Self Help Clearinghouse

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The Self-Help Clearinghouse (Rockland County)

Founded 1951. Information and referrals concerning self-help groups. Provides consultation and assistance to new groups that are forming. Publishes newsletter and self-help group directory ($3). Offers assistance starting support groups.
Write:
Self-Help Clearinghouse c/o Jennifer Conforto
706 Executive Blvd., Suite F
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Voice: 845-267-2172 ext. 422
Fax: 845-267-2169
Website: http://www.mharockland.org
E-mail: hyattm@mharockland.org
Verified: 10/2/2007

Institute for Human Services/HELPLINE

(Steuben, Allegany and Chemung Counties). Founded 1984. Information and referrals to local services and agencies, as well as local support groups. Provides assistance to new and existing self-help groups. Also acts as a 24-hour crisis and referral line. Newsletter, information and referral.
Write:
Institute for Human Services/Helpline
6666 County Rd. ll
Bath, NY 14810
Voice: 1-800-346-2211(in NY) or 607-776-9467
Website: http://www.ihsnet.org
E-mail: helpline@ihsnet.org
Verified: 5/9/2008

Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse

(Westchester County) Founded 1979. A central resource for mutual support groups. Provides information and referrals to mutual support groups. Assists in the formation of new groups. Provides community education and publishes a directory of self-help groups every other year. Phone networks for newly separated women and newly widowed men and women. Director: Lenore Rosenbaum, MS.
Write:
Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse
845 N. Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Voice: 914-761-0600 ext. 308
Fax: 914-761-5859
E-mail: lrosenbaum@wjcs.com
Verified: 9/28/2007

Mental Health Association of Monroe County

Provides information and referrals to local support groups. Assistance in starting new groups, training workshops and how-to materials. Directory of local groups published online.
Write:
Mental Health Association
320 North Goodman St.
Rochester, NY 14607
Voice: 585-325-3145 ext. 113
Fax: 585-325-3188
Website: http://www.mharochester.org
Verified: 9/27/2007

National Self-Help Clearinghouse

Founded 1976. Provides information and referrals to self-help groups and regional self-help clearinghouses. Encourages and conducts training of professionals about self-help. Carries out research activities. Publishes manuals and training materials.
Write:
Graduate Center of CUNY
365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3300
Graduate Center of CUNY
New York, NY 10016
Voice: 212-817-1822
Website: http://www.selfhelpweb.org
E-mail: info@selfhelpweb.org
Verified: 10/3/2007

New York City Self-Help Center

Information and referrals to support groups in the five boroughs (Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn). Receives updated information on support groups and provides assistance to new and developing groups.
Write:
New York Self-Help Center
850 7th Ave., Room 1220
New York, NY 10019
Voice: 212-586-5770 or 212-399-2685 ext. 209
Fax: 212-399-2475
E-mail: srosenthal@jbfcs.org
Verified: 5/8/2008

Niagara Self-Help Clearinghouse

(Niagara County). Founded 1985. Information and referrals to local support groups. Provides technical assistance to new groups. Networks with other community resources. Helps with new group development and holds group leader training. Directory of self-help groups and mental health video/book library.
Write:
Niagara Self-Help Center Clearinghouse
36 Pine St.
% MHA in Niagara County
Lockport, NY 14094
Voice: 716-433-3780
Fax: 716-433-3847
Website: http://www.mhanc.com
Verified: 9/27/2007

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