Resources APA Grief tools: https://www.apa.org/topics/grief/tools SAMHSA – Coping with Bereavement and Grief: https://www.samhsa.gov/communities/coping-bereavement-grief SAMHSA – Fact Sheet for Survivors of Loss: https://library.samhsa.gov/product/fact-sheet-survivors-loss/pep25-01-006 It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay – Refuge in Grief (Megan Devine): https://refugeingrief.com/ Mental Health America (MHA) – Bereavement and Grief for Military Families and Communities: https://mhanational.org/resources/bereavement-and-grief-for-military-families-and-communities/ Pet
LGBTQ+ Pride Month https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/celebrate-pride-with-us https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/pride-month Men’s Health Month: https://menshealthmonth.org/ PTSD Awareness Month: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp National Safety Month: https://www.nsc.org/workplace/national-safety-month Gun Violence Awareness Month: https://www.bradyunited.org/resources/campaigns-toolkits/wear-orange Immigrant Heritage Month: https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/ National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: https://caribbeanamericanmonth.com/ Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: https://www.alz.org/abam/overview.asp Scoliosis Awareness Month: https://spine-practice.com/june-is-national-scoliosis-awareness-month/
Mental Health Awareness Month https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/mental-health-awareness-month Maternal Mental Health Month https://nichq.org/campaign/maternal-mental-health-awareness-month https://postpartum.net/maternal-mental-health-month-2025/ National Adolescent Health Month™ (NAHM™) https://opa.hhs.gov/NAHM Older Americans Month https://acl.gov/oam/2024/older-americans-month-2024 [use this 2024 link] AAPI Heritage Month https://fapac.org/AAPI-Resources Jewish Heritage Month https://jewishamericanheritage.org/ https://www.ajc.org/jewishamericanheritagemonth American Stroke Awareness Month https://www.stroke.org/en/about-the-american-stroke-association/stroke-awareness-month Arthritis Awareness Month https://www.arthritis.org/news/revealing-truth-arthritis-arthritis-awareness-mont
Cleveland Clinic – Personality Disorders Mayo Clinic – Personality Disorders APA – What Are Personality Disorders?: Cluster A Personality Disorders Paranoid Personality Disorder Cleveland Clinic – Paranoid Personality Disorder NIH article – Mistrustful and Misunderstood: A Review of Paranoid Personality Disorder Schizoid Personality Disorder Cleveland Clinic – Schizoid Personality Disorder
National Autism Acceptance Month https://autismacceptance.com/ Psychology Today – Autism Acceptance Month: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-forgotten-women/202304/this-april-is-autism-acceptance-month National Minority Health Month https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/edu-training/nmhm/#about https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/toolkit/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/minority-health/features/nmhm.html Month of the Military Child US DoD – Dept. of Defense: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Month-of-the-Military-Child/ MCEC – Military Child Education Coalition: https://www.militarychild.org/resource/momc-toolkit/ National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Welfare (.gov):
Disclaimer: All of You Counseling does not provide substance use or abuse treatment. However, we are able and glad to provide mental health treatment to anyone who is in recovery from substance abuse, or whose current use 1) is not the primary cause of their mental health difficulties, and 2) does
Women’s History Month https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/ https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month Bisexual Health Awareness Month https://bihealthmonth.org/ https://www.hrc.org/news/living-into-equity-this-bisexual-health-awareness-month Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Month https://www.adolescentselfinjuryfoundation.com/post/asif-has-declared-march-as-adolescent-self-injury-awareness-month-as-i-am Developmental Disability Awareness Month https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/press/march-is-developmental-disabilities-awareness-month/ https://acl.gov/news-and-events/events-and-observances/developmental-disabilities-awareness-month-2023 Brain Injury Awareness Month https://www.biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/brain-injury-awareness National Kidney Month https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-kidney-month https://www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month Social Work Month The theme for 2025 is “Social Work: Compassion +
