Additional Resources

Select the links below to assist you and your loved ones with research and useful information.

AGENCY/ORGANIZATION WEBSITES

Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page

ARC HomePage

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

Special Ministries

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

 

 

HOTLINES

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (United States)

• Phone: 800-273-8255 (available 24/7)
• Support for deaf people and those with hearing loss: 800-799-4899
• Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ (available 24/7)
• Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

 

Crisis Text Line

• Text: HOME to 741741 (available 24/7)
• Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/

 

The Veterans Crisis Line

This service is available to anyone, even those not registered or enrolled with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

• Phone: 800-273-8255 and press 1 (available 24/7)
• Text: 838255 (available 24/7)
• Online chat: http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat (available 24/7)
• Website: http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

 

The Trevor Project

This service provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth via hotline, online chat, texting, and an online support center:

• Phone: 866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
• Text: START to 678678 (available 24/7)
• Online chat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ (available 24/7)
• Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

 

SAMHSA’s National Helpline (Substance Abuse)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) national helpline offers confidential treatment referrals in both English and Spanish to people with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or both.

• Phone: 800-662-4357 (available 24/7)
• Support for deaf people and those with hearing loss: 800-487-4889 (available 24/7)
• Website: http://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

 

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline

• Phone: 800-656-4673 (available 24/7)
• Online chat: https://bit.ly/31L6uGM
• Website: https://www.rainn.org/

 

 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Michigan Stay Well

Headspace

Coping with the Stress of COVID-19

Staying Well during COVID-19

Community Mental Health

Stress and Coping Tips

 

 

FAMILY RESOURCES

Abilities Alliance

Apps for Anxiety & Stress

Autism Through the Lifespan

Autism Speaks Employment Tool Kit

A Parents Guide to Autism

Critical Mental Health Resources for College Students

Emergency Preparedness

IEP Plan: Information for Parents

Injury Prevention

Life Success For Students With Learning Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide

Job Accommodations Network

Mental Health and Wellbeing for College Students

MI SIBS: Provisional supports so siblings can be better advocates with their brothers and sisters with disabilities.

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)

PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment

Postpartum Depression

Postsecondary Education Programs Network

Think Beyond the Label

Top 5 Mental Health Problems Facing College Students

Ultimate Guide to College Student Mental Health

Violence Prevention

 

KID RESOURCES

THRIVE app

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

Jed Foundation

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Access Board

ADA Technical Assistance Program

Association for Late-Deafened Adults

Campaign for Disability Employment

Disability Advisor

Employees With Executive Functioning Deficits

Gallaudet University

How the Affordable Care Act Helps People with Disabilities (Video)

LD Online

Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

National Council on Disability

National Federation of the Blind

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Online Disability Museum

 

 

BENEFITS

Social Security Disability Benefits Guide

Social Security Disability Resource Center

U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Disability Employment Policy

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs