College Counseling Resources Websites:

 

National Association of College Admission Counseling     http://www.nacacnet.org/Pages/default.aspx 

 

Pacific NW Assoc of College Admission Counseling      http://www.pnacac.org/ 

 

 

Mental Health Resources Websites:

 

ADD for women/girls website     http://www.addvance.com

 

ADHD     http://www.add.org

 

ADHD     http://www.adhdsupportcompany.com

 

ADHD ideas and support, national website.     http://www.chadd.org   

 

American Psychological Association     http://locator.apa.org/ 

 

American School Counselor Association     http://www.schoolcounselor.org

 

Anger Management for young children     http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/childsanger.html

 

Attachment and Trauma Specialists    http://www.attachmentandtraumaspecialists.com/  

 

Autism     http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/autism/autism.html

 

Body & Mind: an interactive web site for Kids re: bullying, peer pressure      http://www.bam.gov/flash_elli.html

 

Bullying article     http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying 

 

Bully prevention resources/ activities/ info    http://www.canadiansafeschools.com/index.asp

 

Childhood Anxiety network including general anxiety disorder, panic attacks, selective mutism http://www.childhoodanxietynetwork.org/

 

Communication training and conflict resolution     http://www.schoolmediation.com/

 

Counseling, prevention, special needs     http://www.guidancechannel.com/default.asp

 

Eastside Emergency Service Directory (p.7-8)    http://www.eiscc.net/emergency.php

 

Girls and Boys Town   http://www.girlsandboystown.org

 

Girls’ health issues including body, fitness, illness/disability, drugs/ETOH, relations      http://www.4girls.gov 

 

KID’s website for them to understand ADD     http://add.org/content/kids1.htm 

 

King County Health Services     http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/glbt/county.aspx

 

Love & Logic approach for parents & teachers    http://www.loveandlogic.com/ 

 

Mental Health Referrals - provides information on areas of specialty and availability    http:// www.mhreferral.com

 

National Assoc of School Psychologists     http://www.nasponline.org    

 

 

Nationally acclaimed therapist, specializing in challenging kid behaviors    http://www.samgoldstein.com 

 

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome      http://www.nofas.org

 

OCD foundation      http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1040a.htm 

 

Parenting, counseling, teacher suggestions    http://www.parentingpress.com/

 

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation includes classroom activities   http://www.actsofkindness.org/ 

 

Ryther Child Center – prevention, treatment, support    http://www.ryther.org/ 

 

Safer Schools Coalition     http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/ 

 

Samaritan Center of Puget Sound     http://www.samaritanps.org/Clinic.php 

 

Seattle Children’s Hospital     http://www.seattlechildrens.org/  

 

Selective mutism website    http://www.selectivemutism.org/

 

University of Michigan article on holidays & anxiety     http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2002/anxiety.htm

 

WA Counseling Association     http://wacounseling.org/MH_Files/Mental%20Health.htm

 

WA Mental Health Counseling Association    http://wmhca.org/ 

 

WA State Psychiatric Association     http://www.wapsychiatry.org/nami.htm

 

 

Sexual Abuse Resources Websites:

 

Children’s Response Center     http://www.childrensresponsecenter.org/services.html  

 

Pioneer Human Services - Pioneer Counseling Services     http://www.pioneerhumanservices.com/counseling   

 

Youth Eastside Services      http://www.youtheastsideservices.org/services/03_sexualabusecounseling.php 

 

 

 

Websites for Other Community Resources:

 

Community Resources Online    http://www.resourcehouse.info/Win211/

 

Eastside Emergency Service Directory (p.7-8)     http://www.eiscc.net/emergency.php

 

Health insurance help    http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/insurance.aspx

 

Helping families get health care (p.9)    http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/insurance/king-pierce.aspx

 


 

 

 

 

Mental Health and Other Community Agencies

 

Asian Counseling and Referral

3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S
Seattle, WA 98144

206-695-7600  

 

Many services for Asian families

Alternative languages available

 

www.acrs.org

Bellevue Teen Parent Mediation

425-452-4091

 

Great option for teens and families.  Will work with both sides to increase communication.  FREE

Catholic Community Services

425-213-1963

 

Work with teens on substance abuse, depression, grief, victims of assault, anxiety, sliding fee scale, do not have to be Catholic.

CHADD

South King County Chapter 206-264-5521

Northwest Chapter 206-622-2127

 

Support groups for families dealing with ADD/ADHD

Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center (206) 987-2000

4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105-0371 Intake

(New Patients Only): 206-987-3560

Other location(s): Bellevue, Central District
Alternative languages available: American Sign Language, Mandarin, Spanish

www.seattlechildrens.org

Children’s Response Center

Overlake Hospital-South Campus

425-688-5130

 

Eastside Services for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress

Community House Mental Health

206-322-2387
431 Boylston Avenue E.
Seattle, WA 98102-4903

 

Alternative languages available: Spanish

Chmha.org

Community Psychiatric Clinic                     206-461-3614 or 206-545-2354
11000 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA 98125-6748

Other location(s): Belltown, Northgate, Pioneer Square, and Wallingford
Alternative languages available: Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Tagalog

www.cpcwa.org

Consejo Counseling and Referral Service

206-461-4880

3808 S. Angeline Street
Seattle, WA 98118-1712

 

Specializes in serving the Hispanic community.

