Mental Health Resources
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The California Black Women's Health Project's website, resources & online community are for informational purposes only and are not meant to serve as medical advice or to replace consultation with your physician or mental health professional. The California Black Women's Health Project does not endorse any of the individuals or organizations listed below or referrals obtained through organizations or websites listed below.
Use of the California Black Women's Health Project's website, resources & online community constitutes an agreement by the users not to hold the California Black Women's Health Project or any of its employees or officers liable or responsible for information obtained through the resources below by persons or entities not associated with the California Black Women's Health Project.
General Mental Health Referrals
www.therapistfinder.com
TherapistFinder.com contains a comprehensive searchable directory of qualified marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and other psychotherapists licensed to practice in the state of California.
www.getmentalhelp.com
Get Mental Help, Inc., was formed in May of 2001 to assist Mental Health Consumers in finding high quality information and resources, and to assist in whatever possible way in their treatment and recovery. Includes links to therapists and support groups in your area as well as statistics and polls.
www.therapistfinder.net
TherapistFinder.net contains a directory of Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Family Counselors, and more, specializing in everything from anxiety disorders to weight loss. TherapistFinder.net also features articles, news, and information about mental health and disability issues.
PsychologyToday.com at http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/ppc/prof_search.php?iorb=4764
Detailed listings for psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and counselors are available throughout the United States and Canada. Choose a state to begin your search.
www.find-a-psychologist.com/blackcounselors/
Find a Black Therapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Marriage and Family Counselor in the States of AZ, CA, GA, IL, NJ, NY, OH, PA and TX.
www.ethniccounselors.com
Help finding culturally, religious and linguistically appropriate counseling resources.
Resources for Survivors of Sexual and/or Domestic Abuse/Assault
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN): 1(800) 656-HOPE or www.RAINN.org
This Hotline will connect you to the nearest Rape Crisis Center
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1(800) 799-7233
800-799-3224 (TDD)
www.ndvh.org
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
www.calcasa.org
Statewide California Coalition of Battered Women (SCCBW)
www.sccbw.org
Verbal Abuse Support Resources
www.verbalabuse.org
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Communit
www.dvinstitute.org
Faith Trust Inc. (Faith and domestic and sexual violence)
www.faithtrustinstitute.org
The Black Church and Domestic Violence
www.bcdvi.org
Sexual Assault Crisis Agency, Long Beach
24-Hour Hotline
(562) 989-5900
Office (for appointments): (562) 989-0309
STOP Partner Abuse Program
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
(323) 860-5806
www.laglc.org/domesticviolence
SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
www.snapnetwork.org
The Linkup - Survivors of Clergy Abuse
www.thelinkup.org
Love Doesn't Have to Hurt Teens
www.apa.org/pi/pii/teen/homepage.html
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org
YWCA Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Compton
(310) 764-1403
Office (for appointments): (310) 763-9995
CSP, Sexual Assault Victim Services
Orange County 24-Hour Hotline
(714) 957-2737
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lines
Suicide Prevention Center
(877) 727-4747
(310) 391-1253
California Youth Crisis Line
(800) 843-5200
Victims of Crime
National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800) TRY-NOVA
National Center for Victims of Crime
(800) FYI-CALL
Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center
(800) 627-6872
Alcohol and Drug Programs
Be Sober
(800) 237-6237
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
(800) 879-2772
Narcotics Anonymous
(800) 303-4156
Alcoholics Anonymous (Los Angeles)
(323) 936-4343
Children and Youth
California Youth Crisis Line
(800) 843-5200
Child Abuse Reporting
Los Angeles County
(800) 540-4000
Children of the Night
Shelter for runaways and sex workers ages 11-17
(800) 551-1300
Disability Resources
Adult Protective Services
24-hour hotline for elders or adults with disabilities who are being abused, neglected or exploited.
(800) 992-1660
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
(800) 931-2237
Reproductive Health
EC Hotline
(800) 584-9911
National STD Hotline
(800) 227-8922
National HIV Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS