There are over 22,000,000 people in the United States that either can not or will not get much needed help for their drug or alcohol addiction.  Only 3,000,000 people who need help actually get the help they need.

Choose 2 Change is making every effort to help close this gap.

 

 

The Choose 2 Change Online Counseling programs meet or exceed every ethical criteria for online counseling and then some. Check out these links.

• American Psychological Association
  
• American Association of Marital and Family Therapists
  
• National Association of Social Workers
  
• Code of Conduct for Medical and Health Web Sites
  Health On the Net Foundation
  
• Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Electronic Mail with Patients
  Kane Beverly, Sands Daniel Z. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 1998; 5: 104-111.
  
• Services by Telephone, Teleconferencing, and Internet
  Ethics Committee, American Psychological Association
  
• Standards for the Ethical Practice of Web Counseling
  National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
  
• Suggested Principles for the Online Provision of Mental Health Services
  International Society for Mental Health Online
  
• The Principles of Medical Ethics
  American Pychiatric Association