Community resources
CALM
1236 Chapala Street
(805) 965-2376
(805) 687-7912 - 24-hr. hotline
Provides volunteers to do emergency respite care in crisis situations.
Offers professional counseling; community education; support groups
for parents who were abused, parents of abused children, & offenders.
Bilingual, sliding fee scale.
211 HelpLine
Santa Barbara County Dial 211
Or 800-400-1572
A volunteer-staffed, 24-hour crisis intervention, suicide prevention and information and referral hotline. Callers receive free, multilingual Para-professional counseling and human service referrals. 211 HelpLine is the suicide prevention hotline for Santa Barbara County.
Toughlove
(800)333-1069
Support for parents who have problems with adolescents
United Fathers of America
(303)832-6363
Counseling & support services for fathers seeking equal rights
in child custody cases
Parents without Partners
(805) 278-0911
Meets every Thursday at the Church of the Foothills in Ventura
"Parenting SOS" Warmline
Interface Children Family Services
Ventura, CA
(888)723-3111
Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP)
(805) 564-3888
24-hr. warmline lets parents talk to trained parents concerning
most aspects of parenting. Groups for new mothers for education/support
and for those experiencing symptoms of PPD (Postpartum Distress).
Parents Helping Parents
3041 Olcott St. Santa Clara 95054
(408)727-5775
Support and education for families with special needs children