Helpful
Websites
National Institute for Mental Illness: https://www.nimh.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
https://www.samhsa.gov
Colorado Sex Offender Management Board: https://dcj.colorado.gov/boards-commissions/sex-offender-management-board
Colorado NASW Chapter: https://naswco.socialworkers.org
DORA, Social Work Board: https://dpo.colorado.gov/SocialWork
Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work: https://coclinicalsocialwork.org
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-844-CO-4-Kids
Planned Parenthood:
plannedparenthood.org
The Center on Colfax:
lgbtqcolorado.org
Helpful
Websites
National Institute for Mental Illness: https://www.nimh.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
https://www.samhsa.gov
Colorado Sex Offender Management Board: https://dcj.colorado.gov/boards-commissions/sex-offender-management-board
Colorado NASW Chapter: https://naswco.socialworkers.org
DORA, Social Work Board: https://dpo.colorado.gov/SocialWork
Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work: https://coclinicalsocialwork.org
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-844-CO-4-Kids
Planned Parenthood:
plannedparenthood.org
Recommended Reading List
Reading and continuing education is very important to us. Because of this, we have included our favorite books as part of a recommended reading list:
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The Defining Decade by Dr. Meg Jay: Recommended for 20-somethings trying to find their way.
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Untamed by Glennon Doyle: Recommended for those learning how to trust themselves, set boundaries, find peace, increase awareness of emotions, and navigate adulthood.
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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom: Recommended for those searching for meaning in life.
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller: Recommended for those learning about or experiencing trauma, understanding complexities of the court system, and trying to find strength and courage to tell their story.
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The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman: Recommended for those trying to understand themselves and/or their partners and how love is experienced through physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, and gift giving.
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What is a Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander:
Recommended for those who want to understand systemic abuse and the difficulties of changing toxic and abusive cultures.
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Dare to Lead by Brene Brown: Recommended for those who “dare to lead.”
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Presence by Amy Cuddy: Recommended for those trying to achieve personal power and presence.
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.: Recommended for those who want to understand the impact of trauma.
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A Turquoise Life by Kathy Bird: Recommended for those wanting to understand abuse and its impacts, resiliency, and healing.
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The Upset by Tyler Trent: Recommended for those looking for inspiration and learning from tragedy.
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The Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe: Recommended for those trying to understand the opioid epidemic, this uncovers the secret history of the Sackler dynasty.
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It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn: Recommended for those wanting to understand how inherited trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.
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Enneagram Empowerment by Laura Mitenberger: Recommended for those who want to understand their personality and improve relationships.
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Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg: Recommended for those wanting to understand neurodivergence in women.
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The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler: Recommended for those who want to explore perfectionism.
To Watch
These are some of our favorite documentaries that have taught us a lot about trauma, abuse, and substance abuse:
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The Crime of the Century: A documentary about the rise of the opioid epidemic.
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Playground: The Child Sex Trade in America: A documentary about sex trafficking in the United States.
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The Hunting Ground: A documentary about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses.
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Athlete A: A documentary about sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics, highlighting the Larry Nassar case.
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Sound of Freedom: A movie based on the true story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent who founded Operation Underground Railroad, an anti-sex trafficking organization.