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tele-PHP/IOP: Community-Sourced Resource List

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If you are interested in La Cheim's tele-PHP/IOP, please see the virtual program page and then contact admissions.

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The content in this document is for informational purposes only. Please be sure to fact check all of the resources listed. Also, please understand that the information in this document is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and does not constitute medical or other professional advice.

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See also our list of group therapy topics and handouts/materials.

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Note to marketers -- we only add resources submitted directly by our clients. 

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SUPPORT GROUP AND ACTIVITY RESOURCE LIST

(Last updated 5/12/2023)

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EXTRACURRICULAR GROUPS FOR LA CHEIM GRADUATES & ALUMNI:

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  • BIPOC Group - Mondays 6:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Men's Group - Mondays 7:30pm - 8:30pm

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Sliding scale $30-60/group, w/ accommodations available

 

To sign up or for more info, email woody.mft@gmail.com

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INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19

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  1. CA Surgeon General

  2. World Health Organization

  3. CDC’s Resources for households: Plan, prepare, and respond to Coronavirus

  4. NAMI Resources on COVID-19

  5. Bay Area COVID-10 Mass Resource List

  6. Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook

  7. One Degree COVID-19 Resource Guide

  8. California Social Resource Database

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MANAGING ISOLATION

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  1. Social Distancing Comes with Side Effects -- Here's How to Stay Connected

  2. Adopt a senior dog while in isolation

  3. Weekly Wellness Check-In Calls for Alameda County Residents via PEERS

  4. Zoom Fatigue Taxes the Brain

 

THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS

 

  1. WARM Peer-Run Line: (855) 845-7415

  2. Alameda Crisis Line: 800-309-2131

  3. Contra Costa Crisis Line: (800) 833-2900

  4. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - 988

  5. Virtual Support Groups from Advocates

  6. Building a Virtual WRAP Plan: Wellness Action Recovery Planning via peersnet.org.

  7. Resources to Help You Stay Calm & Regulated

  8. "The Network" Peer Support for Mental Health

  9. Support Groups Central (peer support groups)

  10. NAMI: Share Your Story

  11. Focusing Resources: Weekly Support for Stressful Times

  12. Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: Find a therapist

  13. Calm.com

  14. Bay Area Mental Health: individual & group therapy

  15. Open Source Wellness

  16. Mental Health Association of San Francisco

  17. DBSA Berkeley: Depression & bipolar support alliance. Currently meeting via Zoom.

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GRIEF SUPPORT

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  1. VITAS Grieving Support Groups

  2. NAMI Grief & Loss Support Group

  3. Grief Anonymous

  4. HealGrief.org

  5. Compassionate Friends

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HARM REDUCTION & RECOVERY

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  1. Harm Reduction & Recovery Resources (Drugs & Alcohol)

  2. Spanish & English COVID-19 Guide for people who use drugs and harm reduction programs created by: Higher Ground Harm Reduction, Reynolds Health Strategies, Harm Reduction Coalition, and Vital Strategies.

  3. COVID-19 Harm Reduction Post

  4. Online/Telephone AA meetings: aa-intergroup.org/directory.php

  5. Download recovery speakers to listen to: 

    1. recoveryaudio.org/

    2. https://xa-speakers.org/

  6. Unity Recovery Virtual Meetings

  7. Buddhist Recovery Network Online/Phone Meetings

  8. LifeRing Online Meetings

  9. From Drug Policy Alliance:

    1. Harm Reduction Coalition: Guidance for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Programs

    2. Vital Strategies: Practicing Harm Reduction in the COVID-19 Outbreak

    3. The Justice Collaborative: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response and Resources

    4. Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Global Health Justice Partnership, and Crackdown: Guidance for People Who Use Substances on COVID-19

 

LEGAL RESOURCES

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  1. Family Violence Law Center - Oakland

  2. SF Bar Association - Family Law Project

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & VICTIMS OF CRIME

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  1. California Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services

  2. California Victim Compensation Board

  3. Domestic Violence Organizations in California

  4. Resources for People Facing Domestic Violence


HOUSING & FOOD

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  1. Governor Newsom Issues Executive order to Protect Renters and Homeowners

  2. Financial and Basic Needs Resources

  3. Resources for People Facing Domestic Violence

  4. Visit a Local Farmers' Market (while practicing social distancing)

  5. Food for Seniors and Vulnerable People

  6. Twitter thread of local/national food and housing resources

  7. COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

  8. Food Pantry Locator

  9. California COVID-2019 Resources for Employers & Workers - includes a benefits summary chart, FAQs and more

  10. UHaul offering 30 days free storage

  11. What can tenants do if a landlord increases their rent above 10% during a State of Emergency?

  • File a claim with the Attorney General of California's office. To learn more and file a claim, call here (800) 952-5225 or file online here.

