Additional support
There are a number of organizations that focus on providing support to people facing specific kinds of adversity. If you’re looking for more specialized help, here are a few places to start.
Cancer Navigation
LIVESTRONG Cancer Navigation provides personalized information and support services for anyone affected by cancer, including patients, survivors, families, and educators.
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American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society provides access to online communities and self-care advice for cancer patients, survivors, and families.
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Courageous Parents Network
Courageous Parents Network provides community and advice to support families as they care for seriously ill children.
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Easterseals
Easterseals offers a range of support services nationwide for people with disabilities and their families, to help people of all abilities reach their full potential.
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FUTURES Without Violence
FUTURES provides innovative resources to prevent and end violence against women and children.
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FacingDisability.com
FacingDisability.com is a ground-breaking website that contains 3,500 videos; it is a gateway to healthcare information from spinal cord injury experts and the life experiences of more than 100 people who are living with spinal cord injury.
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Family Equality Council
The Family Equality Council connects LGBTQ parents across the country to share advice and encourage the acceptance of all families.
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Fostering Resilience
Fostering Resilience offers information for parents and professionals to help kids build resilience and tools for teens to manage stress and seek help.
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GLSEN
GLSEN helps students and educators foster a safe and affirming learning environment for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Good Grief
Good Grief helps kids and their families cope and build resilience following the death of a loved one.
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HealGrief
HealGrief offers a virtual place for those who have lost someone to memorialize their loved one and provides resources to support a healthy grief recovery.
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HeartMob
HeartMob connects people who have experienced online harassment to a support community and offers safety and self-care guides.
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Hidden Heroes
Hidden Heroes connects military caregivers to a community of peers, vetted resource directory, and online trainings.
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Hollaback!
Hollaback! teaches individuals, bystanders, and schools how to respond to street harassment and build a more inclusive public space.
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LIVESTRONG Fertility Services
LIVESTRONG Fertility Services provides individualized information and support for cancer patients and survivors at risk of infertility.
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Eluna
Eluna supports children and families impacted by grief and addiction through three national programs: Camp Erin, Camp Mariposa and The Eluna Resource Center.
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Eluna
Eluna supports children and families impacted by grief and addiction through three national programs: Camp Erin, Camp Mariposa and The Eluna Resource Center.
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National Alliance for Grieving Children
The National Alliance for Grieving Children supports kids who have lost a loved one by sharing advice and connecting them to local support programs.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI helps people affected by mental illness navigate daily challenges by connecting them to relevant information and peer support groups.
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National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality empowers people to address transgender discrimination and violence in their own lives and in their communities.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides immediate support for those affected by domestic violence, as well as information about healthy relationships and finding help for yourself or others.
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National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
The National Network to End Domestic Violence offers support to people escaping abusive relationships and empowers survivors to build new lives.
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PACER Center
The PACER Center offers practical guidance for youth with disabilities, their families, and educators to help each person thrive.
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PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center
PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center offers practical guidance for students, educators, and parents to address bullying and promote safe environments for all youth.
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PFLAG
PFLAG helps LGBTQ people and their allies cultivate individual pride, supportive families, and safe communities.
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RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association offers peer support and practical guides for both women and men (and their loved ones) living with infertility.
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RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association offers peer support and practical guides for both women and men (and their loved ones) living with infertility.
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Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
RAINN offers programs and services to help prevent sexual violence and assist survivors in all stages of recovery.
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Root & Rebound
Root & Rebound provides guides for individuals preparing for reentry and their families.
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street offers bilingual multimedia tools for parents and providers to help kids build resilience.
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street offers bilingual multimedia tools for parents and providers to help kids coping with the incarceration of a loved one.
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Splitopia
Splitopia offers advice to help people address divorce and separation cooperatively and build healthy lives afterward.
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The Mindset Kit
The Mindset Kit by PERTS provides tools for teachers, parents, and mentors to help kids develop a growth mindset and a sense of belonging.
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The Recovery Village
The Recovery Village provides comprehensive alcohol and drug rehab programs, as well as co-occurring mental health issues. Our multidisciplinary approach addresses the biological, psychological, and social needs of every patient.
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The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project provides community and life-affirming resources for LGBTQ kids and teens and crisis counseling for those thinking of suicide.
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
TAPS offers peer support and a 24/7 helpline for all those grieving the death of a loved one who served in the armed forces.
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Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing helps people who are experiencing grief rebuild a sense of hope.
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Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing helps people who have experienced trauma rebuild a sense of safety and hope.
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loveisrespect
Loveisrespect empowers young people to prevent and end abusive relationships by helping them recognize healthy and unhealthy relationships and get help for themselves or others.
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