Website Link thecalmzone.net Call: 0800 58 58 58 (UK) United Against Suicide We're the suicide prevention charity that provides life-saving services and practical mental health support to anyone who needs it. We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re taking a stand against suicide. That means standing against feeling shit, standing up to stereotypes and standing together to show life is always worth living. 125 lives are lost every week to suicide. And 75% of all UK suicides are male. We exist to change this. We do it by provoking conversation, running life-saving services, and bringing people together so they reject living miserably, get help when they need it and don’t die by suicide. But we can't do it alone. Stand with us.

Website Link 988lifeline.org Phone: 988 UPDATE Formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here. At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.

Website Link 988.ca Call or Text: 988 Help when you need it most If you are feeling like you have lost hope and are struggling to cope, if you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, or if you are worried about someone else, 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is here for you. When you reach out, a trained responder will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and can tell you about resources that will help. 9-8-8 is here to provide moments of connection that create hope, support recovery and save lives. We help people connect to their strengths and find new ways to cope, live and thrive. Our vision is a Canada where suicide is prevented because everyone can access help when they need it the most.

Website Link medicatingnormal.com A Film by Lynn Cunningham and Wendy Ractliffe World Premiere: Santa Barbara International Film Festival, January 16th, 2020 Combining cinema verité and investigative journalism, Medicating Normal follows the journeys of four diverse Americans who were given prescription psychiatric drugs to help with anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, focus, and trauma. This film reveals the untold story of what can happen when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress.

YouTube Link youtu.be/MVoFlGR7Lhs A Film by Shane Kenny Initial Release: 2016 This documentary tells the hidden story of how benzodiazepines can both maim and kill. The serious crippling physical side effects of these drugs can last for years after the medication is stopped, possibly permanently. It is compared to the Thalidomide scandal. Featured on RTE 1 TV Jan2017 Watch it Here...

Website Link postscript360.org.uk PostScript 360 is formally known as Battle Against Tranquillisers. We are committed to supporting individuals to reduce the harms caused by prescription drugs (benzodiazepines and similar drugs), associated with dependence and withdrawal through a wrap-around service of one to one therapy, group therapy and a telephone support service. We train health professions, promote awareness and prevention, as well as support people through advocacy.

Website Link benzowithdrawalhelp.com After earning a doctorate in psychology, Dr. Jennifer Leigh, “Dr. Jenn,” became a coach. As an award-winning author, she appeared on national radio and TV. Her work was showcased in top-tier newspapers and magazines. Psychology Today asked her to be a contributor. But that coaching career came to a halt when the benzodiazepine she took as prescribed damaged her brain. Dr. Jenn blogged honestly about her ordeal, sharing her experience with others. Recovered, she helps people around the world who are in benzo withdrawal. Dr. Jenn trained under the top traumatologists, Dr. Peter Levin and Bessel van Der Kolk, and is certified in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University, and studies in the Gut Microbiome. Podcast Interview Listen to our interviews with Jennifer Leigh on the Benzo Free Podcast: Benzo Community, Healing, and Support https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/benzo-community-healing-and-support-w-jennifer-leigh Finding Faith, Hope and Acceptance in Benzo Withdrawal: https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/a-conversation-with-jennifer-leigh-psyd-benzo-free-podcast-episode-14

Website Link benzobuddies.org An inclusive, nonjudgmental mutual-support environment for those who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines. Members of the BenzoBuddies community are encouraged to exchange ideas, information, and support during the process of withdrawal and recovery. Although outside of the immediate scope of BenzoBuddies, members are free to discuss their wider medical problems and needs as they relate to benzodiazepine use and withdrawal. Taking or quitting any medicine—including benzodiazepines—should be a personal decision made in consultation with a suitably qualified medical practitioner. Through a peer-support model, we strive to help members achieve their goals.

Website Link benzoinfo.com We seek to break the stigma and raise awareness around prescribed benzodiazepine injury; provide a voice to the patients who are suffering, and facilitate research and access to competent, evidence-based medical care for those impacted by benzodiazepine-induced disability. We are a group of patients and medical professionals who believe the over-prescription of benzodiazepines without proper warning has resulted in a growing national epidemic of benzodiazepine injury. While we understand and respect the value of these drugs when used appropriately, deep and widespread ignorance of their risks on the part of patients and prescribers has caused enormous and preventable suffering. Finding accurate information on benzodiazepines is extremely difficult. Many prescribers are not informed about the issues arising from as-prescribed use, while many websites are selling inappropriate and dangerous solutions for financial gain. Our coalition is different. With both professional and patient experience, we exist solely to raise awareness of the complex issues surrounding prescribed benzodiazepine use, and to prevent further patient injury. Our advocacy and awareness efforts consider the potentially deadly consequences to patients and society arising from inadequate understanding of these problems by the medical profession and general public, such as inappropriate prescribing of these medications, mislabeling prescribed physical dependence as addiction, and subjecting patients to forced cessations.

Website Link benzoreform.org Our mission is to make evidence-based improvements to the prescribing of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs. The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices’ primary objective is to significantly reduce the number of benzodiazepine withdrawal sufferers by reducing the number of new prescriptions for benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, limit the duration of use, and provide an evidence-based pathway for deprescribing. Our focus is to illustrate the problems associated with benzodiazepines, illuminate alternatives to their use, and provide tools for clinicians to assist benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome sufferers. A complementary objective is to develop and promote best practices in benzodiazepine prescribing and problem management.

Website Link benzo.org.uk benzo.org.uk is dedicated to sufferers of iatrogenic benzodiazepine tranquilliser addiction and is the original home of the Ashton Manual. Launched on July 6, 2000, this web site has always been a work in progress consisting of articles, information, expert medical documents, news stories and personal accounts. You can navigate this site by category on the Archive page or using the A-Z site index. A good place to begin is the FAQ Document.

Website Link baylissa.com I am a therapist, counsellor and CPD accredited trainer, with more than two decades of experience. I support individuals through complex emotional, psychological, and withdrawal-related challenges. I hold a PhD in Health Research and a master’s degree in Integrative Counselling, combining Humanistic, CBT, and Psychodynamic approaches. My original training was in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy, which I completed in 2001, and I have since trained extensively in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma healing, and recovery from narcissistic, sexual, domestic, and other forms of abuse. Baylissa Frederick, PhD Podcast Interview w/ Baylissa Listen to our 2-part interview with Baylissa Frederick on The Benzo Free Podcast: Part 1: https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/hope-wellness-and-renewal-a-conversation-with-baylissa-frederick-part-1-of-2-bfp054 Part 2: https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/hope-wellness-and-renewal-a-conversation-with-baylissa-frederick-part-2-of-2-bfp055