Crisis:

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency call 911, otherwise you may get the support you need from the following options:

Durham County Mobile Crisis Team: 800-510-9132

Chapel Hill Crisis Unit: 919-967-8844

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK

Compass Center Domestic Violence Services, 24-Hour Helpline: 919-929-7122

Orange County Rape Crisis Center, 24-Hour Help Line: 866-935-4783

Durham Crisis Response Center, Help Line: 919-403-6562

LGBTQ+ Support:

LGBTQ Center of Durham

LGBTQ Center of UNC

Recommended Books:

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

 Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski

When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

Rad Families: A Celebration by Tomas Moniz (Editor)

The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating by Kiera Van Gelder

The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces by Courtney Cook

The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of Tao-te ching by Greg Johanson, Ron Kurtz

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

The Miracle Of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thích Nhất Hạnh

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker Ph.D. (Author), Jules Scheele (Illustrator)

Everything Is Temporary: Illustrated Contemplations on How Death Shapes Our Lives by Iris Gottlieb

Recommended Apps:

Insight Timer – guided meditations

Calm Harm – self-harm urge management

Libby – free audio- and e-books through library

Goblin.Tools – breaking tasks down into smaller parts

Additional Resources:

Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) Resource Database