If you are currently seeking more information on a specific topic or issue, please explore some of the external resources listed below. These resources are intended to provide you with relevant and accurate supplemental information for learning more about how to seek assistance with regard to various concerns.
For emergencies, see our emergency resources section.
Self-Help Topics and Resources
Addiction, Chemical Dependency, Substance Abuse, and Rehab
- Addictions (American Psychological Association)
- Addiction Search: Learn more about treatment and recovery.
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Boone Area Alcoholics Anonymous
- Watauga/Avery hotline: 828-264-1212
- Ashe hotline: 336-982-2641
- Wilkes hotline: 336-927-5593
- Daymark Recovery Services
- Stepping Stone of Boone
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- TeensHealth: Drugs & Alcohol
- Self-assessment tools.
- Vaya Health
Rehab Facilities:
- Life Center of Galax (Galax, VA)
- Fellowship Hall (Greensboro, NC)
Aging
- Watauga County Project on Aging
- Boone location: 828-265-8090
- Sugar Grove location: 828-297-5195
- National Institute on Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease on HelpGuide.org
Anger Management
- Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You (American Psychological Association)
Anxiety
Bereavement
- AMOREM (Hospice, Palliative Care, Cardiac Care, and Grief Support)
- 1-844-426-6736
- Service throughout northwestern NC (Alexander, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford, Watauga, Wilkes)
- Medi Home Health and Hospice
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Developmental Disabilities
Domestic Violence
- OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information, and Shelter)
- Boone Office: 828-264-1532
- Boone Hotline: 828-262-5035
- Have a sheriff page OASIS at 828-264-3761
- National Hotline: 1-800-268-1488
- Domestic Violence and Abuse on HelpGuide.org
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-7233
- 1-866-331-9474 (text)
- WomensLaw.org
Financial Concerns
Interpersonal Conflict
Legal Concerns
Mental Illness
Parenting
- Children's Council of Watauga County
- Children's Developmental Services of the Blue Ridge: 828-265-5391
- Parent to Parent
Psychiatric Services
Sexual Assault
- OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information, and Shelter)
- Boone Office: 828-264-1532
- Boone Hotline: 828-262-5035
- Have a sheriff page OASIS at (828) 264-3761
- National Hotline: 1-800-268-1488
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Substance Abuse Treatment
Suicide
- CFS Emergency System
- Call Campus Police at 828-262-2150
- Daymark Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
- American Association of Suicidology