Resources

National & Community Resources

 National Domestic Violence Hotline                           800.799.7233

 Local Domestic Violence Hotline (LGBT)                    773.871.2273

 City of Chicago Domestic Violence Hotline               877.863.6338

 National Rape Crisis Hotline                                        800.813.5433

 Local Rape Crisis Hotline                                             888.293.2080

 National Suicide Prevention Hotline                           800.273.8255

 Illinois Dept of Child & Family Services (DCFS)          800.25.ABUSE (Illinois)
 Child Abuse Hotline                                                      800.358.5117 (TTY)

 Illinois Dept of of Aging                                                800.252.8966
 Elder Abuse & Neglect Hotline    

National Runaway Safeline                                           800.7862929

Chicago Bar Association                                               312.554.2000

 LGBT Chicago Resources                                            773.388.1600

 Alcoholics Anonymous Chicago Office                      312.346.1475

 Gamblers Anonymous                                                 213.386.8789

 Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous Chicago Office      312.409.0771

 

Recommended Books

Trauma & Attachment

Building the Bonds of Attachment by Daniel A. Hughes

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry 

Positive Parenting

No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

The Connected Child by Karen B. Purvis, David R. Cross, & Wendy Lyons Sunshine