crisis and support resources
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National Alliance on Mental Illness:
Phone Number 800-950-6264
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:
https://988lifeline.org/about/
Phone Number: Call or Text 988
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Family Caregiver Alliance
Alzheimer’s Association
Caregiver Action Network
https://www.caregiveraction.org/
National Alliance for Caregiving
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Twice Child Podcast
https://twiceachildpodcast.com/
PERSPECTIVE: Caregiving is Black America’s new health crisis
https://thetriibe.com/2026/09/perspective-caregiving-is-black-americas-new-health-crisis/
bOOK CORNER
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Listening When Parks Speak: A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom by Tamala Floyd, LCSW
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C Schwartz, PH.D
We All Have Parts: An Illustrated Guide to Healing Trauma with Internal Family Systems by Colleen West.
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My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEC
The Pain We Carry by Natalie Y. Guitérrez, LMFT
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience: An Anthology, edited by Tarana Burke and Brene' Brown.
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn.
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Setting Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glober Tawwab
The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Drama Free by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Attached by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel S.F. Heller, MA
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Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Trisha Hersey
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche