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Counseling resources
1-800-Therapist
http://www.1-800-Therapist.com
This psychotherapy-related site offers detailed how-to's on developing a healthy patient-therapist relationship, including how to find and evaluate a therapist and when to end therapy. How to maximize your first therapy session; how to help someone into therapy, and mental health insurance coverage are also covered. Therapist licensure and certification is explained here. 1-800-Therapist also offers free one-on-one assistance via telephone (1-800-843-7274) in selecting a therapist by connecting callers with a trained professional who can help match their needs to local mental health professionals throughout the country who have been interviewed, evaluated, and reference-checked by 1-800-Therapist. (Therapists who are part of this service pay an annual fee to be included.)
4therapy.com
http://www.4therapy.com
This easy-to-use site provides the public and professionals with extensive information and resources about various psychological conditions; self-assessments for various psychological conditions, and useful information about counseling and therapy. A therapist locator helps you find a mental health professional in your area.
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/find.html
This page from the American Psychological Association's web site provides a toll-free telephone number that helps you obtain contact information for psychologists in your area.
California Psychological Association
www.calpsychlink.org/resources/doctorreferral.htm
This organization offers regional Referral Services listing psychologists throughout California.
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
www.lapsych.org
The LACPA offers PRN-LA, a free public service providing confidential referrals to licensed psychologists who subscribe to the highest professional standards. When consumers contact PRN-LA, they are referred to experienced and highly trained psychologists in their community based on zip code and specialty.
http://www.1-800-Therapist.com
This psychotherapy-related site offers detailed how-to's on developing a healthy patient-therapist relationship, including how to find and evaluate a therapist and when to end therapy. How to maximize your first therapy session; how to help someone into therapy, and mental health insurance coverage are also covered. Therapist licensure and certification is explained here. 1-800-Therapist also offers free one-on-one assistance via telephone (1-800-843-7274) in selecting a therapist by connecting callers with a trained professional who can help match their needs to local mental health professionals throughout the country who have been interviewed, evaluated, and reference-checked by 1-800-Therapist. (Therapists who are part of this service pay an annual fee to be included.)
4therapy.com
http://www.4therapy.com
This easy-to-use site provides the public and professionals with extensive information and resources about various psychological conditions; self-assessments for various psychological conditions, and useful information about counseling and therapy. A therapist locator helps you find a mental health professional in your area.
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/find.html
This page from the American Psychological Association's web site provides a toll-free telephone number that helps you obtain contact information for psychologists in your area.
California Psychological Association
www.calpsychlink.org/resources/doctorreferral.htm
This organization offers regional Referral Services listing psychologists throughout California.
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
www.lapsych.org
The LACPA offers PRN-LA, a free public service providing confidential referrals to licensed psychologists who subscribe to the highest professional standards. When consumers contact PRN-LA, they are referred to experienced and highly trained psychologists in their community based on zip code and specialty.
Domestic violence and sexual assault
California Department of Health Services Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Family Violence Referral List
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/epic/fvrefer/documents/glbtref.pdf
Lists agencies and their contact numbers throughout California that variously provide LGBT-sensitive or LGBT-specific shelter services, crisis intervention services, individual counseling services, education and prevention programs, and/or counseling for survivors of sexual assault.
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivp/fipv.htm
This is a comprehensive resource guide for clinicians, researchers, policy makers, students, and the public. Here you will find thoroughly detailed reports and other information on CDC's funded projects regarding family and intimate partner violence prevention. You can also learn about CDC-supported professional training and education to identify, treat, and refer victims of family and intimate partner violence.
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV)
http://www.caepv.org
The only organization of its kind founded by business leaders, CAEPV is leading the business world's revolution against domestic violence; it's an excellent resource for employees and employers. CAEPV's programs, newsletter, conferences and training kits focus on raising awareness of domestic violence in the workplace and providing confidential help to employees who are in violent relationships. Here you will find detailed statistics on domestic violence and how abusers endanger their victims' lives at home and harass them in the workplace, leading to decreased productivity and annual losses. The quarterly newsletter on this site brims with safety tips and corporate and business strategies for dealing with domestic violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://www.endabuse.org
Founded in 1980, this national organization features breaking news regarding domestic violence, including legislative updates, and what is happening locally, nationally, and globally to end abuse against women and girls. Extensive resource listings are on this site, including a state-by-state report card on laws passed to improve the health care response to domestic violence. In addition, program information and stories on dating violence and domestic violence-related issues and links make this an excellent resource for the public, students, and professionals. The FVPF also provides domestic violence prevention and early intervention for community-based reproductive clinics in Russia, India, Mexico, and China.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW)
http://www.lacaaw.org
LACAAW serves the Los Angeles County community by empowering survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through counseling and other services while also offering women's basic and advanced self-defense classes plus Personal Security Awareness Training. This site furnishes vital information such as: how to get a temporary restraining order and how to find a support group. There's also information here for batterers on how to find court-approved anger management classes and related links.
Men Against Sexual Violence
http://www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
Replete with outreach and useful guides such as "10 Things Men Can Do To Prevent Sexual Violence," this site provides multiple resources to the public and professionals.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org
The NCADV offers national information and nationwide referrals for battered women and their children, the general public, the media, and others. This site tells you how to create your own safety plan and find the professional and other support you need. It also gives you workplace guidelines regarding domestic violence as well as legal guidelines. A state-by-state listing of Coalition offices helps you find shelters and other sources of support nearest you.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend domestic violence and child abuse.
National Organization For Women
http://www.now.org/issues/violence/index.html
News on domestic violence; legislative updates; facts and figures; and useful links.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
http://www.rainn.org/counseling.html
You'll find a state-by-state directory of rape counseling centers in the RAINN site, along with supportive, empowering survivor information. Toll-free numbers for 24-hour confidential rape crisis hotlines.
The Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
http://www.911rape.org/whoweare/index.html
Based in Santa Monica, CA., the RTC provides comprehensive, free treatment for sexual assault victims, including emergency medical care and forensic exams, counseling and psychotherapy, advocacy and accompaniment services; training for police, prosecutors, judges, medical and mental health personnel; prevention/education programs for children, adolescents, and college students.
Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/familyvio/homepage.html
This easy-to-read yet detailed report from the American Psychological Association (APA) provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding causes of domestic violence, the potential psychological damages associated with spanking, and how police and legal authorities may deal with batterers, etc. Also, safety issues and urgent dilemmas faced by battered women and their children are explained. A section on recovered memories of child abuse reports recent research on this psychological phenomenon.
Transforming Communities: Creating Safety and Justice for Women and Girls
http://www.transformcommunities.org
Created in 1992, this nonprofit organization is a learning and resource center for the advancement of thinking, practices, and strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. Transforming Communities (TC) also supports the local and national community residents to take action on community issues such as media violence, public accountability for batterers, and equal opportunity. While this site supplies detailed information on domestic violence that is useful for the public and students, TC also offers original publications and community organizing kits, videos, and manuals outlining how to facilitate community action teams.
The Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles
http://www.vpcla.org
Comprised of public and private individuals and organizations dedicated to addressing violence as a public health issue, this Los Angeles County-wide network's web site offers facts and figures on domestic violence and battered women and children.
Women's Law Initiative
http://www.womenslaw.org
Provides Internet safety information regarding how domestic violence victims can keep their Internet activity secret from their abuser. Offers free, easy-to-understand, state-by-state legal information to women living with or escaping domestic violence. Safety planning guidelines and national links and resources.
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/epic/fvrefer/documents/glbtref.pdf
Lists agencies and their contact numbers throughout California that variously provide LGBT-sensitive or LGBT-specific shelter services, crisis intervention services, individual counseling services, education and prevention programs, and/or counseling for survivors of sexual assault.
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivp/fipv.htm
This is a comprehensive resource guide for clinicians, researchers, policy makers, students, and the public. Here you will find thoroughly detailed reports and other information on CDC's funded projects regarding family and intimate partner violence prevention. You can also learn about CDC-supported professional training and education to identify, treat, and refer victims of family and intimate partner violence.
