13 most valuable resources and links.
Clients, concerned persons, care managers,  parish nurses, here are
your  most useful links.  Just click on the blue shortcut.
1.  The Alzheimers Association index of community resources is great.  The listing
of "government referral agencies" is helpful.
Alzheimers Index  

2.  The Affiliated Psychological Referral Network and the Senior Care Services
offers a host of articles, screening and just about everything you want to know about
mental health and information and referral.  Paul Susic, Psychologist, has put together
this most valuable website.  See   
APRN  

3.  For the excellent
Information and Referral list of the Mental Health
Association,
click on  

4.  The
National Alliance on Mental Illness has the best information and resources
for advocacy, referral and help for mental illness that you will find.  

5.  Looking for a therapist, consider Paul's associates:  Click here  

6.  The
Senior Citizen Handbook provided by the Missouri Bar Association is very
useful.  Note the sections on financial assistance, Medicare and Medicaid.  
Mo.Bar

7.  The website for the City of St. Louis  contains a directory the you need.  In the
"Search" box, just put in key works, such as, Mental Health, psychotherapy, etc., and
click on "search".  See  
St. Louis  

8.  The Community Connection directory has thousands of links for the whole state
broken down into regions  This is sponsored by the
University of Missouri
Extension.
 See the guide for helpful websites:  community connection

9.  For a list of resources for abused and battered women click on:  ALIVE  

10.  To access Catholic Charities services website, click on:  Catholic Charities
11.  To find a social worker, click on  HelpStartsHere
12.  For plentiful mental health and counseling resources, click on psychologytoday
Crisis Management and Hotline Numbers:

1.  Behavioral Health Response                                     (314) 469-6644        

2.  Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO)                               (314) 644-KUTO (5886)

3.  Life Crisis Service                                                      (314) 647-HELP (4357)

4.  Child Abuse Hotline                                                    1 800-392-3738

5.  Adult Abuse Hotline                                                     1 800-392-0210
LifeCrisis

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF USEFUL AGENCIES:
                                                                              SHORTCUT
NAME OF ORGANIZATION:                    ADDRESS                        PHONE#       TO WEBSITE
    
Affiliated Psychological Referral                    2451 Executive Dr. (S-103)     (636) 441 2136        APRN
Network                                       St. Charles, Mo. 63303

Alzheimers Association                                  9374 Olive Blvd.                        (314) 432-3422        
alzheimers
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63132

American Cancer Society                               4207 Lindell Blvd.                      (314) 286-8100        
AmCA
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63108

American Diabetes Association                   10820 Sunset Office Dr.           (314) 822-5490        
ADA
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63127

American Lung Association                           1118 Hampton Av.                     (314) 645-5505        
AmLung
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Asthma and Allergy Foundation                     1500 S. Big Bend                      (314) 645-2422       
AAF
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63117

BJC Health System                                          444 Forest Park Blvd.              (314) 286-2000        
BJC
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63108

Care and Counseling                                       12141 Ladue Rd.                      (314) 878-4340        
C&C
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63141

DePaul Health Center                                      12303 DePaul Dr.                    (314) 344-6000        
DePaul
                                                         Bridgton, Mo. 63044

Depression Bipolar Support                          1905 S. Grand                        (314) 776-3969         
DBSA
Alliance                                                              St. Louis, Mo. 63104

Forest Park Hospital                                       6150 Oakland Av.                  (314)768-3000         
ForestPark
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Grace Hill Neighborhood                                2600 Hadley                          (314) 241-2200         
GraceHill
Services                                                           St. Louis, Mo. 63106

Independence Center                                     4380 West Pine                     (314)533-4380          
IndCenter
                                                       St. Louis, Mo. 63108

Life Crises Services                                        1423 S. Big Bend      (hotline)(314) 647-4357         
                                                         St. Louis, Mo.73117

Kids Under 21 (KUTO)                                   2718 S. Brentwood                (314) 963-7571          
KUTO
                                                       St. Louis, Mo. 63144 (hotline)(314) 644-KUTO


Mental Health Association                               1905 S. Grand Blvd.             (314) 773-1399        
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63104

National Alliance on Mental Illness                   St. Louis, Mo.63122            (314) 966-4670        


Oasis                                                                  7710 Carondolet Av              (314) 862-2933        
Oasis
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63105

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation                PO Box 9573                        (203) 401-2070         
                                                          New Haven, Ct. 06535

Paraquad                                                          311 N. Lindbergh Blvd.          (314) 567-1558        
Paraquad
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63141

People's Health Centers                                  5701 Delmar Blvd.                 (314) 367-7848        
Peoples
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63112

Provident Counseling                                       2650 Olive St.                         (314) 533-8200        
Provident
                                                         St. Louis, Mo. 63103

St. Louis County Health                                   41 S. Central Av.                   (314) 727-0565        
SLCOHealth
Department                                                      Clayton,Mo. 63105

St. Louis Effort for AIDS                                  1027 S. Vandevanter           (314) 645-6451        
EAIDS
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63139

St. Louis Heart Association                            4643 Lindell Blvd.                 (314) 367-3383        
AmHeart
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63108

St. Louis Peregrine Society                            2343 Hampton Av.                (314) 781-6775        
Peregrine
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63139

St. Louis University Hospital                           3635 Vista & Grand              (314) 577-8000        
SLUH
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63110

SSM Health Care Network                              9068 Overland Plaza           (314) 423-9000        
SSMNet
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63114

Talking Tapes Library                                      16 Sunnen Dr.                        (314) 646-0500        
TalkTapes
                                                        St. Louis, Mo. 63143

United Way                                                        1111  Olive St. Rd.                (314) 421-0700        
UW
                                                          St. Louis, Mo.   63101

YMCA                                                          1528 Locust St.                      (314) 436-1177            
YMCA
                                                   St. Louis, Mo. 63103

                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                          
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