Resources

Please check out these resources if they call out to you. Some I have created and some are links to other individuals who's work I admire and have been influenced by in my work in the world, both personally and professionally.

Crisis

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  • Multnomah County Crisis Line 503-988-4888 OR 1-800-716-9769 (24 hour crisis line)
  • Dial 211 – to connect to range of social services
  • 24 Hour Youth and Family Hotline 503-233-8111 OR 1-800-914-9706
  • Alcohol and Drug Helpline Oregon Partnership 503-244-1611 OR 1-877-553-TEEN (8336) (24 hour youth help line)
  • Child Abuse Hotline 503-731-3100
  • Covenant House 1-800-999-9999 (24 hour crisis line)
  • New Avenues for Youth 503-224-4339
  • Sexual Assault Resource Line (Answering Service/Advocates on call) 503-640-5311

Domestic Violence

  • Domestic Violence Resource Center 503-469-8620 (24 Hour crisis line) Confidential shelter services available
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (24-hour crisis line)
  • Clackamas Women’s Services 1-888-654-2288
  • Portland Women’s Crisis Line 503-235-5333 OR 1-888-235-5333 (24-hour crisis line) Information and referrals for mental health, domestic violence, victim assistance. Also provides transportation to a shelter.
  • Raphael House of Portland (503-222-6222) (24 hour line) Safe, confidential short term emergency housing for women and children.
  • Restraining Order Information – Multnomah County 503-988-3943 and court advocates 503-988-3222.
  • Annuity.org Information on Financial Abuse and also Financial Literacy

Food, Shelter, Clothing

  • Adult and Family Services – 503-731-3400
  • Boys and Girls Aid Society – 503-222-9661
  • Catholic Charities – 503-231-4866, 503-249-5892
  • Fair Housing Information and Referral – 1-800-424-3247
  • Foodstamp Infoline – Oregon – 1-888-997-4447, 1-800-SAFENET
  • Human Solutions – 503-548-0200 
  • Oregon Food Bank – 503-282-0555
  • Snow Cap Community Charities – 503-674-8785
  • St. Vincent De Paul – 503-266-3511

Hotlines

  • Multnomah County Crisis Line – 503-988-4888
  • National Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-4-A-CHILD
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
  • National Drug & Alcohol Treatment Hotline – 1-800-662-HELP
  • National Runaway Hotline – 1-800-621-4000, 1-800-RUN AWAY
  • National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 1-800-232-4636 - 24 hours a day
  • National Suicide Prevention – 1-800-273-TALK
  • Oregon AIDS Hotline – 503-223-2437
  • Panic Disorder Information Hotline – 1-800-64-PANIC
  • Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline – 1-800-822-7422
  • Teen Health Hotline – 1-800-784-2433
  • www.211info.org - Connect to a wide range of social services.

Free and Low Cost Counseling in Portland, OR

BIPOC Counseling Resources

Anti-Racist Resources

  • Black Lives Matter
    https://blacklivesmatter.com/
  • Anti-Racism Daily
    https://www.antiracismdaily.com/
  • Standing Up for Racial Justice - Portland
    https://www.surjpdx.com/
  • BU Center for Antiracism Research
    BU Center for Antiracist Research
  • Racial Literacy Groups
    https://racialliteracygroups.com/

Veterans

Disability Resources

Cultural Resources

  • Asian Family Center 503-235-9396
  • Asian Health Services 503-872-8822
  • Bienstar de la Familia 503-988-3991 ext. 233- NO FEE
  • Domestic Violence Resource Center 503-640-5352 (24 hour crisis line)
  • El Programa Hispano 503-669-8350
  • International Refugee Center of Oregon (IRCO) 503-234-1541 OR 503-234-0068
  • Jewish Family and Child Services 503-226-7079 
  • La Clinica de Buena Salud 503-988-3991 (Medical services for children age 19 and younger)
  • Lutheran Family Services 503-231-7480 (Russian speaking therapist)
  • Native American Youth Association 503-288-8177
  • Russian Oregon Social Services 503-777-3437
  • Self-Enhancement, Inc. 503-249-1721 – 3920 N. Kerby, Portland

LGBTQIA+ Resources

Health Care Clinics
  • Q Center - 503-234-7837
  • Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860
  • Cascade AIDS Project / Prism Health Center - 503-445-7699
  • Sexual Minority Resource Center (SMYRC) - 503-872-9664
  • Basic Rights Oregon - 503-222-6151
  • Outside In — outsidein.org
  • Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf - 503-388-5132
  • Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition - 503-954-4865
  • Friendly House Gay & Grey Program - 503-228-4391
  • TransActive Gender Project - 503 -768-6024
  • Our House of Portland - 503-234-0175
  • Gender Pathways Clinic - 503-249-6748
  • OHSU Transgender Health Program - 503-494-7970
  • Legacy Transgender Health Program - 503-413-5600
  • Northwest Gender Alliance - 503-997-8499
  • PFLAG Portland - 503-232-7676
  • Transgender Law Center 510-587-9696
  • Eastside Teen Health Clinic 503-988-5488
  • Multnomah Co. School Based Health Ctrs : Free services to high school students:Marshall Campus 503-988-3370, ext 0 - 
  • Multnomah County Health Clinic 426 SW Stark St. 6th Floor, Portland, OR 97204
  • OR Lions Sight/Hearing Foundation 971-270-0203
  • Oregon SafeNet 1-800-723-3638
  • Outside In 503-535-3800
  • Planned Parenthood 503-775-0861
  • Portland Adventist Community Services 503-252-8500
  • Rockwood Neighborhood Clinic 503-988-4424
  • Russian Oregon Social Services 503-777-3437 –
  • Ehealth4teens.org – Health website for teens
  • Emergency Reproductive Health Supplies Free service offered to those in the Portland metro area. Will deliver no-cost pregnancy tests and/or plan B, as well as aftercare kits for those experiencing a miscarriage or for those who have just had an abortion. Kits include: menstrual pads, disposable heating pads, pain medication, a thermometer, herbal tea, chocolate, warm socks, snacks, a tea light, and other cozy things!

