Resources

• Peace Over Violence — 1-310-392-8381 — 24 hrs/7 days
  Provide emotional support, advocacy, information and referrals for victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking.
• Battered Women Crisis Line (English/Spanish) — 1-323-268-7564
  Provides referrals for domestic violence survivors including shelters, counseling and legal services.
• Sojourn Hotline — 1-866-435-7438 — 24 hrs/7 days
  Crisis counseling and intake into Sojourn’s programs. Services include: emergency shelter, support groups, referrals, legal clinic, children’s groups. All services are free.
• Rape Treatment Center, UCLA Hospital — 1-310-319-4503
  Located at: 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404; Emergency medical care and free short-term and long-term counseling support, information and free forensic medical examinations for rape victims.

• Los Angeles County Child Abuse Hotline — 1-800-540-4000 (toll-free in California)
  Spanish speaking also
• National Child Abuse Hotline — 800-422-4453 — 24 hrs/7 days
  Crisis intervention, information and referrals, anonymous and confidential, all languages
• LA Police Department Child Abuse Unit (Downtown) — 1-213-486-0570
• Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — 1-213-351-5507
  Located at: 425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
• Adult Protective Services — 1-877-477-3646 — 24 hrs/7 days
  Located at: 3333 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010; Find phone numbers of each county in California here

• Teen Line — 1-800-TLC-TEEN (toll-free in California)
  Hours: 6pm to 10pm, every night
  Confidential peer counseling hotline operated by teens for teens coping with everyday concerns as well as abuse, suicidal thoughts, violence, AIDS, gangs, pregnancy, substance abuse and many more.
• GLBT National Youth Talkline — 1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)
  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Talkline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support
• Freedom 4U
• Free Vibe
  National Youth Anti-Drug Coalition
• Bubble Monkey
  Anonymous, accurate information on drugs for teens

• Parents Helping Parents
• A Parent’s Guide to Cybersecurity
• Center for Nonviolent Communication

• Guided Meditation through UCLA
• Center for Mindfulness Meditations UCSD

• Matrix Institute
• The Link between Childhood Trauma & Addiction in Adulthood
• Free Vibe
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics
• Join Together
  A resource website relating to alcohol/other drugs/and violence
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Traumatic Stress
• rehabcenter.net

• A New Journey — 1-800-634-1733
  Located at: 2121 Cloverfield Blvd. Suite 131. Santa Monica, CA. 90404
• Over Eaters Anonymous
• Panic Disorders

• Walk with Sallie
  For kids who have a parent or sibling affected by cancer
• Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach
  Family support provided services free of charge to cancer patients their loved ones
• Book Recommendation: Things I’d Wish I’d Known, Cancer Caregivers Speak Out

• Harbor UCLA Psychiatric Unit
• Del Amo Psychiatric Unit

Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT) will assess clients for potential harm to self or others (suicide, homicide, gravely disabled); if clients meet criteria for 5150 hold, team will hospitalize client at the affiliated psychiatric hospital. Can be an alternative or adjunct to calling 911 for less imminently lethal situations. Responders are clinically trained.

• PMRT Team in West LA — 1-310-482-3260
• PMRT Team in South Bay — 1-310-534-1083
• PMRT Team in San Fernando Valley — 1-818-832-2410
• PMRT Team main number and after hours — 1-800-854-7771

Support for family, friends, partners suffering from addiction

• Against the Stream & Refuge Recovery (Buddhist meditation society)
• Nar-Anon (if family member has a drug problem)
• SMART Recovery (leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group)
• Adult Children of Alcoholics
• Debtors Anonymous
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Al-Anon and Alateen Meetings
• Codependents Anonymous
• Gamblers Anonymous

• Mental Health Information and Resources
• Depression and Sleep Disorders