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Below is information on Twelve-Step Programs, along with resources for help.
Twelve-Step Programs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTwelve-step programs are mutual aid organizations for the purpose of recovery from substance addictions, behavioral addictions and compulsions. Developed in the 1930s, the first twelve-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), aided its membership to overcome alcoholism. Since that time dozens of other organizations have been derived from AA’s approach to address problems as varied as drug addiction, compulsive gambling and overeating. All twelve-step programs utilize a version of AA’s suggested twelve steps first published in the 1939 book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism.
As summarized by the American Psychological Association (APA), the process involves the following:
- admitting that one cannot control one’s alcoholism, addiction, or compulsion.
- coming to believe in a higher power that can give strength.
- examining past errors with the help of a sponsor (experienced member)
- making amends for these errors.
- learning to live a new life with a new code of behavior.
- helping others who suffer from the same alcoholism, addictions, or compulsions.
Some Twelve-Step Programs
A List of Resources — 800 Numbers
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Cancer
- Care Givers
- Christian Counseling
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Crisis #s (Teens Under 18)
- Crisis #s (Any Age)
- Crisis Pregnancy Helpline
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Violence
- Gambling
- Grief/Loss
- Homeless/Shelters
- LGBTQIA+
- Parents
- Poison
- Runaways
- Salvation
- Self-Injury
- Sexual Addiction
- Suicide
Abuse
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| National Sexual Assault Hotline | 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) |
| Stop it Now! | 1-888-PREVENT (7738368) |
| United States Elder Abuse Hotline | 1-866-363-4276 |
| National Child Abuse Hotline | 1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453) |
| Child Abuse Hotline / Dept of Social Services | 1-800-342-3720 |
| Child Abuse National Hotline | 1-800-25ABUSE (252-2873) |
| Children in immediate danger | 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678) |
| Exploitation of Children | 1-800-843-5678 |
| Missing Children Help Center | 1-800-872-5437 |
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Addiction
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Marijuana Anonymous | 1-800-766-6779 |
| Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline (24 hours) | 1-800-252-6465 |
| Families Anonymous | 1-800-736-9805 |
| Cocaine Hotline (24 hours) | 1-800-262-2463 |
| Drug Abuse National Helpline | 1-800-662-4357 |
| National Association for Children of Alcoholics | 1-888-554-2627 |
| Ecstasy Addiction | 1-800-468-6933 |
| Alcoholics for Christ | 1-800-441-7877 |
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Cancer
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| American Cancer Society | 1-800-227-2345 |
| National Cancer institute | 1-800-422-6237 |
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Care Givers
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Elder Care Locator | 1-800-677-1116 |
| Well Spouse Foundation | 1-800-838-0879 |
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Christian Counseling
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| New Life Clinics | 1-800-NEW-LIFE (639-5433) |
| National Prayer Line | 1-800-4-PRAYER (477-2937) |
| Bethany Lifeline Pregnancy Hotline | 1-800-BETHANY (237-4269) |
| Liberty Godparent Ministry | 1-800-368-3336 |
| Grace Help Line 24-Hour Christian service | 1-800-982-8032 |
| The 700 Club Hotline | 1-800-759-0700 |
| Want to know Jesus? | 1-800-NEED-HIM (633-3446) |
| Biblical help for youth in crisis | 1-800-HIT-HOME (447-4663) |
| Rapha National Network | 1-800-383-HOPE (4673) |
| Emerge Ministries | 1-330-867-5603 |
| Meier Clinics | 1-888-7-CLINIC or 1-888-725-4642 |
| Association of Christian Counselors | 1-800-526-8673 |
| Minirth Clinic | 1-888-MINIRTH (646-4784) |
| Pine Rest | 1-800-678-5500 |
| Timberline Knolls | 1-877-257-9611 |
| Focus on the Family | 1-855-771-HELP (4357) |
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Chronic Illness/Pain
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Rest Ministries | 1-888-751-REST (7378) |
| Watchman Fellowship | 1-817-277-0023 |
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Crisis #s (Teens Under 18)
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Girls and Boys Town | 1-800-448-3000 |
| Hearing Impaired | 1-800-448-1833 |
| Youth Crisis Hotline | 1-800-448-4663 |
| Teen Hope Line | 1-800-394-HOPE (4673) |
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Crisis #s (Any Age)
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| United Way Crisis Helpline | 1-800-233-HELP (4357) |
| Christian Oriented Hotline | 1-877-949-HELP (4357) |
| Social Security Administration | 1-800-772-1213 |
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Crisis Pregnancy Helpline
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Crisis Pregnancy Hotline Number | 1-800-67-BABY-6 (672-2296) |
| Liberty Godparent Ministry | 1-800-368-3336 |
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Domestic Violence
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline Spanish | 1-800-942-6908 |
| Battered Women and their Children | 1-800-603-HELP (4357) |
| Elder Abuse Hotline | 1-800-252-8966 |
| RAINN | 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) |
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Eating Disorders
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention | 1-800-931-2237 |
| Eating Disorders Center | 1-888-236-1188 |
| National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders | 1-847-831-3438 |
| Remuda Ranch | 1-800-445-1900 |
| RAINN | 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) |
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Family Violence
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Family Violence Prevention Center | 1-800-313-1310 |
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Gambling
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Compulsive Gambling Hotline | 1-410-332-0402 |
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Grief/Loss
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| GriefShare | 1-800-395-5755 |
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Homeless/Shelters
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Homeless | 1-800-231-6946 |
| American Family Housing | 1-888-600-4357 |
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LGBTQIA+
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Helpline | 1-800-398-GAYS (4297) |
| Gay and Lesbian National Hotline | 1-888-843-4564 |
| Trevor Hotline (Suicide) | 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (448-7386) |
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Parents
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Hotline for parents considering abducting their children | 1-800-A-WAY-OUT (292-9688) |
| United States Missing Children Hotline | 1-800-235-3535 |
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Poison
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Poison Control | 1-800-942-5969 |
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Runaways
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Boystown National Hotline | 1-800-448-3000 |
| National Runaway Safeline | 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) |
| Laurel House | 1-714-832-0207 |
| National Runaway Switchboard | 1-800-621-4000 |
| Teenline | 1-888-747-TEEN (8336) |
| Youth Crisis Hotline | 1-800-448-4663 |
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Salvation
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Grace Help Line 24-Hour Christian Service | 1-800-982-8032 |
| Want to know Jesus? | 1-800-NEED-HIM (6333-446) |
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Self-Injury
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) | 1-800-DONT-CUT (3668-288) |
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Sexual Addiction
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Project Know | 1-888-892-1840 |
| Sex Addicts Anonymous | 1-800-477-8191 |
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Suicide
| Resource | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Suicide Hotline | 1-888-892-1840 |
| 1-800-273-TALK (8255) | 1-800-273-TALK (8255) |
| Suicide Prevention Hotline | 1-800-827-7571 |
| Deaf Hotline | 1-800-799-4TTY (4889) |
| Holy Spirit Teenline | (717) 763-2345 or 1-800-722-5385 |
| Crisis Intervention (Harrisburg) | (717) 232-7511 or 1-888-596-4447 |
| Carlisle Helpline | (717) 249-6226 |
| Crisis Intervention (York) | (717) 851-5320 or 1-800-673-2496 |
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