Counseling
Center
Health and Wellness Center
Foster Hall
508 626-4640
Fax: 508 626-4628


Counseling Center Wellness Links

The links provided are for educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as medical or professional advice.  Please contact the Counseling Center for appropriate consultation and referral.

Visit the Framingham State College Office of  Social Issues & Wellness and
Health Services links pages for additional wellness Web sites.
The Ram Handbook contains the Framingham State College alcohol and drug policy.

The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
This web site carries information on a variety of mental health related topics.
              
http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/vpc.html
 

ADD/ADHD

  Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
           
http://www.chadd.org/

  ADHD Family Support / Adult ADD Resources / Screener
          
http://www.adhd.com/

Alcohol / Substance Abuse

 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
          
http://al-anon.alateen.org

  Alcoholics Anonymous of Eastern Mass Lists area meetings and times
          
http://www.aaboston.org/

  Alcoholics Anonymous World Service
          
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

  Bacchus Gamma peer Education Network
           http://bacchusgamma.org

  Facts on Tap – Alcohol and Your College Experience
          
 http://www.factsontap.org

  Higher Education Center for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse
      and Violence Prevention
          
 http://www.edc.org/hec/

  National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
           
http://www.health.org/

  National Institute on Drug Abuse
           
http://www.nida.nih.gov

Anxiety

  Anxiety Disorders Association of America
          
http://www.adaa.org/

  Freedom From Fear
          
http://freedomfromfear.org/

  Anxiety / Panic Attacks Resource Site
          
http://www.anxietypanic.com

 

Asperger’s Syndrome

  Asperger’s Association of New England
          
http://aane.autistics.org/


 
Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
           http://www.grasp.org/

 

Depression

  Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
          
http://www.dbsalliance.org/

  Families for Depression Awareness
           http://www.familyaware.org/

  Manic-Depressive and Depressive Association of Boston
          
http://mddaboston.org/

Domestic Violence

  Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
          
http://www.janedoe.org/

  National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
          
http://www.ncadv.org/

 

Eating Concerns

  Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
          
http://www.anred.com/

  Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association (MEDA)
          
http://www.medainc.org/

  National Eating Disorders Association
          
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

  Overeaters Anonymous
          
http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Gambling

  Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling
         
http://www.masscompulsivegambling.org/

 

Internet Addiction

  Center for Internet Addiction Recovery
           http://www.netaddiction.com

 

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender

  LGBT Resources in Higher Education
          
http://www.lgbtcampus.org

  PFLAG – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
          
http://www.pflag.org/

Mental Health

  Active Minds on Campus
      Student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy
          
http://www.activemindsoncampus.org

  American Psychiatric Association  Public Information
          
http://www.psych.org/public_info/

  American Psychological Association  Help Center
           http://www.apahelpcenter.org/

  Go Ask Alice! Columbia University’s Health Q&A Service
          
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

  National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
          
http://www.nami.org/

  National Institute of Mental Health
          
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/

  National Mental Health Association
          
http://www.nmha.org/

  National Mental Health Information Center
          
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/

Sexual Assault/Rape/Sexual Abuse

  Men Can Stop Rape
          
http://www.mencanstoprape.org/

  RAINN – Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network
          
http://www.rainn.org/

  Rape Treatment Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
          
http://www.911rape.org/

 

Sleep

  National Sleep Foundation
          
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
 

Stress Management

  The Mind Body Medical Institute Relaxation tapes & CD’s
          
http://www.mbmi.org/

 

 Suicide

  American Association of Suicidology
           http://www.suicidology.org

  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
          
http://www.afsp.org/

  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  24-7 crisis line  1-800-273-TALK (8255)
           http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

  The Samaritans of Boston
          
http://www.samaritansofboston.org/

  Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
          
http://www.save.org/

  Suicide Prevention Resource Center for College Students
           http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/college_student.asp