COMMUNITY RESOURCES

HOTLINES

APLA AIDS Hotline (English) (800) 922-2437

APLA AIDS Hotline (Spanish) (800) 222-7432

Child Abuse Hotline (Q’s/Reports) (800) 540-4000

Domestic Violence Hotline (Q’s re: Shelter/safety plan) (800) 978-3600

Drug & Poison Information Center (323) 222-3212 (800) 777-6476

Elder Abuse/Dependent Elder Abuse Hotline (Q’s) (800) 992-1660

SUPPORT

Connections for Children (Child Care Referrals) (310) 452-3202

Suicide Prevention Center (Various Groups) (310) 391-1253

The Wellness Community, SM (Cancer Support) (310) 314-2555

The Wellness Community So. Bay (310) 376-3550

Warm Line (Help re: normal dev. issues for ages birth to 6) (310) 855-3500

Westside Center for Independent Living* (Physical Disabilities) (310) 390-3611

Westside Regional Center (Developmental Disabilities) (310) 258-4000

Santa Monica Aids Project (310) 586-7627

SHARE (Self-help Groups) (310) 305-8878

COUNSELING (Crisis)

LA County Mental Health (800) 854-7771

Life Plus Team (800) 345-2747

PMRT (Psychiatric Mobile Response Team) (after 5:00pm) (800) 854-7771

Rape Treatment Center (310) 319-4503

Victims Assistance Center (213) 974-7499

COUNSELING (Severely mentally Ill)

Didi Hirsch CMHC (Spanish)* (310) 390-6612

Edelman Westside MHC* (310) 966-6500

COUNSELING (Low Cost/Sliding Scale)

Airport Marina (Westchester) (310) 670-1410

Campion Counseling Center (Dom. Viol.) (310) 828-6007

Catholic Psychological Services (310) 399-1451

Didi Hirsch CMHC (Spanish)* (310) 390-6612

Family Services of SM (Spanish) (310) 451-9747

LA Free Clinic (near Cedars) (323) 653-1990

Open Paths Counseling Center (Dom. Viol.) (310) 398-7877

So. CA. Psychiatric Society (Local Psychiatrists)* (310) 815-3650

Southern CA Counseling Center (Fairfax/Pico) (323) 937-1344

Center for Healthy Aging (SM, Spanish) (310) 829-4715

Thalians CMHC Children and Adolescents (Cedars-Sinai)* (310) 855-3504

UCLA Spanish Speaking Clinic * (310) 825-6501

Vocational Rehabilitation (310) 582-8900

PARENTING CLASSES

Children’s Bureau (Inglewood) (310) 673-3230

Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center (310) 319-4947

Family Service of Santa Monica. (310) 451-9747

St. John’s Child & Family Dev. Ctr. (310) 829-8921

HOMELESS RESOURCES

Clare Foundation/Sober Inn (310) 314-6200

DPSS (Dept. of Public Service Services) (310) 312-7155

Info Line (800) 339-6993

Samoshel (S.M. Shelter) (310) 581-9825

Daybreak (Day Shelter for Women) (310) 450-4050

Ocean Park Community Center
(See listing for St. Joseph) (310) 399-9232

St. Joseph Center
(Advocacy, Jobs, Clothing, Food, in Venice) (310) 396-6468

Step Up on 2nd (Educ., Voc/Soc. Svcs Mentally (310) 399-4393

Sunlight Mission (310) 450-8802

Turning Point (Shelter for Men & Women) (310) 828-6717

ALCOHOL/DRUG SERVICES

Alcoholism Council (Evaluation, referral for Tx) (310) 451-5881

Clare Foundation (Alcohol) (310) 314-6200

LA County Programs* (800) 564-6600

New Start (Polysubstance Abuse Tx) (310) 452-0717

Venice Susbstance Abuse (310) 306-8313

Via Avanta
(Residential Drug Tx. Women -San Fernando Valley) (818) 897-2609

12 STEP PROGRAMS

Adult Children of Alcoholics (818) 342-9863

Alanon, Alateen, Alatot
(For Families & Friends of Alcoholics) (213) 387-3158

Al-Anon (Spanish Speaking) (310) 948-2190

Alcoholics Anonymous (24 Hr. Avail) (323) 936-4343

Co-Anon(For Families&Friends) (818) 377-4317

Cocaine Anonymous (310) 839-1141

Crystal Methamphetamine Anonymous (213) 488-4455

Debtors Anonymous (310) 479-1098

Gamblers Anonymous (323) 260-4657

Marijuana Anonymous (323) 964-2370

Narcotics Anonymous (310) 390-0279

Nar-Anon (For Families & Friends) (310) 547-5800

Nicotine Anonymous (800) 642-0666

Overeaters Anonymous (323) 936-6252

Parents Anonymous
(Support for Parents re Anger Management) (909) 621-6184

OBESITY PROGRAMS

KidShape, Inc. (888) 600-6444