Resources & Links
Please see a random listing of several resources/links I have gathered from the Internet. Note that I do not necessarily endorse or recommend any of the programs or resources listed. These links are posted for informational purposes only. Use your own discretion whenever accessing resources through the internet.
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Help Lines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24 hrs): Dial 988 or text 741741. For deaf and hard of hearing, call 1-800-799-4889.
National Disaster Distress Helpline (24 hrs): 1-800-985-5990 for people experiencing emotional distress from natural disasters.
California Office of the Attorney General, for consumer complaints against a business or company, such as price gouging or unfair practices.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (click here), or call 1-800-799-7233, or text LOVEIS to 22522.
Communities United Against Violence (CUAV), resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
Domestic Violence Legal Aid, for people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Futures Without Violence, resources for kids and families.
California Peer-Run Warm Line, for anyone seeking non-emergency emotional support.
Pro-Bono and Low Cost Therapy Services for front line or healthcare workers.
Spiritual Emergence and Alternative Mental Health Resources
The Spiritual Emergence Network
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Windhorse Integrative Mental Health
Felton Early Intervention in Psychosis/Bipolar
International Guide to the World of Alternative Mental Health
MindFreedom International for human rights in the mental health system.
Fireweed Collective mental health education and mutual aid.
Bay Area Hearing Voices Network
Center for Spiritual Emergence offers wrap-around concierge services for spiritual emergencies and addictions.
Resources for children, teens, and families
Child Welfare Information Gateway (US Dept of Health and Human Services)
Our Family Coalition, resources for LGBTQ+ families.
Gender Spectrum, for gender nonconforming children and teens.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services for SF, Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma.
Substance Abuse & Chemical Dependency
AllTreatment California, serves several states including California.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Coalition Against Drug Abuse, provides help finding treatment services.
RehabNet, provides information and resources about rehabilitation programs.
The Recovery Village, a listing of alcohol and drug rehab programs and facilities.
Addiction Group, an online resource for people struggling with addiction.
Detox Local, find local drug and alcohol detox centers.
Aging and Long-Term Care Resources
Leading Age USA (Aging Services)
Leading Age California (Aging Services)
SeniorHomes.com, help find care for aging adults
American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation
California Department of Aging (includes a listing of county services)
State of California Senior Gateway
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (SF, Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (East Bay)
Episcopal Community Services (SF Bay Area)
COVIA–Communities and Affordable Housing for Seniors
Aging Life Care Association (for Professional Geriatric Care Managers).
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Substance Abuse and Addiction in Older Adults
National Aging in Place Council
Eldercare Locator–services for older adults by the US Administration on Aging
Senior Advice, help find housing for seniors.
Sexual and Gender Minorities (LGBTQ+)
United States Joint Statement (USJS) against “conversion therapy.”
Queer Therapists of Color (SF Bay Area)
Trans Lifeline, Immediate help and support for gender diverse people.
The Trevor Project’s “Get Help” Crisis Line
San Francisco Bay Area support for gender diverse kids.
Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration (ORAM–for LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers).
Southern Poverty Law Center’s LGBT Rights Page
National Center for Lesbian Rights–an advocacy organization for all LGBTQ people
The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law: Census and LGBT Demographics
Gender Spectrum–support for gender diverse children and teens
Gayellow Pages: Informing the GLBTQIA communities since 1973.
Patient Advocacy and Consumer Protection
Parity Registry, A patient advocacy program for insurance coverage.
California Dept of Managed Health Care, help for consumers who are denied care.
Drug Watch: Drug side effects, interactions & lawsuit information
Animal Legal and Historical Center
RecallReport.org, Information and Support for People Injured by Drugs.
DrugDangers.com (Consumer Safety and Lawsuits about Drugs)
Bay Area Legal Aid, Legal aid for the underserved.
Graduate Programs with Transpersonal/Jungian/Humanistic Orientation
Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology)
California Psychotherapist Licensing Boards
Board of Psychology (for Psychologists)
Health Insurance Resources
Covered California (health insurance through the Affordable Care Act) has extended enrollment indefinitely. Apply here.
MediCal enrollment is year round. Apply here.
Safety Net Programs
National Low Income Housing Coalition
CalFresh Food Assistance Program.
CalWorks–cash aid and services to families with children.
CAPI–Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants.
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program.
CA Employment Development Department’s Unemployment Assistance and Short Term Disability Programs.