Telehealth for California and Oregon residents
Links and Resources:
Crisis Hotline: 24 hours/ 7 days
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Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast Santa Cruz County: 831-458-5300
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Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Center: 831.600.2800
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California Youth Crisis Line: 800-843-5200
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LGBT Hot Line: 800-347-8336
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Diversity Center Santa Cruz: 831-425-5422
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Emergency: 9.1.1
“You yourself, as much as any body in the entire universe, deserves your love and affection. ”
– Buddha
Adoption/Foster Resources:
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ATTACh This is an organization that has dedicated itself to education professionals and parents of children with attachment and adoption issues.
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Beyond Consequences Institute Great source for newsletters, CD’s DVD’s and books on parenting a child who has been traumatized by chronic neglect and/or abuse.
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FAIR Great resources and support for adoptive and preadoptive families.
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Mindsight Institute Source of books, CD's, and DVD's helping parents reflecting on their own childhood in order to become more responsive parents.
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Resolve of Northern California The Northern California branch holds one or two conferences each year about adoption and issues related to infertility. They are a good resource if you are thinking of adopting.
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PACT Comprehensive information of everything related to adoption.
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Families with Children from China (FCC) Provides information for families who have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, a child from China.
Mindfulness Resources:
some useful websites:
http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22
The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center has a web page of free mindfulness mediations to download and try. A great place to start or try new things
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The American Mindfulness Research Association that brings together the latest research in Mindfulness.
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With sections on how to be mindful at work, at home, and in your life. It has wonderful how-to’s on mindfulness practice and articles from the thought leaders in the field.
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