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WELLNESS
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Juice Plus+
It is a whole food based nutrition, including juice powder concentrates from 25 different fruits, vegetables and grains. Everyone wants to eat right and maintain a healthier lifestyle - whether you're a busy mom hustling to feed on-the-go children, a business traveler trying to stay fit, or an active boomer keeping up with grandkids. All of us try to eat better for good health, but a healthy diet is often a challenge. We simply don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. And that hurts our health and wellness. Juice Plus+ helps bridge the gap between what you should eat and what you do eat every day.
For more information: Heather Graber, MSW Wellness Educator, Juice Plus
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ES Health Balance, Inc.
This is an alternative medicine practice for acupuncture in the Chicago area (located in Park Ridge) that combines the wisdom of thousands of years of experience from the East and the health related knowledge and research from the West. We use many therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine like acupuncture and massage therapy to encourage health balance for our patients.
Our mission is to bring our patients the experience of healthy living with more stress-free and painless days.
For more information: Licensed Massage Therapist and Licensed Acupuncturist Emil Slakov, LMT, L.Ac
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Smoking Cessation
The Illinois Tobacco Quitline is a FREE resource for tobacco users who want to quit for good. Our registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco-treatment counselors are on call 7 days a week, 7AM-11PM to answer all your tobacco-related questions and provide the support you need to break the habit. ¿Habla Español? We serve a diverse client base, with Spanish-speaking counselors and live translation services for more than 200 languages. 1-866-QUIT-YES
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SELF HELP
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Alcoholics Anonymous :
Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem to help others to recover from alcoholism.
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Co-Dependents Anonymous
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.
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Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization with a multi-lingual and multicultural membership. NA was founded in 1953, and the membership growth has increased since. Today, NA members hold more than 61,000 meetings weekly in 129 countries. NA offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings
www.na.org
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HOTLINES AND WEBSITES FOR TEENS
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National Suicide Hotline:
Contact 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Both toll-free, 24-hour, confidential hotlines which connect you to a trained counselor at the nearest suicide crisis center.
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Safe Place:
1-888-290-7233Project Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of qualified agencies, trained volunteers and businesses in 32 states. Call the hotline to find out if the program operates in your state, or look online.
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National Alliance of the Mentally Ill:
1-800-950-6264Toll-free, confidential hotline operating Mon.-Fri., 10 am- 6 pm (EST). Trained volunteers provide information, referrals, and support to anyone with questions about mental illness.
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The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-TREVOR
The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The Trevor Helpline is available as a resource to parents, family members and friends of young people as well. Visit www.TheTrevorProject.org for more information and resources for young people, including “Dear Trevor,” an online Q&A forum for non-time sensitive questions.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Domestic Violence Help Line Northwest Suburbs
Community Crisis Center 847-697-2380
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Domestic Violence Help Line Chicago
Information, Options, Counseling, Legal and Shelter Services
Toll-Free. 24-hour. Confidential. Multilingual.
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AWARENESS
“ONE BILLION RISING: It is the Biggest Mass Global Action To End Violence Against Women & Girls In The History Of Humankind! One Billion Rising is the beginning of the new world ignited by a new energy. More than a dozen countries participated in the FLASH MOB across the globe. The video below is an example of that, which I am proud to be a part of. Typically an event unfolding every February 14, this FLASH MOB was held at t Daley Center 2013. Every day on Valentine’s Day, come out and show your support!”
ONE BILLION RISING:
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POLICY
For more information regarding domestic violence policies and how this might affect you; please watch the video.
Watch video here!
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IMMIGRATION
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National Immigrant Justice Center
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. NIJC provides direct legal services to and advocates for these populations through policy reform,impact litigation, and public education. Since its founding three decades ago, NIJC has been unique in blending individual client advocacy with broad-based systemic change.
To contact by telephone: 312-660-1370
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