Local Resources Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN)
http://www.mhcan.org SPIN, Special Parents Information Network http://www.spinsc.org Compassionate Friends (Santa Cruz Supporting families after a child dies) http://www.tcfsantacruz.com Santa Cruz Free Guide: https://www.santacruzfreeguide.org/static/pdfs/SC_eng.pdf Services Calendar: https://www.santacruzfreeguide.org/calendar/ Santa Cruz Guia Gratis (free guide in Spanish): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zFfrAd9m_zodTl7n4CrxgxhxFbz__RwuRXzwNja4J6g/edit?usp=sharing Watsonville Guia Gratis: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXFVNyrUVO5wL3WfQAtHfhZtiQOarni6lkVHmbvS6E4/edit?usp=sharing Hope Pray Love: https://www.facebook.com/HopePrayLoveOurPoor/ Maintained by Meredy Wells - author of the Facebook pages: Santa Cruz Free Guide, Santa Cruz Guia Gratis, Watsonville Free Guide, Watsonville Guia Gratis, and Hope Pray Love Katie Opdycke Occupational Therapy Private occupational therapy practice focused on providing affordable services. Helping clients learn independent living skills and more in the community, in the comfort and privacy of home, or remotely via an online platform. www.ktot-therapy.com Resources for College StudentsFacts about the student mental health Crisis:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/facing-the-college-mental-health-crisis/ Learning to Cope: https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/mental-health-crisis-learning-how-to-cope/ Maintaining Physical and Mental Health: https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/mental-physical-health-college/ Now Matters Now https://www.nowmattersnow.org/ Resources for Youth & Parents
Specific Dx SitesDBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
www.dbsalliance.org DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) Peer Specialist Support https://www.dbsalliance.org/get-involved/advocacy-center/online-peer-specialist-support/ Families for Depression Awareness http://www.familyaware.org International Bipolar Foundation ibpf.org Bipolar Magazine. www.bphope.com www.schizophrenia.com – Research, discussion groups, FAQs, etc. We Live with Schizophrenia WeLiveWithSZ.com Alzheimers.net http://www.alzheimers.net/ 
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Mental Health Resource DirectoryMaintained by Santa Cruz Behavioral Health
www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/BehavioralHealth.aspx
General InfoCalifornia Department of Mental Health
www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/MentalHealthPrograms-Svcs.aspx Veterans Mental Health Services www.mentalhealth.va.gov PsychCentral www.psychcentral.com The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation bbrfoundation.org National Institute of Mental Health. www.nimh.nih.gov Mental Health.gov www.mentalhealth.gov Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov Recovery Focus SitesCopeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
www.copelandcenter.com Foundation for Mental Health Excellence http://www.mentalhealthexcellence.org Mental Health Recovery www.mentalhealthrecovery.com CASRA - California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies www.casra.org Attitudes on Mental IllnessBrochure with interesting statistics on Attitudes and Stigma on Mental Illness in the United States. Also lists resources.
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