Counseling and Support Groups

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Contents 1 AJET Peer Support Group (PSG) 2 The Dawn Center 3 International Counseling Center (ICC) 4 Support Groups 4.1 Alcoholism 4.2 AIDS 4.3 Eating Disorders 4.4 Other

[edit] AJET Peer Support Group (PSG)

In times of serious stress it can be good to contact a professional counselor or the peer support line. Sometimes isolation, physical or linguistic, can make simple problems very stressful, and sometimes very disheartening. Rather than letting problems get on top of you, call the Peer Support Line and chat about how to sort things out, or just get the frustrations out of your system. The Peer Support people are very good listeners, and know a lot about the problems JETs face. For all JETs, there are millions of stresses that you inevitably go through. Each might seem small or insignificant to an outsider, but together they can cause an incredible roller coaster of emotions and reactions - even for the strongest of us. The Peer Support Line is staffed by experienced JETs and ex-JETs that have been through (and survived) many of the same things that you may be having trouble dealing with.

For more information, see AJET Peer Support Group

[edit] The Dawn Center

The Dawn Center is a Women's Center run by Osaka Prefecture that offers a variety of counseling services: "personal counseling" by specialized women counselors, "support groups" for women with similar problems in order to support each other (in Japanese, English and Chinese), and "telephone counseling" for those who cannot come to the Dawn Center. Health consultation, legal advice, and programs on self-assertion for women and understanding human relationships are also available.

• Phone: 06-6910-8615
• Fax: 06-6910-8624
• E-mail: dawn@dawncenter.or.jp
• URL: www.dawncenter.or.jp
• 3-49, 1-chome, Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 〒540-0008
• 〒540-0008 大阪府大阪市中央区大手前1丁目3-49

[edit] International Counseling Center (ICC)

The ICC is a non-profit organization with professional counselors and psychotherapists that is based in Kobe. Your first contact with ICC will usually be with the phone intake worker, Michiko Maeda (bilingual). Michiko will tell you about the organization, get a bit of information from you and then have one of the directors call you to decide which counselor would best meet your needs.

If the call goes to the answering machine, please do not hang up in despair. If you leave your name, phone number(s) and the best time to return your call, you will almost always be called back within 24 hours, and usually sooner. Please, speak slowly and clearly and repeat the numbers, especially if you are calling from a cell phone.

• Phone: 078-431-8272
• E-mail: icckobe@yahoo.com
• URL: www.icckobe.com
• Kobe Kaisei Hospital, 3-11-15 Shinohara-Kitamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe, 〒657-0068
• 〒657-0068 兵庫県神戸市灘区篠原北町 3-11-15 神戸海星病院

[edit] Support Groups

[edit] Alcoholism

Alcoholics Anonymous Himeji
0792-22-2691

Alcoholics Anonymous, Kobe
078-856-4180

AL-ANON Family Support Group
For friends & family of alcoholics
0729-77-8366

[edit] AIDS

AIDS Hotline
Phone: 03-5285-8088
English: 11:00 - 18:00, Mon-Sat
Japanese: 10:00 - 18:00, Daily

AIDS Information Service (Osaka)
Phone: 0720-48-2004

Japan HIV Center (Osaka)
Phone: 06-6882-0282
13:00 - 18:00, Sat.

[edit] Eating Disorders

Bulimics Anonymous (Nishinomiya)
0798-41-9484

Overeaters Anonymous (Kobe)
078-858-3923

[edit] Other

Intl. Friends Gay Support Network
0356-93-4569

Intl. Lesbian Support Network
0422-56-3953

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