Resources I Wanna Know about Sexual Health | I Wanna Know Sexual Health Topics | Get the Facts about Sexual Health Read up | Scarleteen Sexual and Reproductive Health | Go Ask Alice! Home – National Coalition for Sexual Health
Black History Month American Heart Month National School Counseling Week (February 5-9, 2024) (first full week of February) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7-14) Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (February 18-20, 2024) (week after Feb. 14) National Wear Red Day (February 2) World Cancer Day (February 4) National Black HIV/AIDS
International Quality of Life Month National (Slavery and) Human Trafficking Prevention Month Dry January (UK) Poverty in America Awareness Month National Mentoring Month Cervical Health Awareness Month: The color teal represents cervical cancer awareness. National Birth Defects Awareness/Prevention Month National Blood Donor Month National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness
Universal Human Rights Monthhttps://www.endslaverynow.org/act/action-library/celebrate-universal-human-rights-month Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Monthhttps://www.cameronmch.com/blog/seasonal-depression-awareness-month/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder World AIDS Day (December 1)The theme this year is ““Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress”https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/hiv-aids-awareness-days/world-aids-dayhttps://oar.nih.gov/news-and-events/world-aids-day-at-nih International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)https://idpwd.org/about/https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities Human Rights Day (December 10)https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-dayhttps://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/human-rights-day
American Diabetes Monthhttps://diabetes.org/adm Lung Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://lcam.org/lcam/https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/lung-cancer-awareness-month/ National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM)https://www.epilepsy.com/volunteer/spreading-awareness/national-epilepsy-awareness-month National Hospice Palliative Care Monthhttps://www.nhpco.org/resources/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-month/ National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month/https://pancan.org/facing-pancreatic-cancer/change-the-course/ National Stomach Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://nostomachforcancer.org/get-involved/stomach-cancer-awareness-month/ Prematurity Awareness Monthhttps://www.marchofdimes.org/prematurity-awareness-month Transgender Awareness Week (2nd week in November) https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/transgender-awareness-week-transgender-day-of-remembrance
National ADHD Month The theme this year is “Awareness Is Key!” adhdawarenessmonth.org healthline.com National Bullying Prevention/Awareness Month pacer.org Workplace bullying hr.nih.gov National LGBTQ+ History Month lgbthistorymonth.com National Down Syndrome Month specialolympics.org ndss.org National Physical Therapy Month apta.org Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month marchofdimes.org Spina Bifida Awareness Month spinabifidaassociation.org Sudden
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 988lifeline.org Hispanic Heritage Month hispanicheritagemonth.gov Deaf Awareness Month hr.uw.edu Alopecia Areata Awareness Month www.naaf.org Blood Cancer Awareness Month bloodcancermonth.org Childhood Cancer Awareness Month www.stjude.org National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month www.dhd10.org Sickle Cell Awareness Month www.sicklecelldisease.org Sepsis Awareness Month sepsis.org National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)
Resources Gottman Institute The Trevor Project – Resources for Healthy Relationships National Domestic Violence Hotline, Healthy Relationships Center for Parent & Teen Communication – 5 Ways to Help Your Teen Build Healthy Romantic Relationships Keys to a Healthy Relationship Fair Play Fair Play Cards Teens & Young Adults Sexual Health
US Dept of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD CPTSD Foundation Trauma and the Nervous System Child Trauma Resources The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) SAMHSA Child Trauma Materials American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Trauma Resources for Families
National Breastfeeding Month www.usbreastfeeding.org Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month www.aao.org National Immunization Awareness Month www.cdc.gov Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month www.curesma.org National Black Business Month dslbd.dc.go Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25 – 31) blackbreastfeedingweek.org
