Plus
      http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html

Eating Disorders

 
• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
      www.anred.com
 
• Eating Disorders Awareness & Prevention (EDAP)
      www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
 
• The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
      www.eatingdisorderinfo.org/index.htm
 
• Eating Disorder Referral & Information Center
      www.edreferral.com

Body Image

 
• Body Positive
  www.bodypositive.com
 
• Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
      www.edreferral.com/body_image.htm

Body Image & Eating Disorders (for men)

 
•   National Eating Disorders Assn. Information for Boys and Men
    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=285
   

Pregnancy/Parenting

 
• About pregnancy, birth, parenting
      www.pregnancy.about.com
 
• For expectant and new dads
      www.mrdad.com

PTSD

 
• NIMH Mental Health Topics
      http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/ptsdmenu.cfm
 
• Medline Plus - PTSD
      http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html

Relationships/Dating

 
• Health Romantic Relationships During College
      http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/romrelations/romrelations.html
 
• Ingredients of a Healthy Relationship
      http://www.bridgew.edu/counselingcenter/healthyrelationship.cfm?Resource
 
• Abusive Adolescent Relationships
      http://www.breakthecycle.org/
 
• Sexual Assault
      http://www.wcasa.org/

Seasonal Affective Disorder

 
• The Seasonal Affective Disorder Assn.
      http://www.sada.org.uk
 
• Medline Plus - Seasonal Affective Disorder
      http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html

Sleep Disorders

 
• The Sleep Foundation
      http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
 
• Medline Plus/sleep disorders
      www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepdisorders.html
 
• Sleepnet
      http://www.sleepnet.com/

Suicide

 
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
      www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/college_student.asp
 
• Ulifeline
      www.ulifeline.org/schools/msoe
 
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
      www.afsp.org
 
• Suicidology
      www.suicidology.org

General Mental Health Sites

 
• National Institute of Mental Health
      www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/index.cfm
 
• Healthy Minds Healthy Lives
      www.healthyminds.org/collegementalhealth.cfm
 
• Downloadable Brochures - Mental Health Topics
      www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/index.cfm