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Wellness Program Professional Resources List

Welcome to the CVMA Wellness Help Page. It is designed to provide veterinary professionals with resources for addiction, mental health, and emotional issues faced by veterinary professionals. Below is information on wellness topics.

Alcohol Abuse Help:

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous): An online help resource www.alcoholics-anonymous.org or call 800-371-1475
Al-Anon: A resource for those involved with someone addicted to drugs or alcohol. Call: 800-356-9996
Alcohol Help Line National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Inc – https://healthfinder.gov/FindServices/Organizations/Organization.aspx?code=HR0597
IDAA: International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous: www.idaa.org/; email: idaadickmc@aol.com
Kaiser Employees Assistance Professional (EAP) Service Line: 877-804-9753, Kaiser program members only
Moderation Management http://www.moderation.org/

Substance Abuse Help:

California Self-Help Center: 800-222-5465
California Network of Treatment Resources (CALNET): Referral information only, call 800-367-8336 (Action)
Celebrate Recovery – http://www.celebraterecovery.com/
Cocaine Helpline: 800-527-5344 (800 COCAINE)
Drug Abuse Information and Treatment Referral Hotline (NIDA Hotline): 800-662-4357 (800-662-HELP)
Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA): Trained to help employers with on the job problems. 703-522-6272
LifeRing Secular Recovery – http://lifering.org/
NA: Narcotics Anonymous: Help for drug problems www.na.org
SMART Recovery – http://www.smartrecovery.org/
Veterinary Medical Board Maximus Diversion Program: http://www.vmb.ca.gov/forms_pubs/div_brochure.pdf
Women For Sobriety, Inc. – http://www.womenforsobriety.org/beta2/

Mental Wellness / Compassion Fatigue / Suicide Prevention:

AVMA:
- Wellbeing & Peer Assistance
- Access Your Wellbeing
Family Doctor: www.familydoctor.org
Not One More Vet: www.nomv.org
Sutter/California Health Systems Crisis Line: 415-696-5900 (access 25 hospitals)
Suicide Prevention: www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm
Vets4Vets (confidential support group for veterinarians): http://www.vinfoundation.org/default.aspx?pid=8194&catId=78987&id=7514810

General Health Questions:

The following web pages are for information only.
Mayo Clinic: www.mayohealth.org
American Heart Association: www.amhrt.org
Health Finder: www.healthfinder.gov
On Health: www.onhealth.com

Other Resources:

Faces and Voices of Recovery mutual aid group directory – covers 12-Step, Alcohol, Co-occurring Health Conditions, Faith-Based, Family- and Friend-Focused, Gender-Specific, Medication-Assisted, Secular, and Youth-Focused categories: Recovery Groups – Faces & Voices of Recovery (facesandvoicesofrecovery.org)
Faces and Voices of Recovery Resource Library: Recovery Resource Library – Faces & Voices of Recovery (facesandvoicesofrecovery.org)
Mars Veterinary Wellness
Thrive in Five – Toolkit for Success – steps to help new veterinary school graduates: http://www.vinfoundation.org/default.aspx?pid=8194&id=7693568

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