Richmond Metro Community Resources:
- Hanover Emergency Mental Health 804-365-4200
- Henrico Emergency Mental Health 804-727-8484
- Richmond City Emergency Mental Health 804-819-4100
- Goochland/Powhatan Emergency Mental Health 804-556-3716
- Chesterfield Emergency Mental Health 804-748-6356
- Northstar Community (Christ-centered recovery gathering) 800-908-2377
- Pregnancy Resource Center (Willow Lawn) 804-673-2020
- East End Pregnancy Test and Help Center 804-200-9141
- Divorce Care 804-358-5458, ext. 71
- Safe Harbor Shelter (sexual and domestic violence resource) 804-287-7877
- Gray Haven (human trafficking prevention and response) 804-344-4400
- YMCA Sexual Violence Hotline 804-643-0888
- VA Child Abuse Hotline 804-786-8536
- VA Elder Abuse Hotline 1-888-832-3858
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon and Alateen (for family and friends of those struggling with addiction)
- Narcotics Anonymous
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
- Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry
Books:
- General
- Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller
- Grace for the Afflicted, Matthew Stanford
- Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission, Amy Simpson
- The Gift of Being Yourself, David Benner
- Invitation to a Journey, M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Peter Scazzero
- How People Grow, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- The Gift of Therapy, Irvin Yalom
- Caring for Others
- Out of Solitude, Henri Nouwen
- I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help: How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment, Xavier Amador
- Anxiety, Depression, and Mood Disorders
- The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown
- Depressed and Anxious: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Depression and Anxiety, Thomas Marra
- Talking to Depression, Claudia Strauss
- An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison
- Abuse
- The Wounded Heart, Dan Allender
- Rid of My Disgrace, Justin S. Holcomb and Lindsey A. Holcomb
- The Drama of the Gifted Child, Alice Miller
- ADHD
- You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Crazy, or Stupid?, Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
- Driven to Distraction, Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
- Addictions
- Addiction and Grace, Gerald G. May
- Breaking Free, Russell Willingham
- Career and Calling
- God at Work, Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
- Courage and Calling, Gordon T. Smith
- Let Your Life Speak, Parker Palmer
- Conflict
- The Peacemaker, Ken Sande
- Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
- Hope, Health, and Healing for Eating Disorders, Dr. Gregory Jantz and Ann McMurray
- Eat with Joy: Redeeming God’s Gift of Food, Rachel Marie Stone
- Grief
- A Grief Observed, C. S. Lewis
- Pre-Marital and Marriage
- Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas
- Intended for Pleasure, Wheat & Wheat
- The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
- Torn Asunder, Dave Carder
- The Meaning of Marriage, Tim Keller
- Love & Respect, Emerson Eggerichs
- Family
- Parenting with Love and Logic, Foster Cline
- Sacred Parenting, Gary Thomas
- Give Them Grace, Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Different Children, Different Needs, Charles Boyd
- Strong Mothers, Strong Sons, Meg Meeker
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, Meg Meeker
- Relationships
- Boundaries, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- Codependent No More, Melodie Beattie
Recommended Sermons/Talks/Interviews:
- The Power of Vulnerability (Brene Brown)
- Listening to Shame (Brene Brown)
- Questions of Suffering (Tim Keller)
- Rick Warren’s CNN Interview (excerpts)
Web Resources:
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Database of Occupations
- Forgiveness Research and Tools
- National Eating Disorders Association
- Christian Counseling & Education Foundation
Recommended Conferences/Workshops:
