Resources
Please note…
These are additional resources to support you and your family.
It is not recommended that these resources replace your current treatment plan.
If you have questions about how these resources can help you, please consult with your therapist.
NOTE: If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
HOTLINES
National Suicide Prevention Line:
1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
Support 24/7 for anyone feeling depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal.
National Domestic Abuse Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE
National call center who refers to local resources in over 160 languages.
Crisis Text line:
www.crisistextline.org
Free 24/7 help and support via texting.
Child Abuse Hotline:
1-800-4ACHILD
Provides 24/7 assistance in 170 languages regrading child abuse
National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE
Nationwide referrals for specialized counseling and support groups. Spanish speaker available.
Northwestern Crisis Line:
312-926-8100
Monday—Friday, 9 a.m.— 4:45 p.m. calls directed to NW Outpatient intake department.
Monday—Friday, 4:45 p.m.— 9 a.m. calls directed to NW Emergency Room crisis team for psychiatric emergencies only.
Closed weekends.
BOOKS: Adults
PARENTING:
The Whole Brain Child
Dan Siegel
No Drama Discipline
Dan Siegel
Parenting From the Inside Out
Dan Siegel
TRAUMA:
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel Van Der Kolk
It Didn’t Start With You
Mark Wolynn
The Courage to Heal
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
AUTISM:
The Child with Special Needs
Stanley Greenspan
Engaging Autism
Stanley Greenspan
BOOKS: Children
GRIEF & LOSS:
The Fall of Freddy the Leaf
Leo Buscaglia
The Invisible String
Patrice Karst
When a Pet Dies
Fred Rogers
The Goodbye Book
Todd Parr
TRAUMA:
Once I Was Very Scared
Chandra Ghosh Ippen
The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm
Levar Burton
Black & Beautiful:
Nappy Hair
Carolivia Herron
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong’o
I am Enough
Grace Byers
SEPARATION:
The Kissing Hand
Audrey Penn
Owl Babies
Martin Waddell & Patrick Benson
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Anna Dewdney
The Runaway Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey
Sam Who Never Forgets
Eve Rice
Where’s Spot
Eric Hill
You Go Away
Dorothy Corey
FEELINGS:
The Rabbit Who Listened
Cori Doerrfeld
In My Heart
Jo Witek
Little Spot of Feelings: Emotion Detective
Diane Alber
My Many Colored Days
Dr. Suess
Angry Cookie
Laura Dockrill
The Sour Grape
Jory John
I Was So Mad
Mercer Mayer
TRANSITIONS:
Divorce:
Let’s Talk About It: Divorce
Fred Rogers
I Don’t Want to Talk About it
Jeanie Franz Ransom
Dinosaurs Divorce
Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
New Baby:
The New Baby
Fred Rogers
Peter’s Chair
Ezra Jack Keats
How Baby’s Are Made
Steven Schepp & Andrew Andry
I am a Big Brother/Sister
Caroline Church
Moving:
The Berenstain's Moving Day
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Last updated 1/20/24
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