Resource Library
Local Resources - Oregon
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Domestic Violence
Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas
Call to Safety | 503-235-5333
The Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services | 503-988-6400
Clackamas Women’s Services | 503-655-8600
Bradley Angle | 503-232-1528
The National Domestic Violence Hotline | 1-800-799-7233
Domestic Violence Resource Center
Deschutes
Sexual Assault Resources
Sexual Assault Resource Center | 503-640-5311
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) | 1-800-656-4673
Victim’s Rights Law Center | 503-274-5477
Mental Health Resources
Center for Counseling and Victim Services (Washington County) | 503-846-3020
Washington County Mental Health Crisis Line | 503-291-9111
Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Line | 503-988-4888
Clackamas County Mental Health Crisis Line | 503-655-85-85
Clark County Mental Health Crisis Line | 1-800-626-8137
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255
Legal Resources
Family Law of Washington County | 503-846-2898
Family Law of Multnomah County | 503-988-3022
Oregon Law Center (Washington County) | 503-640-4115
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (Multnomah County) | 503-244-4086
Culturally Specific Resources
Immigration Counseling Services | 503-221-1689
Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) | 503-234-1541
Centro Cultural de Washington County | 503-395-0446
Q Center | 503-234-7837
Housing Resources
Community Action | 503-640-3263
Washington County Housing Services | 503-846-4794
Northwest Housing Alternatives | 503-654-1007
Renters’ Rights Hotline | 503-288-0130
Food & Clothing Resources
Helping Hands | 503-292-9293
Love Inc. | 503-648-0700
Beaverton Resource Center | 503-591-9025
Oregon Food Bank | 503-282-0555
Mutual Aid Groups - Oregon
Food Not Bombs: free food to the community
Really Really Free Market: really, really free stuff
Free Fridges: free food and supplies.
Binder Bloc: free binders, fundraising for trans health care, etc.
Pet Bloc: providing free pet food and warm clothing for pets
EWOKS and Portland Street Medicine: varying degrees of first responders training learning together and training others
The People’s Store, Matzah Bloc, Free Lunch Collective, material support to folks surviving on the streets of Portland.
Printer Bloc printing services for those wanting to publish zines.
Community Counseling and Healing - low cost
https://birdsongcc.com/low-and-no-cost-counseling
https://graduate.lclark.edu/clinics/community_counseling/
https://www.linesforlife.org/get-help-now/culturally-specific-resources/
https://oregonhealthnews.oregon.gov/find-the-mental-health-support-you-need/
Talks and Meditations
Sarah Blondin, Gentle Kindness Meditation (10 min., guided)
Ajahn Brahm, Anger Eating Demons (45 min. dharma talk)
Ram Dass, The Dance of Forms (talk)
Dharma Recovery Meditations (Addiction Recovery - All Types)
Sharon Salzberg, On Being Present (45 min. dharma talk)
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Relationships
Love is a skill, not a feeling
Emotions:
Gabor Mate - Emotions: Rage, Anger, Regulation and Trauma
Gabor Mate - Trauma, Addiction and Ayuhuasca
Taking Care of Anger | Thich Nhat Hanh (short teaching video)
Illusion of Loneliness - Thich Nhat Hanh
Big Emotions - Thich Nhat Hanh
Anxiety and Anger - Dahli Lama
Karmic Anger and Suffering - Ram Dass
Venerable Thubten Chodron on Betrayal
Integrative Approaches
PTSD/CPTSD
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/exploring-integrative-medicine-and-nutrition-for-ptsd
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10478588/#abstract1
PMDD
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12748452/
The 11 Traits of PMDD [vs Depression] | MedCircle x Dr Ramani
The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
Brain activation during emotion regulation in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
PMS and PMDD: Live Q&A with Dr Louise Newson
Endometriosis
Endometriosis dismissal and a fight to be heard
Endometriosis symptoms get worse in perimenopause - Hormone treatment explained
Depression
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23943471/
Anxiety
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31185113/
Bipolar
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9811269/
Chronic Illness/Pain Management