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, National BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month) www.nami.org aglearn.usda.gov www.nctsn.org www.thetrevorproject.org Disability Pride Month www.ameridisability.com Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month www.arthritis.org National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month www.marchofdimes.org Sarcoma Awareness Month www.aacr.org Plastic Free July
NIA: National Institute on Aging – Caregiving Elder Care Locator NIH and Federal Caregiver Resources NLS: National Library Service – Resources for Aging Adults and Their Families Virginia Adult Protective Services (APS)
NIA: National Institute on Aging NIH: Services for Older Adults Living at Home Virginia DARS: Division for Aging Services NLS: National Library Service: Resources for Aging Adults and Their Families NAMI – Virginia: Senior Resources Virginia Adult Protective Services (APS)
LGBTQ+ Pride Month www.history.com www.loc.gov PTSD Awareness Month www.ptsd.va.gov Immigrant Heritage Month www.iamanimmigrant.com Gun Violence Awareness Month www.bradyunited.org Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month www.alz.org Scoliosis Awareness Month spine-practice.com National Cancer Survivors Day (June 6) ncsd.org International Day of Play (June 11th) www.internationaldayofplay.org Family Health and Fitness Day (June 12) www.nrpa.org
Military OneSource NAMI Homefront Sesame Street for Military Families Military OneSource, Sesame Street for Military Families We proudly accept Tricare insurance. We are honored to support the military members in our communities and humbly thank them for their service. We are also proud to support their family members whose hard
Mental Health Awareness Month www.samhsa.gov Maternal Mental Health Month nichq.org npic.org National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM™) opa.hhs.gov Older Americans Month acl.gov www.sustain.life AAPI Heritage Month fapac.org Jewish Heritage Month jewishamericanheritage.org www.ajc.org American Stroke Awareness Month www.stroke.org Arthritis Awareness Month www.arthritis.org oaaction.unc.edu Brain Tumor Awareness Month braintumor.org National Speech-Language-Hearing Month www.asha.org
Child Life On Call – medical/emotional resources Should Kids Go to Funerals?
Anti-bullying Ross Greene and The Explosive Child Ross Greene Podcast – Blog Talk Radio Ross Greene Podcast – Apple Podcast Lives In the Balance website Resources and Workshops Robyn Gobbel and Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors Robyn Gobbel Website How to Teach Kids & Caregivers About the Brain, YouTube
Cleveland Clinic – Adjustment Disorders Mayo Clinic – Adjustment Disorders
Polyvagal Theory on YouTube Self-regulation and Co-regulation Robyn Gobbel and Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors Robyn Gobbel Website How to Teach Kids & Caregivers About the Brain, YouTube Robyn’s podcast Felt Safety Infographic Free Resources
Resources Adolescent Self-Injury Foundation Psychology of Your 20s All Connected (YouTube series) Ted Talk – Why 30 is Not the New 20 Ted Talks for 20-somethings Bitches Get Riches – Why do we make high school students choose careers? Bitches Get Riches – 22-year-olds don’t belong in grad school Romantic
All Connected (YouTube series) Adolescent Self-Injury Foundation
Sesame Street – Coming Together Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News – ChildMind Resources for Talking About Race with Kids Talking Race with Young Children – NPR Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism – HuffPost Additional Resources…
Organizations for Professionals SAIGE WPATH General Training Resources* SAMHSA Practitioner Training NAMI Mental Health Education NAMI PESI SimplePractice Learning NIA: National Institute on Aging – Health care professionals information Psych Hub Jed Baker, “No More Meltdowns” YouTube channel Youth.gov PTSD Info and Material ClearlyClinical ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) PsychHub Autism:
Raising Awareness National Autism Acceptance Month autismacceptance.com www.psychologytoday.com NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov www.nimhd.nih.gov National Child Abuse Prevention Month preventchildabuse.org Stress Awareness Month hr.nih.gov Arab American Heritage Month arabamericafoundation.org Earth Month www.neefusa.org www.sustain.life National Volunteer Month www.volunteer.gov www.signupgenius.com National Public Health Week (April 1- 7) nphw.org National Volunteer Week (April
From The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph, discussing an experience from his teen years, dinner at a white friend’s house: “I didn’t just think about the racist things that happened. I thought about how everyone had created a shield so I couldn’t criticize their
Mamistad PACE Postpartum support for moms Postpartum support for partners and families Boot Camp for New Moms Boot Camp for New Dads The Up Center – Dad 2 Dads Dads with Wisdom The Blue Dot Project WIC Depression Screening
