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What is the difference between COCAINE and METH?

 

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Hotlines & Helplines

 

California Child Abuse Reporting Number

1-800-827-8724

 

California Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

California Youth Crisis Line

1-800-843-5200  En español

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-Child

1-800-422-4453

 

Crisis Line Numbers of Alameda County

 

Diogenes Youth Services (Sacramento)

1-800-339-7177

 

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
1-800-787-3224
TDD

 

National Hotlines and Helplines

 

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-RUNAWAY

1-800-786-2929

 

National Suicide Hotline

1-800-SUICIDE

1-800-784-2433

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Report a Missing Child

1-800-587-4357

 

San Francisco Suicide Prevention Crisis Line

415-781-0500

 

San Mateo County Crisis Line

650-579-0350

 

Stop It Now! Helpline 

If a youth is sexually abusing

M-F 9 am-5 pm ET

1-888-PREVENT

1-888-773-8368

 

Teenage Health Resource Line

1-888-711-8336  M-F 12 noon-8 pm

 

 

 

ST. PAUL'S ACADEMY

College preparatory boarding school

for boys, grades 8-12,

with year-round enrollment

602-956-9090  Ext. 206

 

 

MOUNT CARMEL YOUTH RANCH

Christian-based short-term and long-term outdoor therapeutic programs for boys, ages 12-18

1-866-971-3322

 

 

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BEAR TOOTH MT ASCENT

Christian program for young adult men, ages 18-26

307-645-3381

 

 

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MOUNT CARMEL YOUTH RANCH WILDERNESS THERAPY FRONTIER PROGRAM

1-866-971-3322

21-day or 90-day program for boys, ages 12-18

 

 


NEW HOPE

21-day outdoor and wilderness camps

held each month throughout the year

417-683-9793

 

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20

417-546-4171

 

Programs & Services in California

 

 

 

Al-Anon in California

12-step support for families and friends of alcoholics.  Visit Self-Help & Support Groups.

 

Berkeley Parents Network

A parent-to-parent email network for the community of parents in the Berkeley area.  Visit Parenting Teens.

 

Bill Wilson Center

408-243-0222

408-279-8228 24 Hour

Family and individual counseling, runaway and homeless youth shelter, support groups, parenting classes, transitional housing for youth (ages 16-22), health and prevention education.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Boys To Men Mentoring Network

619-469-9599

Mentoring program for boys, ages 12-16.

 

California Family and Domestic Violence Referral Directory

Visit Abuse: Physical.

 

California National Guard Youth Programs

916-854-3492

 

Camp Max Straus

323-761-8675

Summer camps and sports mentoring program for children, ages 7-17,  in the greater Los Angeles area.  Visit Outdoor Programs & Summer Camps.

 

Clean Slate, Inc.

562-770-0147

1-866-4-NO-TATS

Gang recovery and tattoo removal program that helps to erase the visible signs of gang involvement.  Gang recovery support groups.  Visit Gangs.

 

Cocaine Anonymous Los Angeles

310-216-4444

Visit Cocaine Abuse.

 

Cocaine Anonymous of Northern California

Visit Self-Help & Support Groups.

 

Community Partners for Youth

408-617-6184

Mentoring program in Sunnyvale for at-risk 14- to 17-year-olds.  Visit Teen Behavior Problems.

 

Create Now!

213-484-8500

Provides creative arts mentoring to institutionalized at-risk children and youths, ages 5 to 21, who have been abused, neglected, abandoned or are involved in the juvenile justice system.

 

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

1-800-309-2131

Crisis lines, grief counseling, community education, stress counseling, and disaster support.  Visit Grief & Bereavement.

 

Diogenes Youth Services (Sacramento)

1-800-339-7177

Provides a comprehensive range of free services for runaway, homeless, and other youth at risk and their families including -- shelter, counseling, support groups, workshops, 24-hour crisis intervention, information and referral hotline.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Episcopal Community Services

619-260-8100  San Diego

Programs addressing homelessness, unemployment, addiction, mental illness, domestic violence, and children's care and education.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

The Girls Middle School

650-968-8338

An all-girls middle school for high-achieving, low-income students located in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Visit Schools & Programs.

 

Huckleberry Youth Programs

Provides services to homeless, runaway and other at-risk youth in San Francisco and Marin counties through shelter, counseling, HIV prevention, and crisis intervention.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Job Corps

1-800-733-5627

The nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools & Programs.

 

Mary's Shelter

714-730-0930

Comprehensive residential care for pregnant teens in Santa Ana.  Visit Teen Sexual Behavior.

 

Mental Health Departments in California (pdf)

Visit Personality Disorders.

 

One Heartland

1-800-724-4673

Summer camps, youth retreat (ages 16-21), seasonal reunions, education programs, prevention awareness, and Life Enhancement Programs for youth impacted by HIV/AIDS.  Camping programs also available in Minnesota and New York.  Visit Outdoor Programs & Summer Camps.

 

Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp

1-800-783-6396

Camp for mothers, age 18-40 -- and their children, ages 2-17 -- who are recovering from drug addiction and the effects of domestic violence.  Visit Abuse.

 

San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center

559-292-7572

Medication-free treatment, individual and group therapy, parenting classes, stress management.  Visit Counseling & Therapy.

 

Southern California Counseling Center

323-937-1344

Sliding fee counseling and outreach services.  Visit Counseling & Therapy.

 

Santa Clara County Support & Information Groups

Visit Self-Help & Support Groups.

 

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