Other location(s): Central District
Alternative languages available: Spanish

www.consejo-wa.org

Crisis Line

Call 211 or 206-461-3200 or 800-621-4636 or www.211.org

 

Downtown Emergency Service Center

 515 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 464-1570

 

Other location(s): Belltown
Alternative languages available: Spanish

www.desc.org

Dai Wai Association

425-644-6876

 

Suicide prevention

Eastside Community Health Center

425-882-1697

 

Spanish speaking, sliding fee scale.  Clinic in Redmond.

Eastside Domestic Violence

Business line 425-562-8840

24-Hour Crisis Line: 425-746-1940

 

Provides immediate and long term support for victims of domestic violence.

 http://www.edvp.org

Empower Youth  (Bel-Red Road, Bellevue)

206-375-0400

 

Individual counseling and middle school groups

Evergreen Grief and Bereavement Services

425-899-1077

 

Loss, grief

Evergreen Healthcare

 206-923-6300/1-800-548-0558

2414 SW Andover Street D-120
Seattle, WA 98106

 

In-home services provided throughout King County

Alternative languages available: Mandarin

www.evergreenhealthcare.org

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Harborview Mental Health Services

206-744-9600
325 9th Avenue First Floor
Seattle, WA 98104-2499

 

Alternative languages available: Hiligaynon, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog

 

Highline/West Seattle Mental Health Center 206-248-8226 (new name is NAVOS)
2600 SW Holden Street
Seattle, WA 98126-3505

Alternative languages available: Interpreters for any language available on request

Internet Addiction Recovery Program

425-417-1715 

 

Internet and gaming addiction.  Inpatient, outpatient, groups.  www.netaddictionrecovery.com                 

Kindering Center

425-747-4004 x 1220

 

Free child care during 9 free parenting sessions, Spanish, Russian

Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers          

425-823-3116

Multiple western Washington locations

 

Adolescent and adult inpatient, intensive outpatient, outpatient, aftercare, relapse prevention, intervention, family counseling and alcohol/drug information school, free drug and alcohol evaluations

Lambert House-Center

206-320-8742

 

For bi-sexual, gay, lesbian, transsexual and questioning youth

Ages 14-22

Latino Families Community Resources List

p. 10-11

 

Learning Disabilities Assn. of WA

425-882-0820

 

Small groups called CHOICES

Mental Health Northwest

425-827-9100

 

A counseling agency with many therapists

MAVIN Foundation                                        206-622-7101

Raises awareness about mixed heritage people and families   www.mavinfoundation.org/

NAVOS: 206-248-8226
2600 SW Holden Street,
Seattle, WA 98126-3505

Full spectrum of mental health services                                         Other location(s): Burien
Alternative languages available: Farsi, Japanese, Polish, Spanish

Sea-Mar Community Health Center             206-766-6976
10001 17th Place S, Lower Level
Seattle, WA 98168-1624

Other location(s): Bellevue
Alternative languages available: Portuguese and Spanish

www.seamar.org

Seattle Children's Home 206-283-3300
2142 10th Avenue W.
Seattle, WA 98119-2899

Alternative languages available: American Sign Language, German, Laotian, Spanish, Tagalog Greek, Spanish and Vietnamese

www.seattlechildrenshome.org

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities 206-323-1768
1216 Pine Street, Suite 300, Seattle WA 98101
 

info@seattlecounseling.org

www.seattlecounseling.org

Sound Mental Health 206-302-2300            TTY: 206-302-2209      

1600 E. Olive Street
Seattle, WA 98122-2799

Branches also available in Auburn/Kent, Bellevue, North Seattle, Seattle Madison, Redmond, and Tukwila
Alternative languages available: Arabic, American Sign Language, French, Gaelic, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Yoruba

www.smh.org

Teen Link

1-888-431-TEEN (8336)

206-461-4922

 

Evenings, 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Confidential help line for teens by teens

Therapeutic Health Services: 206-322-7676 (Youth/Families), 206-726-1980 (Adults)
1116 Summit Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98101

Other location(s): Rainier Valley
Alternative languages available: Amharic, Spanish

www.therapeutichealth.org

Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation – Auburn, King County 253-939-4055
2704 "I" Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002-2498

Other location(s): Federal Way, Kent, Renton, South King County
Alternative languages available: Czech, French, German, Punjabi, Russian and Spanish

www.valleycities.com

Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation – Federal Way, King County 253-835-9975

 

Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation – Kent, King County 253-939-4055
325 W Gowe Street, Kent, WA 98032-5892

 

YMCA Mental Health Services                     206-382-5340 or 1-800-760-5340
24th Avenue S, Suite 260,
Seattle, WA 98144

 

Alternative languages available: Laotian, Mandarin, Spanish, Thai

 

Youth Eastside Services

425-747-4937

 

Individual and family therapy. Sliding fee scale. Also outreach, intervention and prevention.

 

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About the Author:
MeLisa Turcott Strongheart is a Master Instructor and owner at Mercer Island Martial Arts. She is a 7th Dan Master Instructor. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling. She brings these two areas of specialization to her work with families, children, teens, and in designing curriculum.

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