Chicvara & Associates

If you are currently experiencing a crisis...

 

 

If someone is harming you, or if you are thinking of harming yourself or harming someone else, dial 911, call a local crisis hotline, and/or proceed to your nearest hospital emergency room.

 

Suicide Hotline Resource: www.suicidehotlines.com

 

HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS:

 

Call your local law enforcement agency (911)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-8255

National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233

National Sexual Assault Hotline (800) 656-4673

 

 

If you are dealing with a crisis situation in your life or the life of a loved one, we offer the following information from The American Counseling Association:

 

Five ways you can cope after a crisis situation:

 

• Recognize your own feelings about the situation and talk to others about your fears.  Know that these feelings are a normal response to an abnormal situation.

• Be willing to listen to family and friends who have been affected and encourage them to seek counseling if necessary.

• Be patient with people; fuses are short when dealing with crises and others may be feeling as much stress as you.

• Recognize normal crises reactions, such as sleep disturbances and nightmares, withdrawal, reverting to childhood behaviors and trouble focusing on work or school.

• Take time with your children, spouse, life partner, friends, family, and co-workers to do something you enjoy.

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