If you are experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room. If you would like to speak to a crisis counselor, please call the Northern Lake Community Mental Health 24/7 hotline at 1-833-295-0616.

National Resources:

• If you are in an immediate emergency, please call 911.

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or dial/text 988

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

• Sexual Assault/Abuse/Harrassment Survivor Resources: helpingsurvivors.org/

• SAMSHA National Hotline ( for individuals experiencing mental and/or substance use disorders): 1-800-662-4357

• Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 and Press 1 or text 838255

• War Vet Call Center (support for the transition from military to civilian life): 1-877-927-8387

• Women Veteran's Call Center (support for female veterans and their families): 1-855-829-6636

• Trans life line: 1-877-565-8860

• Trevor Project (crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ young people 13y.o.-24y.o.): 1-866-488-7386

• The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Hotline: 1-888-843-4564

• National AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-7432

• Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-943-5746

• TEEN LINE- CALL 800-852-8336 or TEXT TEEN to 839863

Local Resources:

• Northern Lakes Community Health Authority (24/7 crisis hotline): 1-833-295-0616

• Munson Medical Center Emergency Room: 231-935-5000

• Munson Medical Outpatient Behavioral Health: 231-935-6382

• Women's Resource Center of the Grand Traverse Area (domestic/sexual violence emergency services): 231-941-1210

• Northern Lakes Community Health Authority (24/7 crisis hotline): 1-833-295-0616

• Michaels Place (Grief Support): 231-947-6543

• Thomas Judd Care Center (HIV/AIDS support): 231-935-7548

• Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center (child sex abuse): 231-929-4250

• Third Level Services (crisis services for youth and young adults experience family conflict/homelessness): 231-922-4800

• NAMI Grand Traverse (advocacy, support, and education for individuals with mental illness and their families): 1-800-273-8255

• Disability Network Northwest: 231-922-0903

• Goodwill Inn (homelessness services): 231-922-4890

• The Father Fred Foundation (emergency financial assistance and food pantry): 231-947-2055

• Generations Ahead (teen pregnancy and parenting support): 231-360-0053

• Grand Traverse Dept. of Veteran Affairs: 231-995-6070

• Justice and Peace Advocacy Center (migrant/immigrant worker crisis support): 231-883-3782

What is EMDR?

https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/

Is EMDR good for veterans?

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand_tx/emdr.asp

What is Trauma?

https://psychcentral.com/health/what-is-trauma#symptoms

What is Trauma Informed Care?

https://www.verywellmind.com/trauma-informed-therapy-definition-and-techniques-5209445

What is the difference between PTSD and CPTSD?

https://www.insider.com/guides/health/mental-health/cptsd-vs-ptsd

What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)?

https://www.joiningforcesforchildren.org/what-are-aces/

What is medical trauma?

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-medical-trauma-5211358

How can chronic illness impact mental health?

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2021/the-intersection-of-mental-health-and-chronic-disease