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Emergency
Resources
Also see: Health, and Support Groups and Parent
Education under Family Resources.
Emergency Numbers
Poison Control Center  [phone]
Safely Surrendered Baby  [phone]
Suicide Prevention Lifeline  [phone]
Suicide Hotlines [phone], [phone]
Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Teens [phone]
Child Abuse
Children of the Night  [phone]
National, 24-hour hotline and shelter for youth (1117) affected by sexual abuse, exploitation, prostitution or pornography. www.childrenofthenight.org
For The Child  [phone], [phone]
www.forthechild.org
Department of Children and Family
Services of LA County 
[phone]
www.dcfs.co.la.ca.us
OC Child Abuse Prevention Center  [phone]
www.brightfutures4kids.org
Social Services Agency of OC
[phone]
24-hour child abuse hotline. www.ssa.ocgov.com/abuse
Childhelp USA  [phone]
Counseling
Alateen/Al-Anon (888) 4AL-ANON (425-2666)
Support groups and referrals for families and children of alcoholics. www.al-anon-alateen.org
Boys and Girls Club Arches  [phone]
Counseling, family support and referrals. Garden
Grove. www.bgcgg.org/programs/arches.html
Casa Youth Shelter 
[phone]
Bilingual. 10911 Reagan St., Los Alamitos
www.casayouthshelter.org
Community Family Guidance Center [phone]
Downey and Cerritos. www.cfgcenter.com
Exchange Club Family Support Center  [phone]
Three and nine-week parenting sessions. Bilingual.
8320 Iowa St., Downey. www.downeyfamilysupport.com
Families Anonymous  [phone]
Free weekly meetings for families and friends of an
addict or alcoholic. www.familiesanonymous.org
Help Line Youth Counseling 
[phone]
Youth/family counseling. Sliding Scale. www.hycinc.org
Hoag Community Benefit
Mental Health Programs  [phone]
Sliding scale, no one is turned away due to lack of
funding. www.tinyurl.com/hoagmentalhealth

Interval House  [phone], [phone]
Counseling for youth victims of domestic violence, including dating- and domestic-violence education and
legal assistance. www.intervalhouse.org
JADE [phone], en Español [phone]
The Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Education and Decisions program. www.calyouthservices.org/jade
Jewish Federation and Family Services
Long Beach  [phone]
Orange County  [phone]
Nonsectarian. Sliding scale. www.jfcslongbeach.org,
www.jewishorangecounty.org
Long Beach Child and
Adolescent Program (LBCAP) 
240 E. 20th St., Long Beach
www.tinyurl.com/lbchildteen

[phone]

Magnolia Park Family Resource Ctr.  [phone]
Counseling, parenting classes and referrals.
www.tinyurl.com/magnoliaparkfamily
Mariposa Women and Family Center Counseling
Orange, [phone]; and San Juan Capistrano, [phone]. www.mariposacenter.org
OC Child Abuse Prevention Center  [phone]
2390 E. Orangewood, Ste. 300, Anaheim
www.brightfutures4kids.org
Straight Talk Clinic  [phone]
Individual and peer counseling. Fees based on a
sliding scale. 5712 Camp St., Cypress.
www.straighttalkcounseling.org
The Guidance Center
[phone]
Bilingual mental-health assessment and treatment
for low-income families on Medi-Cal. www.tgclb.org
UP of Southern California 
[phone]
Services to help those who care for kids with challenging behaviors or who are in special education. 17802
Irvine Blvd., Ste. 123, Tustin. www.upofsocal.com
Emergency Shelters
Youth Shelters:
Casa Youth Shelter 
(800) 914-CASA (2272)
Children of the Night  [phone]
Community Service Programs
[phone]
CSP Huntington Beach  [phone]
Laurel House Teen Shelter  [phone]
Family Shelters:
1736 Family Crisis Center 
[phone]
Gilchrist House  [phone]
Human Options
 [phone]
Interval House [phone], [phone]
Laura’s House  [phone]
Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter  [phone]
Women’s Shelter of Long Beach  [phone]
Help Lines and Hot Lines
211 LA and Orange Counties  211
Referrals to health and human services agencies.
www.211la.org, www.211oc.org
Baby Line  [phone]
Baby-care and breast-feeding questions an-

swered by on-duty nurses at Hoag Hospital. Free.
www.tinyurl.com/HoagBabyline
California Youth Crisis Line  [phone]
www.youthcrisisline.org
CHOC’s Parent Advice Line  [phone]
Health topics, including sickness, nutrition and behavior. www.choc.org/community-education
Domestic Violence Hotline  [phone]
Referrals to counseling and legal aid for low-income
individuals and families. www.womenshelterlb.org
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