Our trained volunteer and paid staff improve the emotional well-being and safety of adults and children through readily available counseling, education, and information services.
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Services
Most of our services are provided directly to individuals, with Headquarters receiving approximately 20,000 counseling contacts a year over the telephone and in person. See our Annual Report.
For Individuals
- Counseling and support for all personal concerns, such as family problems, stress, loneliness, relationship difficulties, depression, abuse, sexuality issues, alcohol or other drug problems
- Suicide intervention for anyone who is having suicidal feelings; guidance and support to those who are concerned about a family member or friend who is feeling suicidal (Certified by the American Association of Suicidology)
- First Call for Help for people seeking any kind of help or community resources including financial matters, housing, food, legal problems, and health concerns
- Phone A Friend for children who are home alone, where any child can call and talk to a safe adult
- Accurate information about drugs, including prescription, over-the-counter, and street drugs
- Accurate information about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, including referrals to local resources and testing
- Assistance to those who have experienced abuse or sexual assault and those concerned about them; twenty-four hour referrals to the advocates with the GaDuGi SafeCenter Rape Victim Survivor Service.
- Support groups for adults or teens who have experienced a suicide loss
- Parent Info Line for parents of young children to get support and find out about available parenting resources
For the Community
In addition to direct counseling, Headquarters offers a variety of educational presentations and other services in the community.
- School programs on children's safety, internet safety and teen suicide prevention
- Training for 30-40 volunteer counselors every year on crisis intervention and communication skills
- Consultations and training on suicide intervention and listening skills for university staff and service providers
- Collaboration with local groups to meet community needs
- Production of the Douglas County CAIRS Resource Directory, listing over 400 nonprofit health and human services groups servicing Douglas County (available for purchase).
Annual Report
2010 Annual Report, Full Printable Version (PDF)
Our trained volunteer and paid staff improve the emotional well-being and safety of adults and children through readily available counseling, education, and information services. Headquarters provides services that are free, confidential, and availabe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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