Gottman Institute The Trevor Project – Resources for Healthy Relationships National Domestic Violence Hotline, Healthy Relationships Center for Parent & Teen Communication – 5 Ways to Help Your Teen Build Healthy Romantic Relationships Keys to a Healthy Relationship Fair Play Fair Play Cards Love Is Respect Teens & Young Adults
International OCD Foundation NAMI – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder NAMI OCD Fact Sheet NIMH – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder NIMH Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Brochure NOCD
Anxiety & Depression Association of America National Alliance on Mental Illness Mental Health America – Depression and Black Americans Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance NIMH – Depression NIMH Depression Publications Depression in Children and Adolescents
Mental Health America – Bipolar Disorder and Black Americans Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance International Bipolar Foundation NAMI – Bipolar Disorder NIMH – Bipolar Disorder NIMH Bipolar Disorder Publications
VCU Autism Center for Education Autism Society Northern Virginia (ASNV) ASNV Programs/Groups Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autism Society Embrace Autism NIMH Autism Brochure Uniquely Human Podcast Information about monotropism An unscientific monotropism “quiz” Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) Autistic Girls Network Autistic Girls Network – Healthcare Passport Jed Baker,
National Social Anxiety Center Anxiety & Depression Association of America National Alliance on Mental Illness NIMH Anxiety Publications NIMH Generalized Anxiety Disorder Publication NIMH Generalized Panic Disorder Publication NIMH Social Anxiety Disorder publication
CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder NAMI – National Alliance of Mental Illness, ADHD NIMH – National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD Smart But Scattered Kids LD Online Information about monotropism An unscientific monotropism “quiz” CHADD NOVA Meetup CHADD Professional Directory ADDitude Neurodivergent Insights – ADHD infographics CDC
Our mental health is directly, often deeply, impacted by other areas of our lives. The All of You –Wellness section of this website discusses this more. But if you or someone you care about is struggling with basic needs, here are some resources available to Prince William County, VA and
National Education Information and Resources Understood IEP vs 504 VLAS: Laws related to Special Education and 504s LD Online – IEP Virginia Education Information and Resources Virginia Legal Aid Society (VLAS): Discipline and Behavior Plans VLAS: IEP vs 504 Virginia Department of Education – IEP On this page, scroll down
Adolescent Self-Injury Foundation How To Talk So Kids Will Listen Dr. Dan Seigel Books SAMHSA for Parents and Caregivers of Children LD Online PFLAG Sesame Street – Family Resources Center for Parent & Teen Communication Child Mind Institute The Mom Psychologist Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) All Connected (YouTube series) Mental
We at All of You Counseling are committed to making our therapy space a safe and welcoming one for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We recognize that the LGBTQIA+ community often have unique mental health needs, due to the stressors of living in an often unwelcoming and hostile society. The
We at All of You Counseling are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. You matter. While we may not be able to guarantee you a therapist who is BIPOC, please know that all of our therapists are committed to the same goal and participate in ongoing education and training about the additional stressors many BIPOC people are subjected to. Your therapist is committed to making your sessions a safe space where these stressors, as well as any other concerns, can be shared and addressed.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) American Psychological Association (APA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training Tools and skills Fragrant Heart Meditation – website
Adolescent Self-Injury Foundation Call 9-8-8 or visit https://988lifeline.org/ Text HOME to 741741, or visit Crisis Text Line American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741 Prince William VA Youth Services CR2 (Community Regional Crisis Response) RAINN (Rape, Assault, and Incest National Network) National Domestic Violence
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SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, is a depressive disorder that is catalyzed by seasonal changes.
SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, is a depressive disorder that is catalyzed by seasonal changes.
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