  • Use this Tenants Together sample letter if you received a notice of increase above 10% after the February 10th Declaration of a State of Emergency.

12. AssistedLiving.org - Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of aging adults.

13. Caring.com - In-home Care in California - Understanding costs of in-home care, financial assistance, and more

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MUTUAL AID AND FUNDS FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP

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  1. Financial Solidarity - to give and receive: Covid-19 Financial Solidarity // Guidelines and FAQs: Covid-19 Financial Solidarity 

  2. Emergency funds for creatives, freelancers

  3. Bay Area Emergency Fund: Artists/Event Production

  4. COVID-19 Relief Resources

  5. Existing Campaigns & Mutual Aid Projects by Location

  6. Tips for Collective Care & Mutual Aid (incl. Disability Justice Focus)

  7. Queer Care Network’s Resources for Safe Mutual Aid

  8. Large (Inter)national Crowdsourced Mutual Aid & Advocacy Resources

  9. United Way Economic Relief Fund

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HELPING OTHERS

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  1. How to do a coronavirus prep door knock to care for your neighbors. Via sarah_at_play

  2. Flyers to Offer Services to Neighbors from Reed Hexamer

  3. How to Build a Neighborhood Pod

  4. Autonomy and Collective Care Tools by The Comrade Closet 

  5. Communal Living and COVID-19: How to Prepare

  6. COVID-19 Financial Solidarity (Give)

  7. National Volunteer Phone Bank to support seniors isolated by COVID-19.  Sign up a loved one to receive daily, weekly, etc calls from a vetted volunteer.  

  8. Using Nextdoor to connect with neighbors during an illness outbreak.

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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

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  1. Free online courses, audio books, ebooks, movies, coloring books, etc

  2. Ivy League schools in the U.S. are offering 450 free courses

  3. Harvard University Classes

  4. NASA Resources

  5. Free Media: http://www.kanopy.com & http://www.hoopla.com

  6. ‘The Science of Well Being’: Yale’s most popular class ever available via Coursera

  7. Yosemite from Home

  8. California Community Colleges - I Can Go to College (https://icangotocollege.com)

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CULTURE, CREATIVITY, MUSIC, & ENTERTAINMENT

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  1. La Cheim Music Group Playlists and Suggestions

  2. Chino Hills High Chamber Choir “Somewhere over the rainbow” [spread hope]

  3. National Park Service to the waive entrance fees at all national parks that remain open

  4. Paris Opera will be putting shows from its archives online free of charge

  5. Virtual museum visits

  6. BroadwayHD

  7. The Metropolitan Opera

  8. Plant Propogation for Beginners

  9. Sierra Mountain Center Online Adventures

  10. Social Distancing Festival

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LGBTQIA+ & PRIDE

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  1. National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AND WOMEN OF COLOR

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  1. The Loveland Foundation

  2. Loveland Therapy Fund

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EXPLORING AND ADDRESSING WHITE PRIVILEGE

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  1. Book: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

  2. Book: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

  3. Book: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

  4. Article: What to read, listen to, and watch to learn about institutional racism by Isabella Isaacs-Thomas for PBS

  5. Article: 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America by Meilan Solly for Smithsonian

  6. Article: A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources by Katie Couric for Wake Up Call

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MOVEMENT & EXERCISE

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  1. Dance Church

  2. Club Quarantine with DJ D-Nice

  3. Yoga to the People

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GARDENING

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  1. Plant Propogation for Beginners

  2. Plant Delivery from a Local Small Business

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CHILDREN AT HOME RESOURCES

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  1. 275+ Enrichment Activities for Children While Parents are Working Remotely

  2. A guide from CK-12 on how to set up remote learning, plus a bunch of other tools

  3. BBC Learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/

  4. Scholastic Learn at Home: Free resources for school closures

  5. Resources for parents & caregivers - google doc

  6. Talking to Children About COVID-19

  7. Emergency Child and Youth Care for San Francisco-based hospital staff, employees of the Department of  Public Health, City employees who are activated disaster service workers, and low income families who are on the SF Recreation and Parks Department
     

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