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- Advocacy - Information on local contacts and support groups - Internet support groups and discussion boards - Information on counseling, treatment, prevention, education, and legislation relating to Clergy Sexual Abuse - National Conference

Provides information on autism, signs, safety facts, wandering, bullying prevention, local chapters, and resources including: - Downloadable tool kits - Free online webinars on topics affecting individuals with autism and their families - Local support groups

Provides information on times and locations of Al-Anon, Alateen, and Al-Anon Adult Children of Alcoholics meetings. Also provides general information about these meetings. Support and encouragement over the phone, sometimes with referral to an experienced Al-Anon member. Sale of Al-Anon and Alateen literature. A few titles available in Spanish. Call ahead before visiting office to pick up literature.

?- Provides online access to local and statewide AA contacts, Intergroup information, and meeting directories - Publishes literature for AA members and professionals interacting with alcoholics - Offers an online newsletter at www.aagrapevine.org - Organizes conferences for AA members

Provides the following support groups: ?- BIPOC Connection Support Groups: NAMI offers free support group for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) adults living with mental illness. Groups meet regularly to support attendees, build awareness and understanding, and to connect with others in the community who face similar challenges. Groups and facilitators offer privacy and confidentiality. Click here for a full list of support groups. - Dual Diagnosis Support Groups: NAMI Minnesota's dual diagnosis support groups are for adults living with both a mental illness and a substance use disorder or addiction. Groups are free and meet weekly for 90 minutes. Participants can find support, learn skills to deal with substance abuse, and connect with others who face similar challenges. More groups may be added, please check regularly. Click here for a full list of support groups. - LGBTQ Connection Support Groups: NAMI offers free support groups for adults in the LGBTQ+ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) living with mental illness. Groups meet weekly to support attendees, build awareness and understanding, and to connect with others in the LGBTQ+ community who face similar challenges. Groups and facilitators offer privacy and confidentiality. Click here for a full list of support groups. - Mindfulness Creations: For individuals with mental illness and want to engage in art - NAMI Connection: NAMI Connection is a support group for adults living with mental illness. Groups are free and meet for 90 minutes. All groups are led by trained facilitators who also live with mental illness. Groups provide a welcoming, safe, judgment-free space to share challenges, successes, and learn from one another. Click here for a full list of support groups. - NAMI Open Door Anxiety and Panic Support Groups: NAMI Minnesota's Open Door support groups provide ongoing support for individuals with an anxiety or panic disorder. Groups are free and meet for 90 minutes. Groups are a place to find support, learn new skills and strategies, and better understand and manage anxiety in daily life. The Open Door program is based on the book Embracing the Fear: Learning to Manage Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Judith Bemis and Amr Barrada. All groups are facilitated by people with lived experience with anxiety and panic attacks. Click here for a full list of support groups. - Young Adult NAMI Connection: Young Adult NAMI Connection is a support group for young adults ages 16-20 or 18-30, depending on the group. Groups are facilitated by young adults who live with mental illness and are doing well in recovery. Click here for a full list of support groups.

12 step support group which helps people overcome problems with food. Support groups are run by participants. Services include: - Online locator tool to find a meeting throughout Minnesota - Face-to-face, online, telephone and non-real-time meeting options - Open meetings, closed meetings, special focus and special topic - Resources include a document library, guidelines, FAQs, podcasts and videos, and online bookstore

Counseling, support group referrals, volunteer outreach, and education services for individuals and families experiencing loss or grief from death, separation, or a related tragedy.

Offers a website listing about mental health disorders, relationship and family advice, a practicing professional directory, articles and magazines, and locator tools to find help. Listed are private-practicing therapists, psychiatrists, support groups, and treatment centers. - Click here to find a therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists ? - Click here to find a psychiatrist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists - Click here to find a support group: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups - Click here to find a treatment center: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/treatment-rehab

- 24-Hour Online Peer Support: Online peer support group providing a platform for families to connect and share experiences. - Clearinghouse to Match Families with Sources of Help: Serves as a clearinghouse, connecting families with various resources, including educational materials, support services, and advocacy opportunities. - Computerized Searches of Protocols, Treatment Options, and Literature: Offers access to information on treatment protocols and options through its extensive digital library and resources - Conferences at Regional and National Levels: Events and initiatives to raise awareness and support for childhood cancer. - Extensive Digital Library of Books, Articles, and Other Information: Maintains a comprehensive digital library that provides information for families and educators. - Fundraising Platform with Custom Webpages: Offers a fundraising platform where families can create custom webpages to honor their child - Hero Bead Program: Allows children and teens to visually document their treatment journey through collectible beads, combining art and medicine in a meaningful way. - Medical Play Kits and Other Resources: Provides free medical play kits to help children understand their treatment, along with other resources like journals and stuffed animals available for a fee. - Resources for Additional Help and Community Support: Connects families with additional resources and community support, including information on survivorship programs and educational materials.

