• Guided Meditation videos in ASL (Matt Reinig) :

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjHfuOo5NeMOYdglsMHkihw

• Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS)   https://www.adwas.org/

• DeafLEAD for crisis intervention, mental health services, advocacy, trainings https://deaflead.org/
  

ASL Crisis Lines (24/7)

• 321-800-DEAF or 321-800-3323 DeafLEAD 24-Hour Crisis Line
  

https://www.deafinc.org/deaflead/24-hour-crisis-line-for-the-deafhh.html

• 1-800-985-5990 Disaster Distress Helpline
  

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

• 988 can be texted to reach the National Suicide Prevention Line

Books for Clinicians:

• This curriculum builds a foundation in the skills needed for successful CBT Therapy (which is especially important because of the possible language dysfluency explained in other parts of this website.)
  

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138916935/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A218M0G4DMZQ7D&psc=1

• These DVDs ($49 each) discuss how to adapt DBT for Deaf clients
  

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/deaf-wellness-center/products.aspx

Contact Robert Pollard at website above if you want to order one/both of the above DVDs

• Neil Glickman's groundbreaking book Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health (2018) explores how language deprivation impacts a person's development as well as the challenges it creates in assessments, treatment, and the interpretation process. He also edited Deaf Mental Health Care (2012) which presents a rich cross-section of facets present in providing mental health care to Deaf patients.
  

https://www.neilglickman.com/links-to-publications.php

Above is a book on the "what, how, and why of (the connection between) dementia and hearing loss (for) both early-onset and late-onset hearing loss. The book also explores the tie-in with culturally capital "D" Deaf individuals (and) is written for both patients and professionals," as described by the author.

https://www.savorywords.com/shop/p/1g73huyyiqa301oi5ngdclog7qnvdi (To order)

Consultants

• Roger Williams https://www.mentalhealthinterpreting.net/home.html
  

Publications on Deafness and Mental Health ~

(Above) Paper on Effective Communication for Deaf People Experiencing a Crisis https://users.neo.registeredsite.com/2/1/4/12973412/assets/NASMHPD_Recommendations_on_988_and_Deaf_Crisis_Services.pdf

Points Include: (pg 2 of the document)

• Finding a provider that knows sign language has MUTLIPLE crucial advantages.
  
• "Critical interactions where comprehension is essential – especially issues of life and death– are best negotiated in a person's strongest language."
• "The shared experience, if both the provider and the person they are assisting are deaf,helps foster trust."
• "An ASL fluent counselor will be able to have direct communication and assess the
  complex interplay of language dysfluency and clinical symptomology."
  

Position Papers ~

• National Association of the Deaf's (NAD) position on Mental Health Services: 

https://www.nad.org/resources/health-care-and-mental-health-services/mental-health-services/

• NAD's view on Culturally Affirmative & Linguistically Accessible Mental Health Services:

https://www.nad.org/resources/health-care-and-mental-health-services/mental-health-services/culturally-affirmative-and-linguistically-accessible-services/

• RID (Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf) Standard Practice Paper on Interpreters in Mental Health Settings
  

Practical Tips for Working and Socializing with Deaf-Blind People by Theresa Smith 

https://store.signmedia.com/1810.html

• TEEN mental health resources : https://interface.williamjames.edu/guide/websites-especially-teens

Pill Identification

Deaf people are extremely visual people and might not know the name of a medication but will more likely remember what it looks like:

• App: Epocrates