Elevate Your Awareness
Crisis Resources & Grief Resources
National Crisis Line – 988 Lifeline
When you call, text, or chat the 988 Lifeline, your conversation is confidential. The 988 Lifeline provides judgment-free care that is designed to save lives.
SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA in the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. Established in 1992 to make substance abuse and mental disorder information, services, and research more accessible. The site provides toolkits that can be shared in your community.
NAMI -National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. They are dedicated to building better lives for those living with mental illness by raising community awareness and providing support to those in need. The site provides toolkits that can be shared in your community.
The National Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Faith.Hope.Life., developed by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Faith Communities Task Force, provides an opportunity for every community in the U.S. to support suicide prevention.
CHRIS 180
Chris 180 is dedicated to helping children, youth, adults, and families overcome trauma in order to become productive citizens. They are an inclusive organization that provides innovative counseling, foster care and adoption, family and community support programs, among other resources.
Center for Loss and Transition
Center for Loss and Transition is an organization that is dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those who care for them. Founded by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, the Center for Loss and Transition provides North America’s leading death education and grief counseling resources.
GriefShare
A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. During the 13-week group, you will discover what to expect on the grief journey and what is typical during this process. You will also be informed of helpful ways to cope with you.
Elevate Your Mental Health
Your Mind Is Your Business
As a member of the BIPOC community, I am sensitive to the unique concerns that often face people of color. Meeting you at your identified intersections, informs the beginning of our therapeutic work together. Systemic therapy principles are guiding and I believe that God facilitates our increased self awareness and growth in the context of a confidential and compassionate counseling environment.
Whether we know it or not, we all need a safe place to tell our truth, to explore life’s challenges and to identify what matters most. You can expect to experience rich therapeutic engagement that will foster emotional safety and facilitate the growth of your authentic self. I will journey with you as you do what matters and as you learn to embrace, more fully, the person that God has crafted and created you to be
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to schedule an initial session: chaplain@turnerseminary.org
-Valerie C. Sanders