Below are links to other organizations providing social services to several caring ministries issues. The Association of Brethren caregivers provides these links as resources but is not responsible, nor does it endorse, the content of other websites.
(Updated March 27, 2006)

Addictions
Clearinghouse for Alcohol/Drug Information – (800) 662-4357
National Council on Alcoholism – (800) 622-2255
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

12-Step Group Websites
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Al-Anon For family members and teen-age children of alcoholics
Alcoholics Anonymous
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous
Debtors Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Nicotine Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous
Sexaholics Anonymous
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
Sexual Addiction Resources

Abuse/Domestic Violence
National Child Abuse Hotline – (800) 422-4453
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National listing of resources for survivors of rape, abuse, incest, with national referrals for counseling, advocacy, and assistance (www.rainn.org)
Faith Trust Institute (www.faithtrustinstitute.org) Interfaith agency addressing sexual abuse, domestic violence and clergy misconduct, and providing resources for education, advocacy, awareness, and bulletin insert for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October

Caregiving
Caregiver Survival Resources
National Family Caregivers Association
National Alliance for Caregiving
Well Spouse Foundation

Consumer Health Websites
www.mammahealth.com
www.mayoclinic.com
www.medlineplus.gov
www.healthline.com
www.kidshealth.org
www.kosmix.com
www.WebMD.com
www.mypyramid.gov

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Association of Poison Control Centers
Aetna InteliHealth
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine – (800) 644-6226
National Health Information Center – (800) 336-4797
National Institute of Health
National Safety Council – (800) 621-7619

Disabilities
Association for Retarded Citizens – (800) 433-5255
AT&T Special Needs Center – (800) 233-1222
Disability Information and Referral – (800) 255-3477
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Easter Seal Society – (800) 221-6827
Spina Bifida Hotline – (800) 621-3141
United Cerebal Palsy – (800) 872-1827

Eldercare
Alzheimer's Association – (800) 272-3900
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center – (800) 438-4380
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association of Retired Persons
CareGuide.com
Children of Aging Parents
Elder Helpline
Eldercare Locator helps individuals locate their Area Agencies on Aging throughout the United States as well as state Long-Term Care Ombudsman offices for nursing homes.
(800)677-1116
Family Caregiver Alliance supports and assists caregivers of brain-impaired adults through education, research, services and advocacy.
Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly
National Association of Meal Programs
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
National Council on Aging – (800) 424-9046
National Institute on Aging Information Center – (800) 222-2225; (800) 222-4225 (TTY toll free)
National Meals on Wheels Foundation
National Parkinson Foundation – (800) 522-8855
Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income
United Seniors Health Cooperative has information on long-term care insurance.

End-of-Life
Last Acts: A Campaign to Improve End-of-Life Care
Hospice Education Institute
National Hospice Organization
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
National Hospice Foundation

Family Life Ministry
www.kidshealth.org Information on a wide-variety of topics of interest for parents, kids, and teens. The site contains hundreds of printable articles about positive parenting, healthy and developmental information, feelings and emotions, recipes and nurtition, relationships, safety, etc. En Espanol.
www.kidspeace.org Downloadable brochures on parenting topics along with links to other resources including Points of Peace which has articles on how to help children cope with current events, war, bullying, grief, and other challenges they face growing up today.
www.healingmagazine.org Articles and resources on parenting, education, and coping and mental health.
www.theright2besafe.org Site dedicated to the safety of children, teens and women contains information on the prevention of sexual abuse and intimate partner abuse, along with reources for healthy families and links to other websites with similar themes.
www.healing4women.com Information on preventing, healing and recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Many printable articles on the topic of child safety, along with links to other websites on the topic of safety and healing.
www.preventchildabuse.org Parenting tips and children's activities, including "Spidey's Tips on Conflict Resolution," with a focus on safety.
www.aap.org Site of the American Academy of Pediatrics; contains information on building resilience and reducing stress, parenting corner, children's health and development topics, internet safety and more. Some topics in Spanish.
www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org Parent Links to articles and websites that offer parenting information and support.
www.thehappiestbaby.com Pediatrician Harvey Karp's website has summaries of his books and DVDs that explain techniques to calm babies and help toddlers decrease tamtrums in an effort to raise happier children and decrease the risk of child abuse.

Health Organizations
ALS Association
American Cancer Society – (800) 277-2345
American Council on Exercise – (800) 825-3636
American Diabetes Association – (800) 342-2383
American Dietetic Association – (800) 366-1655
American Heart Association – (800) 242-8721
American Kidney Fund – (800) 638-8299
American Liver Foundation – (800) 465-4837
American Lung Association – (800) 586-4872
American Medical Association – (800) 621-8335
Arthritis Foundation – (800) 283-7800
Asthma & Allergy Foundation – (800) 727-8462
CDC National STD Hotline – (800) 227-8922 / Spanish (800) 344-7432
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – (800) 344-4823
International Shriners Association – (800) 237-5055
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation – (800) 223-1138
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Association for Sickle Cell Disease – (800) 421-8453
National Headache Foundation – (888) 643-5552
National Osteoporosis Foundation – (800) 223-9994
National STD & AIDS Hotline – (800) 342-2437
National Stroke Association – (800) 787-6537
Stroke Connection – (800) 553-6321

Mental Illness
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (888) 288-1104
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association – (800) 969-6642
National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearing House
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
Panic Disorder Education Program
ParentsMedGuide.org
Pathways to Promise
Psychology Today
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – (800) 826-3632

Faith-based responses to Mental Illness
Church of the Brethren resources
Pathways to Promise – (314) 877-6489
Mennonite Central Committee (Canada)
Methodist Mental Health Ministries
Presbyterian Church USA
United Church of Christ
Virginia Interfaith Committee on Mental Illness Ministries – (800) 768-6040, ext. 153


Suicide Resources
American Association of Suicidology
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Suicide Prevention Services
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education
Suicide Prevention Action Network
1-800-SUICIDE 24 hour hotline, (800) 784-2433