Parents

SUICIDE AND CRISIS RESOURCES

CRISIS TEXT LINE

• Services: Free 24/7 support for all ages in crisis. Text anywhere in the USA to text with a trained crisis counselor.
• Text “HOME” to 741741
• Text “START” to 678678
• Click here to access the Crisis Text Line Website

MY3APP

• Services: Suicide prevention app.
• Click here to access the My3app website.

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE

• Services: Available 24/7. Calls are free and confidential. Callers can call for themselves or someone they care about.
• Call 1-877-727-4747
• Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
• Click here to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Website.

PARENTING RESOURCES

BUSD PARENT UNIVERSITY

• Services: Free classes to parents on topics of academic success, health and wellness, and social/emotional awareness.
• (562) 866-9011 ext. 2092

CERRITOS COLLEGE FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE

• Services: Provide free parenting classes and workshops for foster parents, relative caregivers, guardians, and foster teens on a variety of topics.
• (562) 860-2451 ext. 2548
• Click here to access the Cerritos College Foster & Kinship Care website.

EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER

• Services: Parenting classes are provided at a low cost.
• (562) 904-9590
• Click here to access the Exchange Club Family Support Center website.

CRISIS/SHELTERS

ANGEL STEP TOO

• Services: Supportive housing program for women and children disrupted by domestic violence and maternal substance abuse. Treatment program.
• (562) 461-9272
• Click here to access the Angel Step Too website.

CASA YOUTH SHELTER

• Services: 24/7 emergency temporary home providing a safe haven for runaway, homeless, abandoned or abused youth. Ages 12 through 17.
• (800) 914-2272
• Click here to access the Casa Youth Shelter website.

LITTLE HOUSE

Services: Temporary residential treatment center for women. The groups consist of: drug and alcohol awareness, domestic violence, anger management, self esteem, step studies, parenting, and recovery discussion groups.

• (562) 925-2777
• Click here to access the Little House website.

SU CASA ENDING DOMESTIC

• Services: Emergency shelter, transitional shelter, group counseling, and case management. Including assistance with household establishment and job skill training.
• 24-hour hotline (562) 402-4888
• Click here to access the Su Casa Ending Domestic website.

HOTLINES AND ONLINE RESOURCES

CALIFORNIA YOUTH CRISIS LINE

• (800) 843-5200
• Click here to access the California Youth Crisis Line

CHILD PROTECTION HOTLINE

• Services: Available 24/7 to report possible child abuse and/or neglect to the Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services (DFCS).
• (800) 540-4000
• Click here to access the Child Protection Hotline.

TEEN LINE

• Services: Available 6:00-10:00 pm daily. This is a toll-free confidential helpline for teenage callers.
• (800) TLC-TEEN (852-8336) or (310) 855-HOPE(4673)
• Website: offers online chat, email help, message boards, resources, and information. Click here to access the Teen Line website. 
• Text “TEEN” to 839863 between 5:30-9:30 pm to text with peer counselors.

INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

ACCESS CENTER HELPLINE, PSYCHIATRIC MOBILE RESPONSE TEAM, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAMS

• Services: Available 24/7. Facilitates referrals to the Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (if indicated), crisis intervention resources, and/or appropriate mental health providers. Access danger to self, others and/or grave disability due to a mental illness.
• (800) 854-7771 or 911

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

• Click here to access the Los Angeles Count Department of Mental Health.

URGENT CARE CENTERS

• Services: Available 24/7. Ages 12 – Adult.
• Medi-Cal or no insurance. 24 hour psychiatric crisis centers provide crisis stabilization for comprehensive mental health services. Children under 12 must have an open DCFS case and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Los Angeles: (310) 253-9494

LGBTQIA RESOURCES

PFLAG

• Services: Helpline for individual or families experiencing issues related to sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
• (888) 735-2488
• Click here to access the PFLAG website.

TRANS LIFELINE

• Services: Primarily for transgender people experiencing a crisis including suicide and self-harm. Includes a hotline for transgender individuals to speak with trans peers about their feelings and concerns. Including individuals who are unsure if they are transgender.
• (877) 565-8860
• Click here to access the Trans Lifeline website.

TREVOR PROJECT

• Services: Crisis and suicide intervention through chat and text.
• (866) 488-7386
• Click here to access the Trevor Project website.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES

L.A. CADA

• Services: Substance abuse treatment programs for ages 12 through 18.
• (562) 906-2676
• Click here to access the L.A. Cada website.

SHIELDS FOR FAMILIES

• Services: Substance abuse treatments for 12 to 18 youth. Medi-Cal accepted.
• (323) 242-5000
• Click here to access the Shields for Families website.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRALS

• Services: View map of outpatient and residential treatment programs for youth.
• Click here to visit the Substance Abuse Treatment Referrals website.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

ASIAN PACIFIC COUNSELING AND TREATMENT CENTERS

• Services: School based and outpatient mental health services, counseling, psychiatric medication for children and adolescent. Medi-Cal only. Sliding scale may be available to qualified clients.
• (562) 860-8838
• Click here to access the Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers website.

CHILDNET YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

• Services: School based and outpatient mental health services for children ages 0-18 and wraparound services. Medi-Cal only.
• (562) 490-7600
• Click here to visit the Childnet Youth and Family Services website.
• LOW-COST COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER

LOW-COST COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER

• Services: Outpatient low cost counseling services for children and adults. Fees are based on a sliding fee scale depending on family size and income. No Medi-Cal accepted.
• (562) 903-7777
• Click here to access the Low-Cost Community Counseling Center website.

COMMUNITY FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER

• Services: Comprehensive range of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families including school based and outpatient services. Medi-Cal accepted and low cost cash payment for services
• (562) 924-5526
• Click here to access the Community Family Guidance Center website.

HELPLINE YOUTH COUNSELING, INC.

• Services:  School based and outpatient individual and group counseling.  Provides youth services, child abuse reduction effort, and comprehensive drug/alcohol treatment programs for adolescents.  Medi-Cal only.
• (562) 273-0722
• Click here to access the Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc. website.

OLIVE CREST

• Services:  School based and outpatient mental health services and adoption.  Services offered included educational material, onsite tutors, and computer access.  Medi-Cal and most health insurance plans accepted.
• (562) 866-8956   
• Click here to access the Olive Crest website.

PATHWAYS COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Services:  School based and outpatient mental health services, including grief support groups, therapeutic behavioral services, family counseling, and full service partnership.  Medi-Cal and most health insurance plans accepted.
• (562) 865-3644   
• Click here to access the Pathways Community Services website.

STAR VIEW COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Services:  School based and outpatient mental health services, therapeutic behavioral services, and wraparound services.  Medi-Cal and most health insurance plans accepted.
• (562) 427-6818   
• Click here to access the Star View Community Services website.

THE GUIDANCE CENTER

• Services:  School based and outpatient counseling, parent education, psychological testing, psychiatric mediation and evaluation, and crisis intervention.  Medi-Cal and most health insurance plans accepted.
• (562) 485-3085   
• Click here to access The Guidance Center website.