Other Bereavement Support Groups and Crisis Lines in California
California Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program
- Provides bereavement support services for families,
childcare
providers
and others affected by a SIDS tragedy.
- Services are available statewide and include:
- bereavement support
- information/education
- referral to local public health professionals, parent suupport
organizations
and
community agencies/organizations.
- Offers training and publlic awareness inservice programs
and
educates
interested individuals and professionals to become peer contacts and
support
group facilitators.
- Address: 5330 Primrose Dr., Suite 321, Fair Oaks, CA
95628-3542
- Call toll free 24 hour line in California:
1-800-369-7437 or (916)
536-0146
- e-mail address: casidsprogram@sprintmail.com
California Youth Crisis Line
- provides a toll free, 24 hour, confidential phone line
available to
young people (ages 12-24) and those who are concerned about them.
- provides crisis intervention counseling, information and
referrals to
services in every county of California.
- provides counseling and information concerning:
- physical and sexual abuse
- assault and exploitation
- running away
- living on the streets
- prostitution
- gang membership
- lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender issues
- suicide - provides help in finding:
- birth control information
- clothing
- counseling
- drug and alcohol abuse services
- food
- HIV/AIDS testing information
- legal aid
- medicinal assistance
- pregnancy testing and information
- shelter
- trnasportation
- victim services - Call toll free - 24 hours -
1-800-843-5200
Friends for Survival, Inc.
- Provides support for survivors of suicide loss by offering:
- Education/support meetings once a month (2nd
Tuesday).
- Time: 7:15 - 9:15 P.M.
- Location: North Highlands Community Center, 6040 Watt
Ave.,
Sacramento
- Home Support Meetings - small sharing meetings in
members' homes.
- Monthly Newsletter - Comforting Friends
-
to order
send $12 (includes S & H) to: Friends for Survival, Inc., P.O. Box
214463, Sacramento, CA 95821
- Conferences for Professionals
- Conferences for Survivors
- Address: P.O. Box 214463, Sacramento, CA 95821
- For further information, please call or fax: (916)
392-0664 or check out website: www.friendsforsurvival.org.
- Suicide Loss Helpline - 1-800-646-7322
HELPLINK
- Provides "THE BRAIN - Bay Region Agency Information
Network
(on-line
database)
- over 1,600 health and human care programs serving residents of San
Francisco,
Marin,
Napa and Solano Counties
- information and special offers on subscribing to HELPLINK's series of
information and
referral databases
- linka to community assessment resources and other community databases
- For further information on subscribing or being a sponsor
to
the BRAIN,
call (415)772-7389
e-mail: catherine.bonniot@ncccsf.org
Northern California S.I.D.S. Alliance
- To obtain information for your area, call: (916)
773-5672.
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