Resources
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Academic Support | Addiction & Recovery | Basic Needs | Employee Training | Healthy Living | LGBTQIA+ | Mental Health | Relationship/Domestic Violence | Rape/Trauma | Suicide Prevention | Veteran's Resources | Women's Health
Academic Support
Addiction & Recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- Al-Anon
- Center for Open Recovery: Champions long-term recovery by ending the stigma of addiction
- Drug Rehab Centers in San Bruno, California - Fight Drug Addiction
- Drug Watch: Information about prescription and over-the-counter medications and drugs, including side effects
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- Stop Smoking Resource (every try counts)
- Quit Services Flyer
- Eating Disorders
- Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA)
Basic Needs
- Housing Insecurity & Food Instability
- 211 Information & Referral Service: 2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.
Employee Training Resources
Healthy Living
LGBTQIA+
- Basic Mental Health Guide for LGBTQ+ Youth: Be True and Be You
- County of San Mateo LGBTQ Commision: focused on the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
- It Gets Better Project: a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
- LGBTQ+ Comprehensive Health & Well-being Guide
- Outlet: Empowers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQQ+) youth (ages 10-25) and builds safe and accepting communities through support, education, and advocacy. Based in Redwood City.
- PFLAG: the nation's largest family and ally organization.
- San Mateo County Pride Center: To create a welcoming, safe, inclusive, and affirming community climate that fosters personal growth, health, and opportunities to thrive for individuals of all ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities through education, counseling, advocacy, and support.
- SFLGBTCENTER: Connects our diverse community to opportunities, resources and each other to achieve our vision of a stronger, healthier and more equitable world for LGBT people and our allies.
- The Safe Zone Project: a free online resource for LGBTQ awareness and ally training workshops
- Trans Lifeline: organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education.
- Trevor Project: Leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
Mental Health
- Skyline College Health & Wellness Services
- National Crisis & Suicide Lifeline: 988 (call or text)
- Got Anxiety: help with anxiety and depression
- CA Warm Line: 24/7 mental health support via chat or phone (855-845-7415)
- Half of Us raises awareness about mental health issues among college students, and provide links to resources, including general information, personal stories, and how to help a friend in need.
- Active Minds: National organization of student mental health clubs focusing on raising mental health awareness and ending stigma. Active Minds @ Skyline College
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
- National Institute of Mental Health: transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses
- Psychology Today: Find a therapist
- ULifeline: An online resource for college mental health
- Grief / Bereavement: grief support for children, teens, families and adults
- Self Injury Support & Outreach: non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help
- Make the Connection: an online resource designed to connect Veterans, their family members and friends, and other supporters with information, resources, and solutions to issues affecting their lives.
Relationship/Domestic Violence
Rape/Trauma
Suicide Prevention
- American Association of Suicidology
- Know the Signs: Suicide is Preventable
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Veteran's Resources
- 1-800-myva411 : National, toll-free number that serves as the "front door" to Veteran's Affairs (VA).
Women's Health
For a full list of resources available in San Mateo County, please check the Community Information Handbook.