Relationship Resources

All Resources listed below have been sourced from The Crisis Text Line, which can be found here:

https://www.crisistextline.org/resources/

Resources for All Ages

APA Parenting Information

For: Adults, Parents, Caregivers | Webpage | Informative

Offers resources for parents about common issues they might face when raising children.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness

For: Adults, Youth, Teens, Parents, Caregivers | Website | Informative

Provides information to family and friends, professionals, and young people who have parents with mental illness on how to cope or help in this situation.

Coming Out Handbook

For: All Ages | PDF | Informative 

Helps readers explore their sexual identity and provides tools and questions to help determine what it might be like to share their identity with others.

Conflict Resolution Skills

For: Adults, Youth, Teens | Webpage | Informative

Provides examples of healthy and unhealthy conflict management skills and steps to address issues in personal and professional relationships.

Connect2Affect

For: Elderly Adults | Website | Directory | Informative/Support

Meet the needs of elderly adults who are isolated or lonely, by building social connections in the form of social activities, volunteering, learning, wellness, etc.. Resources regarding transportation, money, food, and more are also available.

Mental Health is Health

For: Adults, Youth, Teens | Website | Informative/Advocacy 

Offers information on a wide variety of struggles that young people face and connects students with resources to decrease stigma and encourage healthy dialogue.

Help Guide Main Site

For: Adults, Caregivers, Elderly, Parents, Youth, | Website | Informative

Provides evidence-based articles, self-help tools, and readings for 21 topics for teens, adults, parents, and elderly (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved).

KidsHealth

For: Kids, Teens, Parents, Caregivers, School Staff | Website/Directory | Informative

Informs teens, kids, and parents about physical and mental health, wellness, relationships, puberty, studying, sports, nutrition, self- esteem, and more.

Love is Respect

For: Adults, Youth Teens | Website/Helpline/Chat | Informative/Support 

Educates young people to prevent and end abusive relationships by offering support and resources. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)

My Plan App

For: Adults| App | Interactive 

Offers intimate partner violence safety planning with personalized safety information and resources for self or someone else in an abusive relationship.

Our Trans Loved Ones

For: Adults, Youth, Parents, Caregivers | PDF | Informative

Provides information on how to support friends and family members who are Transgender and Gender Expansive.

Recovery Dharma

For: Adults | Website | Support Groups | Support/Interactive

Provides addiction recovery support throughBuddhist teachings and meditations via both in-person and online meetings. Support is for any addictive behavior (substance use, codependency, gambling, eating disorder, relationships, or any habitual pattern that creates suffering).

Scarleteen

For: Teens, Youth | Website | Forum | Informative 

Provides inclusive and comprehensive information for teens and young adults on sexuality, relationships, and sex.

Sex Addicts Anonymous

For: Adults | Website | Support Groups | Support

Offers information and helps locate local meetings of this 12-step program for people trying to overcome sex addiction.

Surviving a Relationship Break-Up

For: Adults, Youth | PDF | Informative 

Provides strategies to cope with a relationship break-up.

MHA – Time to Talk: Talking to Your Parents

For: Teens, Kids, Youth | Website | Informative 

Scripts, information, and guides for youth seeking to begin a dialogue with their parents about mental health. 

What Parents Need to Know About Self-Injury

For: Parents, Caregivers | PDF | Informative 

Educates parents on understanding, managing, and treating self harm in children.

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