Website for those suffering from eating disorders, which provides: - Extensive online treatment database - Locator tool for nearby eating disorder support groups and research studies - Online eating disorder screening

Offers self-help coping tools to combat depression, stress, anger, anxiety, bipolar disorder, panic, schizophrenia, sleeping problems, irritability, etc. Facilitated groups meet in person, online, and by telephone. Open attendance is conducted by phone meetings, online meetings, and chat rooms. Books are available at local libraries or through the website. - Minneapolis Group: Meets at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Counseling, support group referrals, volunteer outreach, and education services for individuals and families experiencing loss or grief from death, separation, or a related tragedy.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship where individuals share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism. Use the online meeting locator or call a local help line for assistance.

Provides a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope to help each other recover from addiction to crystal meth and other mind-altering substances. Offers online and in-person meetings, as well as phone and web-based support.

Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) offers referrals to 12-step recovery meetings for people who have a desire to recover from sexually compulsive or addictive behavior - Meetings are located all over the world, 7 days a week, at all times of the day - Meeting formats include face-to-face, telephone, and web-based options SAA does not offer telephone counseling nor is it a "hotline"; Interested parties will be referred to a meeting in his/her area or to a telephone/web-based meeting for assistance. Specific meetings can be found on the website.

- Referrals to Gamblers Anonymous groups across the country - Information about gambling compulsion/addiction - Offers a listing of state gambling hotlines

NOTE: Not a direct service agency ?- Information provided to parents and professionals about children's mental health, accessing services, support groups - Several publications offered on children's mental health disorders, services, health insurance and more; some available in Spanish - Statewide child and adolescent mental health conference held annually - MACMH Training Services offering timely and relevant trainings to parents, educators, and other professionals - Parent Education and Support providing education, advocacy, support, and a teen mom program - Parent to Parent: Parents offering encouragement, support, and education to other parents (cultural and community based groups) - Public Education: Working in schools and communities to increase awareness of children's mental health - Early Childhood Division: Promoting relationship-based mental health principles throughout the systems and disciplines that touch the lives of infants, young children, and their families - Youth programming including Be A LdR

Counseling, support group referrals, volunteer outreach, and education services for individuals and families experiencing loss or grief from death, separation, or a related tragedy.

- Community support group information - Free phone-based support for survivors and families ?- Stroke care and prevention resource information and educational materials - Website provides registration for community events and program information

Fellowship of individuals who are recovering sexaholics that meet to share experiences and build community to stay sexually sober and help others achieve sexual sobriety

- Distribution depot for sales of Al-Anon/Alateen literature - Group location and information - Public information and institutional work - Speakers for groups - Website listing of meeting information

Hotline answered 24 hours/7 days a week by a volunteer who transmits calls to the appropriate group/individual in caller's area who will respond to the call. Meeting information is also available on the website. Website locator tool: https://aaminneapolis.org/meetings/.

- Anonymous assistance for those wanting help with an alcohol problem - Books and pamphlets can be made available in over 30 languages - Directories of A.A. meetings and locations are available for $1.50 - Literature produced by A.A. is available for purchase - Provides information about the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program - Speakers for meetings can be arranged - Temporary sponsors can be provided for newcomers or people getting out of a treatment center - Video and Audio recordings produced by A.A. are available for purchase

- Encourage and support research efforts in identifying the causes and mechanisms of Ataxia, improving diagnosis, and developing treatment models - Locating families affected by ataxia or at risk for Ataxia to offer information and education - Identifying needs and services for purposes of referral, including referral to Ataxia clinics and neurologists - Creating and making available educational programs for ataxia families, health care professionals, and the general public - Increasing public awareness of Ataxia - Chapters, support groups, and informational meetings - Brochures and fact sheets available on many of the ataxias; videos on Ataxia

Supportive services including: - Literature on suicide prevention and depressive illness - Support group information for survivors of suicide