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV)
http://www.caepv.org
The only organization of its kind founded by business leaders, CAEPV is leading the business world's revolution against domestic violence; it's an excellent resource for employees and employers. CAEPV's programs, newsletter, conferences and training kits focus on raising awareness of domestic violence in the workplace and providing confidential help to employees who are in violent relationships. Here you will find detailed statistics on domestic violence and how abusers endanger their victims' lives at home and harass them in the workplace, leading to decreased productivity and annual losses. The quarterly newsletter on this site brims with safety tips and corporate and business strategies for dealing with domestic violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://www.endabuse.org
Founded in 1980, this national organization features breaking news regarding domestic violence, including legislative updates, and what is happening locally, nationally, and globally to end abuse against women and girls. Extensive resource listings are on this site, including a state-by-state report card on laws passed to improve the health care response to domestic violence. In addition, program information and stories on dating violence and domestic violence-related issues and links make this an excellent resource for the public, students, and professionals. The FVPF also provides domestic violence prevention and early intervention for community-based reproductive clinics in Russia, India, Mexico, and China.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW)
http://www.lacaaw.org
LACAAW serves the Los Angeles County community by empowering survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through counseling and other services while also offering women's basic and advanced self-defense classes plus Personal Security Awareness Training. This site furnishes vital information such as: how to get a temporary restraining order and how to find a support group. There's also information here for batterers on how to find court-approved anger management classes and related links.
Men Against Sexual Violence
http://www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
Replete with outreach and useful guides such as "10 Things Men Can Do To Prevent Sexual Violence," this site provides multiple resources to the public and professionals.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org
The NCADV offers national information and nationwide referrals for battered women and their children, the general public, the media, and others. This site tells you how to create your own safety plan and find the professional and other support you need. It also gives you workplace guidelines regarding domestic violence as well as legal guidelines. A state-by-state listing of Coalition offices helps you find shelters and other sources of support nearest you.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend domestic violence and child abuse.
National Organization For Women
http://www.now.org/issues/violence/index.html
News on domestic violence; legislative updates; facts and figures; and useful links.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
http://www.rainn.org/counseling.html
You'll find a state-by-state directory of rape counseling centers in the RAINN site, along with supportive, empowering survivor information. Toll-free numbers for 24-hour confidential rape crisis hotlines.
The Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
http://www.911rape.org/whoweare/index.html
Based in Santa Monica, CA., the RTC provides comprehensive, free treatment for sexual assault victims, including emergency medical care and forensic exams, counseling and psychotherapy, advocacy and accompaniment services; training for police, prosecutors, judges, medical and mental health personnel; prevention/education programs for children, adolescents, and college students.
Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/familyvio/homepage.html
This easy-to-read yet detailed report from the American Psychological Association (APA) provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding causes of domestic violence, the potential psychological damages associated with spanking, and how police and legal authorities may deal with batterers, etc. Also, safety issues and urgent dilemmas faced by battered women and their children are explained. A section on recovered memories of child abuse reports recent research on this psychological phenomenon.
Transforming Communities: Creating Safety and Justice for Women and Girls
http://www.transformcommunities.org
Created in 1992, this nonprofit organization is a learning and resource center for the advancement of thinking, practices, and strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. Transforming Communities (TC) also supports the local and national community residents to take action on community issues such as media violence, public accountability for batterers, and equal opportunity. While this site supplies detailed information on domestic violence that is useful for the public and students, TC also offers original publications and community organizing kits, videos, and manuals outlining how to facilitate community action teams.
The Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles
http://www.vpcla.org
Comprised of public and private individuals and organizations dedicated to addressing violence as a public health issue, this Los Angeles County-wide network's web site offers facts and figures on domestic violence and battered women and children.
Women's Law Initiative
http://www.womenslaw.org
Provides Internet safety information regarding how domestic violence victims can keep their Internet activity secret from their abuser. Offers free, easy-to-understand, state-by-state legal information to women living with or escaping domestic violence. Safety planning guidelines and national links and resources.
General homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness
http://www.naeh.org
This national nonprofit organization mobilizes the nonprofit, public, and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. Here you'll find key facts and statistics on homelessness; federal and state policy activities regarding homelessness, success stories of organizations and individuals around the country who provide services, training, advocacy, and support to homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals. Extensive publications, resources, and links regarding homelessness.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Homelessness Resources
http://aspe.hhs.gov/homeless/index.shtml
This comprehensive government site features detailed listings of government homelessness resources, homelessness and housing organizations, documents, grants and funding information, homelessness-related publications, and federal laws and policies relating to the homeless. News on homelessness plus homelessness links and other resources make this site extremely comprehensive.
http://www.naeh.org
This national nonprofit organization mobilizes the nonprofit, public, and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. Here you'll find key facts and statistics on homelessness; federal and state policy activities regarding homelessness, success stories of organizations and individuals around the country who provide services, training, advocacy, and support to homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals. Extensive publications, resources, and links regarding homelessness.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Homelessness Resources
http://aspe.hhs.gov/homeless/index.shtml
This comprehensive government site features detailed listings of government homelessness resources, homelessness and housing organizations, documents, grants and funding information, homelessness-related publications, and federal laws and policies relating to the homeless. News on homelessness plus homelessness links and other resources make this site extremely comprehensive.
Parenting
Kinder Start
http://www.kinderstart.com/childdevelopment/
Encyclopedic search engine for parents seeking information on child development topics. Subjects include: bedwetting, toilet training, thumbsucking, speech and verbal development, psychological testing, discipline, anger management, Terrible Twos and Threes, etc.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend problems associated with runaway teens, teen pregnancy, gang violence, school failure, and other Latino teen-related issues.
Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/familyvio/homepage.html
This easy-to-read yet detailed report from the American Psychological Association (APA) provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding causes of domestic violence, the potential psychological damages associated with spanking, and how police and legal authorities may deal with batterers, etc. Also, safety issues and urgent dilemmas faced by battered women and their children are explained. A section on recovered memories of child abuse reports recent research on this psychological phenomenon.
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org
For parents and professionals, this site provides information on the healthy development of infants and toddlers from 0 to 3. Guidelines on child care, special needs children care, parenting, infant and toddler brain development and early literacy. (Zero To Three is a national nonprofit organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners, and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.)
http://www.kinderstart.com/childdevelopment/
Encyclopedic search engine for parents seeking information on child development topics. Subjects include: bedwetting, toilet training, thumbsucking, speech and verbal development, psychological testing, discipline, anger management, Terrible Twos and Threes, etc.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend problems associated with runaway teens, teen pregnancy, gang violence, school failure, and other Latino teen-related issues.
Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/familyvio/homepage.html
This easy-to-read yet detailed report from the American Psychological Association (APA) provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding causes of domestic violence, the potential psychological damages associated with spanking, and how police and legal authorities may deal with batterers, etc. Also, safety issues and urgent dilemmas faced by battered women and their children are explained. A section on recovered memories of child abuse reports recent research on this psychological phenomenon.
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org
For parents and professionals, this site provides information on the healthy development of infants and toddlers from 0 to 3. Guidelines on child care, special needs children care, parenting, infant and toddler brain development and early literacy. (Zero To Three is a national nonprofit organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners, and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.)
Runaway/homeless youth
California Coalition for Youth
http://www.ccyfc.org
This nonprofit's mission is to lead California as a voice for youth and to advocate for public policies, programs, and services that empower, support, and protect the rights of youth and families. This organization publishes reports on youth-related issues, stages conferences, and offers an array of resources for professionals working with youth as well as policy makers and students concerned with finding authoritative information on runaway/homeless youth and other youth-related issues.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
Los Angeles Free Clinic
http://www.lafreeclinic.org
The Los Angeles Free Clinic serves infants, children, and adults at three different clinic sites in Los Angeles. Services offered include: general health care, dental care, counseling, HIV testing, prenatal care, mental health and social services, family planning, and legal assistance.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend problems associated with runaway teens, teen pregnancy, gang violence, school failure, and other Latino teen-related issues.
National Runaway Switchboard
http://www.nrscrisisline.org
This comprehensive site serves runaways, parents of runaways, and others with state-by-state listings of agencies and social services that serve runaway and homeless youth and their families. You'll find toll-free numbers for national, 24-hour runaway switchboard hotlines, plus information for runaways on how and where to find help. Links for parents include web sites for national organizations for missing children, where parents may file missing children reports.
