Resources

National Resources

• American Association of Suicidology
• Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
• Columbus Recovery Center
• Mental Health America
• Mental Health First Aid
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• National Council for Behavioral Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Psych Central
• Start Your Recovery
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Mantherapy

• Support for MS, Dementia, Parkinson’s and other Neurological Diseases: 1st Tuesday of the month 10 a.m. – 12 noon at Hospice of Montezuma – 512 N Broadway, Cortez 970-565-4400
• Cancer Support Group: Last Wednesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. at Hospice of Montezuma – 512 N Broadway, Cortez 970-565-4400
• Friendship Social Group – Call Hospice for details 970-565-4400. Support, friends, & social activities after a loss or during a caregiver role to provide relief from isolation
• Local Resource Support Clinic for any issue currently being experienced: 4th Thursday of the month from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. At Hospice of Montezuma 512 N Broadway, Cortez 970-565-4400

Consumers

• Consumer Assistance Program is a partnership between Axis and Colorado Consumer Health Initiative provides free and confidential support navigating medical bills and insurance claims

Their skilled experts can help you with the following:

• Understanding medical bills and ensuring you only pay for covered services.
• Resolving billing errors and advocating on your behalf
• Maximizing your insurance coverage and understanding the claims process
• Finding resources and tools to save money on medical bills and prescription potentially

CAP services include:

• Medical billing and claim navigation services
• Applying for financial as programs (They don’t directly offer financial aid)
• Appealing denied insurance claims
• Prescriptions drug cost-assistance screening

Whether you need help with a specific bill or want general guidance CAP is here for you. Contact Kate at 970.403.4297

• ATTACh at 866-453-8224 (Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children)
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Child-Help USA at 1-800-422-4453 (1-800-4-A-Child) Assists both child and adult survivors of abuse, including sexual abuse. The hotline, staffed by mental health professionals, also provides treatment referrals.

Grief

• The Compassionate Friends Grief Support: After the death of a child (Use this link to find groups in your area)
• Hospice Foundation of America National hospice office can be reached by calling 1-800-868-5171.)

LGBTQ+

• Rainbow Youth Center: The 4 Corners Rainbow Youth Center’s mission is to offer a safe, nonjudgmental, and visible space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth, families and allies in our community.
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays(PFLAG)
• The Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico https://tgrcnm.org/
• GLBT National Help Center at 1-888-843-4564 (adults) and 1-800-246-7743 (adolescents) Provides telephone and e-mail peer counseling as well as information and resources.

• American Association of Retired Persons Grief and Loss Information
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Anxiety and Depression Association of America peer-to-peer support group
• Postpartum Support International, National 24-hour Postpartum Depression Helpline 1.800.944.4PPD)
• Behavioral Tech, LLC (Information and resources for people with borderline personality disorder and their friends and family)
• Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
• Brain and Behavior Research Foundation information about schizophrenia and depression for individuals and their families.
• Brain Injury Association of America

Substance Use

• https://www.drugrehab.com/colorado/
• Recovery International
  Adult Children of Alcoholics
  
• Al-Anon/Alateen
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Hazelden offers a helpful question and answers section for friends and family members who care about someone who has an alcohol or substance abuse problem. They also offer information that focuses on co-occurring disorders (when someone has both a mental health condition and an alcohol or substance abuse condition)

• Self Inflicted Violence
• Self Mutilators Anonymous
• Sex Addicts Anonymous (description of organization) and find a meeting link
• Sidran Institute: Extensive information and resources on PTSD,  dissociative disorder, trauma, and self injury; e-mail or call 1-888-825-8249 to request support group information.
• The Arc: Advocacy and innovation for and with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
• Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

Veterans

• S. Vets (A non-profit organization that helps homeless veterans access mental health and substance abuse services along with housing and other community supports to achieve successful reintegration into the community.)
• Air Compassion for Veterans for injured veteran’s ongoing healing process.
• National Center for PTSD offers “Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families of Military Personnel”
• Cause USA Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (help for those wounded in military service)

Violence and Trauma

• Witness Justice (Information, resources, and on-line support for victims of violence or trauma, their family and friends, and professionals)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
• Survivors Art Foundation (For trauma survivors)
• Survivors of Incest Anonymous (Use the SIA Groups and Intergroups options on the left-hand side of the home page to find meeting information)
• National Center for Trauma Informed Care (NCTIC)
• Gateway to PTSD Information
• Male Survivor (Discussion board and chat room for men who have been sexually abused can be accessed from Survivors tab on left hand side of the page)

• S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Information and resources for help with self injury)
• S-Anon International Family Groups Support groups for family and friends of people who have a sex addiction
• Self Inflicted Violence
• Self Mutilators Anonymous
• Sex Addicts Anonymous (description of organization) and find a meeting link https://saa-recovery.org/meetings/ 
• Sidran Institute: Extensive information and resources on PTSD,  dissociative disorder, trauma, and self injury; e-mail or call 1-888-825-8249 to request support group information.
• The Arc: Advocacy and innovation for and with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
• Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.