The Wise Family recommends the following resources:

Autism Related Services:

• The Ross Center – 703-783-9855
• Little Leaves – 202-420-8359

Educational Consultants:

• The School Counseling Group

Eating Disordered Behavior Recovery:

• National Eating Disorders Association
• Something Fishy
• Eating Disorder Network of Maryland
• Growth and Recover Center

Childhood & Adolescent Grief:

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Child Mind Institute
• Families for Depression Awareness
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• WorryWiseKids.org

Childhood Anxiety and Depression:

• Childhood Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Child Mind Institute
• Families for Depression Awareness
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• WorryWiseKids.org

Crisis Intervention Hotlines:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• The National Runaway Switchboard : 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: : 1-800-799-7233
• National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
• Crisis Link : 24/7 regional hotline: 703-527-4077
• Domestic Violence Program: 24-hour hotline: 703-838-4911

GLBTQ Support:

• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
• The Trevor Project
• The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline
  1-888-843-4564
• The GLBT National Youth Talkline
  1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)
• Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL)
• It Gets Better Project (For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth)

Inpatient Programs:

• Children’s National Medical Center D.C.
• Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
• Dominion Hospital

Professional Mediation Groups:

• Colin Family Mediation Group LLC: The professional mediators in Colin Family Mediation Group specialize in helping family members stop fighting, solve problems, and stay out of court.  Marriage, divorce, and co-parenting mediation services are available in Alexandria, Springfield, and Fairfax. An initial phone consultation is free, mediation services are provided at reasonable rates, and a flat fee plan is available. The Director of the group, Dr. Virginia Colin, is co-author of The Guide to Low-Cost Divorce in Virginia.

Substance Abuse Programs/Recovery:

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al-Anon
• Al-Ateen
• Adult Children of Alcoholics
• Women for Sobriety
• SMART Recovery
• Finding Solutions – Counseling Centers
• National Counseling Group
• Inova Kellar Center

Support and Advocacy Groups:

• Autism Society – Northern VA Chapter
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder C.H.A.D.D.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (N.A.M.I. Northern Virginia)
• Zero to Three – National Center for Infants, toddlers & Families
• Formed Families Forward
• C.A.S.E. Center for Adoption Support and Education

Self-Harming Behavior Recovery:

• S.A.F.E. Alternatives

Separation, Divorce, Re-Marriage Support:

• The Divorce Center
• Divorce Mediation
• Step Families
• The Collaborative Divorce

Sexual Abuse Survivors:

• Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Sexual Addiction and Recovery:

• Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
• Sex Addicts Anonymous
• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
• Sexaholics Anonymous
• Am I a sex addict?
• The Recovery Zone
  (SAST, SARA, and PSS assessment tools located here)

Suicide Survivors:

• Survivors of Suicide
• Suicide Survivor Support directory.
• Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors

Traumatic Stress, PTSD and Dissociation Recovery:

• The Sidran Foundation
• The Trauma Center