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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 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
IDAA: International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous email here.
Kaiser Employees Assistance Professional (EAP) Service Line: 877-804-9753, Kaiser program members only
Moderation Management

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
- 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
- NA: Narcotics Anonymous: Help for drug problems
- SMART Recovery
- Women For Sobriety, Inc.

Mental Wellness / Compassion Fatigue / Suicide Prevention:

AVMA:
- Wellbeing & Peer Assistance
- Access Your Wellbeing
Family Doctor
Not One More Vet
Sutter/California Health Systems Crisis Line: 415-696-5900 (access 25 hospitals)
Suicide Prevention
Vets4Vets (confidential support group for veterinarians)

General Health Questions:

- The following web pages are for information only.
- Mayo Clinic
- American Heart Association
- Health Finder

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
Faces and Voices of Recovery Resource Library: Recovery Resource Library – Faces & Voices of Recovery
Mars Veterinary Wellness
Thrive in Five – Toolkit for Success – steps to help new veterinary school graduates

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