Resources in Mental Health

RESEARCH

• Arrested Development: Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice

• by Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman.  

  • ​Click here for YouTube Ted Talk

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• Every 15 Minutes, a teenager is a victim of an alcohol related collision.  

The students at Big Bear High School created a video to show how alcohol

can lead to unhealthy decisions and even death. (Content in this video is

fictional however some scenes may seem very real, viewer discretion is advised.)

• Click here to watch Every 15 Minutes 

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AGENCIES / RESOURCES

• Orange County Alliance for Children & Families

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• San Bernardino Association of Community Based Organizations (ACBO)

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• California Alliance for Child and Family Services (CACFS)

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• California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies (CBHA) 

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• California Access Coalition (CAC)

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• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):

  • NAMI San Bernardino County

  • NAMI Orange County

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• 2-1-1 San Bernardino County

  • The 211 system connects callers and web users, at no cost, to critical health and human services in their community.

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• 2-1-1 Orange County

  • By dialing 2-1-1, you reach a free, 24-hour information and referral helpline linking you to thousands of local health and human service programs in Orange County, CA. Staffed 24 hours per day by caring, experienced and trained specialists, and available anytime through our online resource database, 2-1-1 Orange County can help you connect with resources.

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• STOPSUICIDE.INFO

  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline Suicide Prevention Resource Center National Institute of Mental Health HelpGuide.org U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

• San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health

  • Prevention, intervention, recovery and resiliency for individuals, families and communities

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• San Bernardino County Children & Family Services

  • Protecting children, stabilizing families...doing everything possible to make the lives of children and families better

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• Orange County Health Care Agency

  • Coordinating public and private sector resources and agencies for the optimal health of Orange County residents

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• Orange County Children & Family Services

  • For the well-being of vulnerable children and youth, providing health care, food, shelter, clothing, safety and security

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• Orange County HCA - Centralized Assessment Team

  • Provides emergency psychiatric evaluation services to the community

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