Resources

Should you ever feel you might need additional support, it is my hope that this list may be of use for you.

Crisis Hotline:

• 24 hours: 740-593-3344 or 1-888-475-8484.

Interpersonal (Domestic) & Sexual Violence Services:

• Eyes Up Appalachia - resources for human trafficking survivors in our region.
• My Sister's Place: 1-800-443-3402 - " My Sister's Place is a domestic violence agency in Athens, Ohio serving Athens, Hocking, and Vinton Counties, providing 24/7 hotline, outreach counseling, and an emergency shelter. "
• The Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program SAOP: "Empowers the community and all survivors of sexual violence to live free of sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking."
• Victim Services of East Central, OH: online

LGBTQ+

• Equitas Health - 740-331-4165 - “We want to offer you a healthcare experience that welcomes you as your whole self – your mind and your body, your sexual orientation and your gender identity, your race and your class, your previous experiences with healthcare and your hopes for the future.”
• LGBTQ+ of Athens, Ohio - LGBTQ social group... any interested queer person can join.
• Prism - “PRISM is an after-school arts program that creates a safer space for LGBTQA+ youth to be who they are.”
• QuAK - “QuAK is a social/support/hangout group for LGBTQIA+ kids and their allies!”
• SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline - 1-888-234-SAGE - Peer support and local resources for older adults
• Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance - “​Our goal is to provide full and comprehensive support and service to the LGBTQ+ community in southeastern Ohio.”
• Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860 - Support for transgender people, by transgender people.
• The Trevor Project - Phone, chat, and text support for LGBTQ+ youth. Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text ‘START’ to 678-678

Mental and Behavioral Health Services:

• Albany Counseling Services - 740-698-0601 “We’re building Albany Counseling Services to meet the growing need for effective, state of the art behavioral health services for children, adolescents, families, and young adults. Our group of independently licensed professional counselors and social workers have deep roots in the Athens area.”
• Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare - 740-594-5000 - “Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare (ABH) provides inpatient care for acutely mentally ill adults from southeastern Ohio.”
• Brian Bors Talk Therapy, LLC - 740-447-5115 - “I am an independently licensed social worker and have been practicing since 2011.”
• Harmony Psychiatric Services - “Katie Stanford is a board certified Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, from Athens, Ohio, who works with adults (18+) and provides care for patients who struggle with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and a variety of other mental health issues. Katie provides psychiatric medication management, supportive psychotherapy, and other integrative treatment modalities. Her treatment approach is rooted in a holistic, patient centered model of care.”
• Hopewell Health Centers: 740-592-3091 - Comprehensive behavioral healthcare (Athens)
• Integrated Services: 740-594-6807 - “Comprehensive array of behavioral health and other services”
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Athens: 1-800-950-6264 - "NAMI of Athens County is an organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Together, we advocate for better lives for those individuals who have a mental illness, and we offer support, education and advocacy as we do so. "
• Path Behavioral Healthcare: 740-764-4529 - "PATH offers a wide variety of services to the community. Path believes in a zero barrier care. Zero barrier care is our commitment to you that we will do all that we can to make sure that you can get the help that you are seeking. PATH is willing to treat anyone regardless of age."
• Resilience in Becoming Wellness Center - 740-562-6948 - "Resilience in Becoming Wellness Center provides counseling and therapy to empower clients to overcome life challenges and reach optimal wellness."
• Rock Riffle Wellness : phone varies by provider - " Rock Riffle Wellness is an integrative mental health and wellness center located in Athens, OH.
• Vibrant Health Counseling - 614-407-4589 - “Vibrant Health is an innovative counseling practice that focuses on the whole person-- mind and body.”
• 317 Board - “The Athens-Hocking-Vinton Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services “317” Board oversees a non-profit network of care that includes prevention, crisis, treatment, recovery, and resiliency supports.”

Mental Health and Substance Use Services:

• John Clem Recovery Houses - 740-593-3797 - Recovery Housing for Men
• Rural Women’s Recovery - “Rural Women’s Recovery Program has developed an unique approach to addiction and mental health treatment for adult women that addresses the mind, body and spirit.”
• Serenity Grove - “Serenity Grove is an Ohio Recovery Housing certified Level 2 transitional recovery house for women struggling with substance use disorders.”
• The Gathering Place - 740-594-7337 - "The Gathering Place is a community support program promoting recovery for adults coping with mental illness. We foster recovery by encouraging participants to help and support one another, promoting community involvement and meaningful activity, and by enhancing personal development, well-being, and healthy living. "

PTSD/Trauma Resources:

• SETTEC - “ The Southeast Trauma-Informed Care Collaborative (SETICC) is your guide to understanding the impact of trauma, finding related workforce pathways that might be right for you, and finding low-cost or free trainings in Southeast Ohio.”
• National Center for PTSD - "We are the world's leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD and traumatic stress."
• National Institute of Mental Health for PTSD - "Transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses."

Suicide Prevention

• 1-888-475-8484 or 1-800-273-8255 or text '4HOPE' or 'HOME' or ‘TALK’ to 741-741
• Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation: "The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation is an Ohio 501c3 not-for-profit organization that works to bring about changes in attitudes and perceptions surrounding suicide and its relationship to mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, and other issues."

Veterans Resources

• Athens County VA - 740-592-3216
• The CAP Corp of Washington-Morgan Counties - 740-373-3745 - Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program provides free community-based support and resources to meet the needs of Veterans and Active Duty service members through outreach, suicide prevention services, and connection to the VA (Marietta)
• The Ornery Vets Collective - 740-448-3781 - “Ornery Vets Collective is a veterans support meeting open to any veterans in recovery.”