Individuals and Families

  • Cascadia Behavioral Services 503-230-9654
  • Harry’s Mother 503-233-8111, 1-800-914-9706
  • Albertina Kerr Youth and Family 503-255-4205
  • Lutheran Family Services 503-231-7480
  • Metropolitan Family Services 503-284-4341
  • Morrison Center- OHP only Intake: 503-258-4381
  • Trillium/Waverly Children’s Home 503-234-7532
  • William Temple House 503-226-3021
  • The Dougy Center for Grieving Children 503-775-5683
  • Portland State University Community Counseling (Sliding Scale) 503-725-4620
  • Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Clinic (Sliding Scale) 503-768-6320
  • Life Works NW 503-645-9010
  • Pacific Psychology and Comprehensive Health Clinic 503-352-2400

Drugs and Alcohol

  • Alanon/Al-teen 503-292-1333 - www.al-anonportlandoregon.org
  • Recovery Dharma
  • Alcoholics Anonymous Portland OR 503-223-8569 24 hour hotline 
  • Narcotics Anonymous Portland OR 503-727-3733
  • Oregon Partnership 503-244-1312 – 24 hour Drug and Alcohol help line.
  • Oregon Tobacco Quit Line 1-877-270-STOP OR 1-800-QUIT NOW
  • Youthline 1-800-621-1646, 24-hour confidential alcohol, drug, teen hotline.
  • National Spanish Suicide Hotline- 1-888-628-9454
  • Life Works NW – 503-645-9010
  • Cascadia – 503-230-9654
  • Crestview Recovery Portland OR

Grief

  • The Dougy Center for Grieving Children - 503-775-5683
Books
  • It's OK That You're Not OK by M. Devine
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook by J. W. James and R. Friedman
  • Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving by J. Samuel
  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
  • Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After
  • Your Brother or Sister Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt
  • Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult
  • Brother or Sister Dies by T.J. Wray
  • The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing edited by K. Young

Parenting

  • NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Health
  • Family Support Network 1-800-323-8521 Non-profit Oregon organization where families who have children and adolescents with any type of mental, emotional or behavioral disorders support each other. Support groups available.
  • Parenting Today’s Teen – Website with info, insight and support for parents of teens:
  • Teen Help 1-800-355-8336 (24 hour crisis line for PARENTS ONLY) Support “talk line” for families with teen challenges. Information and referrals available along with local support group information.
  • Tough Love Helpline 503-228-5087 Self help program for adults troubled by unacceptable behavior from adolescents or adult children. Support groups offered. www.toughlove.org
  • Multnomah County Health Families 503-988-3520 (or dial 211)
  • WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) Program offering lactation/breastfeeding support and nutritional needs of pregnant moms and children under 5 years of age. Income restrictions apply, but those on OHP/CHIP automatically qualify. Services available in multiple languages. https://www.multco.us/wic/locations-hours 503-988-3503 (or dial 211) Multiple locations throughout PDX
  • Baby Blues Connection Serving the greater Vancouver/Portland Metro area, free support groups for pregnancy/postpartum in – including a group just for partners (both in-person and virtual options available). Website includes a wealth of information, tips, and resources. They also offer a volunteer-run, peer support warmline. 1-800-557-8375 (call or text)
  • Postpartum Support International An international organization headquartered in Portland, their website is a wealth of resources for pregnancy and postpartum, with a special focus on perinatal mental health. PSI offers a help line, opportunities to “chat with an expert,” one-on-one peer mentoring, and hosts over 20 peer support groups (including affinity groups for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+, military, and adoptive/foster parents). 1-800-944-4773 (#1 en Español; #2 English Text: “help” to 800-944-4773 or “ayuda” al 9721-203-7773
  • BirthRight (Oregon & Southern WA) Free pregnancy testing, peer support, maternity clothes, and full layette (clothes, bedding, diapers) available, as well as comprehensive referral resources for all other services. Oregon: https://birthrightoregon.org/ 503-648-6766 Washington: https://birthrightwa.org/ 360-694-8156
  • Mother & Child Education Center Help accessing prenatal vitamins and maternity clothes, as well as offering free classes and a free library of pregnancy/parenting-related books. Also able to support new parents in procuring baby essentials like clothes, diapers, nursing supplies, formula, etc. 503-249-5801 (Español 503-913-9360)
  • Pregnancy Resource Center of Portland With multiple locations in the greater Portland Metro area, PRC offers free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, STI testing, peer counseling, and a massive referral network to over 70 local organizations for any pregnancy, postpartum, or parenting-related needs. 503-777-7097
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Acknowledgements: It is with deep respect and gratitude that I acknowledge that I reside and work on the traditional homelands of the Cowlitz and Clackamas tribes. I acknowledge and honor with reverence those who have stewarded this land, through colonization, systemic racism, structural racism, and genocidal policies. Additionally, I hold in the highest esteem those who have been historically enslaved upon this land, as well as those who may have been excluded to this land due to race, national origin, citizenship, and ethnicity. I offer some of my art therapy services at no charge to those who's homelands I occupy. If this applies to you or someone you know and you'd like to find out more please contact me.

Beth Ann Short LLC