Steps to Independent Living
http://www.ilponline.org
Eligible current and former youth from Los Angeles County 16 to 21 years old can access an array of free or low-cost help to improve their well-being and reach their goals and dreams. This site provides powerful how-to's to connect them to help with school and work expenses, career planning, job training, healthcare, housing, legal assistance, and other essentials. The site is operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services' Emancipation Services and Independent Living Program (ES/ILP).
Teen Abuse Prevention Network (TAPNet)
http://www.lacaaw.org/tapnet/index.html
This statewide project of the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW) offers support for teen abuse survivors and resources for adults who work with teens, including opportunities for online discussion. LACAAW, using its "In Touch With Teens" curriculum, teaches teens how to create harmonious, violence-free relationships.
Western States Youth Services Network
Email this organization at: WSYSN@aol.com with your questions regarding services for high-risk youth, homeless or troubled youth as well as family services resources in California.
http://www.ccyfc.org
This nonprofit's mission is to lead California as a voice for youth and to advocate for public policies, programs, and services that empower, support, and protect the rights of youth and families. This organization publishes reports on youth-related issues, stages conferences, and offers an array of resources for professionals working with youth as well as policy makers and students concerned with finding authoritative information on runaway/homeless youth and other youth-related issues.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/default.asp
This web site offers downloadable pamphlets for teens on dating violence and for women on relationship abuse and domestic violence. Extensive action plans are included in all of the pamphlets. Parents will also find pamphlets on learning how to detect the warning signs of dating violence and relationship abuse in their children plus how to help them develop emotionally healthy relationships.
Los Angeles Free Clinic
http://www.lafreeclinic.org
The Los Angeles Free Clinic serves infants, children, and adults at three different clinic sites in Los Angeles. Services offered include: general health care, dental care, counseling, HIV testing, prenatal care, mental health and social services, family planning, and legal assistance.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
http://www.nlffi.org
This nonprofit organization's goal is to serve the multi-faceted needs of Latino males as they relate to their positive involvement in their families and community. Through research, training, and direct service, the Institute addresses how Latino fathers can become more active positive partners in nurturing and educating their children. Simultaneously, the Institute helps Latino men transcend problems associated with runaway teens, teen pregnancy, gang violence, school failure, and other Latino teen-related issues.
National Runaway Switchboard
http://www.nrscrisisline.org
This comprehensive site serves runaways, parents of runaways, and others with state-by-state listings of agencies and social services that serve runaway and homeless youth and their families. You'll find toll-free numbers for national, 24-hour runaway switchboard hotlines, plus information for runaways on how and where to find help. Links for parents include web sites for national organizations for missing children, where parents may file missing children reports.
Steps to Independent Living
http://www.ilponline.org
Eligible current and former youth from Los Angeles County 16 to 21 years old can access an array of free or low-cost help to improve their well-being and reach their goals and dreams. This site provides powerful how-to's to connect them to help with school and work expenses, career planning, job training, healthcare, housing, legal assistance, and other essentials. The site is operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services' Emancipation Services and Independent Living Program (ES/ILP).
Teen Abuse Prevention Network (TAPNet)
http://www.lacaaw.org/tapnet/index.html
This statewide project of the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW) offers support for teen abuse survivors and resources for adults who work with teens, including opportunities for online discussion. LACAAW, using its "In Touch With Teens" curriculum, teaches teens how to create harmonious, violence-free relationships.
Western States Youth Services Network
Email this organization at: WSYSN@aol.com with your questions regarding services for high-risk youth, homeless or troubled youth as well as family services resources in California.
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov
This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs around the country that treat alcoholism and drug abuse problems. You'll find treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for addiction and alcoholism. Listings also include treatment programs for marijuana, cocaine addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for adolescents.
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov
This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs around the country that treat alcoholism and drug abuse problems. You'll find treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for addiction and alcoholism. Listings also include treatment programs for marijuana, cocaine addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for adolescents.
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