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More Resources
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Area Counseling Services
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Bill Wilson Center
3490 The Alameda [Map]
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 243-0222
Provides 24-hour crisis services to youth and families. Provides emergency housing for runaways and/or homeless youth.
www.billwilsoncenter.org -
Emotions Anonymous
(408) 238-7323
Self help support group for youth with emotional problems.
www.emotionsanonymous.org -
YWCA Santa Clara Valley Rape Crisis Center
375 S. Third Street [Map]
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 295-4011
Provides individual and group counseling for rape survivors.
www.ywca-scv.org
Emergency Shelters
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Emergency Housing Consortium
20011 Little Orchard St. [Map]
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 294-2100
www.homelessness.org -
CASA SAY
509 View Street [Map]
Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 961-2622
www.sayscc.org -
Shelter Bed Hotline
(800) 774-3583
English/Spanish
Grief/Depression
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Center for Living with the Dying
Bill Wilson Center
3490 The Alameda [Map]
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 243-0222
Provides emotional support for anyone facing a life threatening illness and to his or her family members. Individual and group support programs for children, adolescents, and adults.
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Access-Mental Health Department of Santa Clara Valley Hospital System
1-800-488-9919
Crisis referral call center. Deals with serious mental illness, depression, or endangerment to self.
Health
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Planned Parenthood
1691 The Alameda [Map]
San Jose, Ca 95126
(408) 287-7526
Info line (800) 967-PLAN
Teen Clinic Mondays 3-7pm. Family planning, reproductive services, sterilization, sexually transmitted diseases and infections testing and treatment, health education.
www.plannedparenthood.org -
Overeaters Anonymous
(408) 268-7243
Meetings held throughout Santa Clara County for overeaters and persons with eating disorders.
www.overeatersanonymous.org
Hotlines
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California Youth Crisis Line
(800) 843-5200
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National Runaway Switchboard
(800) 621-4000
For runaway youth. Offers crisis intervention and referrals, conference calls to third parties at request of caller, mediation services, and free one-way bus tickets home. -
YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline
(408) 287-3000 -
Eastfield Ming Quong (EMQ)
Child and Adolescent Crisis Program
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Suicide and Crisis
(408) 279-3312 24 hours -
Parental Stress and Parents of Teens Hotline
(650) 327-3333 9:00am - 9:00pm -
WarmLine
(408) 279-0303
If you are home alone and need someone to talk to.
Special Needs
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DCARA (Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency)
540 Bird Avenue [Map]
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 268-6770
(408) 298-5448 TTY
www.dcara.org -
Crisis Line for the Handicapped
(800) 426-4263
24-hour counseling, support, and information.
Substance Abuse
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Cocaine Anonymous
(408) 496-9107
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Children of Alcoholics
(408) 379-1051
Anonymous support group for young people ages 13-19 whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.
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Social Advocates for Youth
(408) 956-8034
Substance abuse counseling, prevention, and treatment.
www.sayscc.org -
Teen Getgoing
(866) 321-9955
(408) 998-3040
Online treatment for alcohol and drugs. Focused on the unique needs of teens. Helping teens address alcohol and drug use.
www.teengetgoing.com -
Alcoholics Anonymous Families
www.Al-AnonFamilyGroup.org -
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org -
Available DVD - Alcohol and Drugs: Effect on the Adolescent Brain, presented by Ralph Cantor.
Request your copy of this successful workshop along with a voluntary contribution towards the Teen and Family Counseling center.
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