Specialized Guidance, Counseling, and Support Groups
ACTION, A Parent/Teen Support
www.actionfamily.org
Free weekly support groups for parents and adolescents. Offers support to families dealing with low self-esteem, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, running away from home, pregnancy, and other family‑related issues. Also provides individual and family therapy on a sliding scale, low-cost drug testing, crisis intervention, immediate inpatient and outpatient referrals, and 24‑hour helpline.
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles – Santa Clarita Service Center
www.acrossla.org
The mission of the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles is to improve the quality of human life, to enhance self-reliance and concern for others, and to help people avoid, prepare for, and cope with emergencies.
Community service and leadership opportunities are available with the American Red Cross youth leaders, who are dedicated to educating and involving the community, which needs our support, through the delivery of vital services, motivated by both the knowledge that we can make a difference, and by the satisfaction that it brings.
ATEAM: Abstinence Through Education And Mentoring
www.beriskfree.com
ateam@beriskfree.com
ATEAM is a non-profit, faith-based, community outreach program offering education, mentoring support, and encouragement to youth in the community. ATEAM’s desire is to offer support and information in a nonjudgmental manner regarding sexual abstinence and other healthy lifestyles.
Biofeedback and Family Therapy Center
www.kassel.us
Although some of our emotional well being is contingent on heredity, most of it is shaped by our life's experiences from childhood to present. Each new task we accomplish or experience creates neuronal networks. Psychotherapy can help you explore new possibilities for yourself, overcome internal obstacles by making the most of your strengths, and fulfill your potential in life. Dr. Steven C. Kassel, MFT, BCIA-c, BCIA-EEG, AAPM, works in a number of marital and relationship issues. His method of therapy explores new ways of behaving and understanding ourselves, which may forge healthier neuronal networks.
Child & Family Center
www.childfamilycenter.org
Child & Family Center helps build a healthy Santa Clarita Valley by providing mental health, behavioral and educational services to children, adults and their families.
Child SHARE (Shelter Homes A Rescue Effort)
www.childshare.org
ChildSHARE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to equip and serve local congregations and recruit families to provide safe and loving foster and adoptive homes for children in the foster care system.
City of Santa Clarita, Public Libraries
www.santa-clarita.com/community/libraries.asp
Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
www.ciccparenting.org
Trains instructors to run parenting programs, primarily for parents, teenage parents, and abusive parents. Sponsors Partners for Effective Parenting membership program, and supports the National Effective Parenting Movement. Call for information. Based on fee or contract for training. Corporate scholarships for some training.
Department of Children and Family Services
dcfs.co.la.ca.us
The Department of Children and Family Services provides a comprehensive child protection system of prevention, preservation, and permanency to ensure that children grow up safe, physically and emotionally healthy, educated, and in permanent homes.
Domestic Violence Center
www.dvcsantaclarita.com
Promotes and preserves non-violent, non- abusive family systems through intervention, prevention, and education.
Dynamic Interventions, Inc.
www.dynamicinterventions.net
Provides counseling, assessment, consultation, and training services for students and families from pre‑school through college. Licensed educational psychologists.
First 5 LA
www.first5la.org
First 5 LA is dedicated to improving the lives of young children and families throughout Los Angeles County.
Gay and Lesbian Association of Santa Clarita (GLASC)
www.glasc.com
GLASC is a social organization in the Santa Clarita Valley for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people. GLASC is an organization that strives to promote entertainment and friendship, community goodwill, and otherwise advance the education and interests of the GLBT community.
Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
www.grandparentsasparents.org
GAP provides programs and services to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of grandparents and other relative caregivers raising at-risk children. Whether you are a caregiver in need of help, or a potential supporter of our cause, you will find what you’re looking for here.
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital – Behavioral Health Unit (Acute Inpatient Program)
www.henrymayo.com
A 23-bed, acute psychiatric facility. The Behavioral Health Unit provides quality mental health treatment in an in-patient setting, for persons suffering from severe mental illness, who cannot be treated at a lower level of care. Individualized psychiatric treatment includes medication management, individual, and group therapy.
Holy Family Services
www.hfs.org
Free counseling to help birth parents make an informed decision regarding the future of their child. Provides information and resources for parenting. Offers adoption services, and temporary foster care for infants.
LA County Community Service Center of Santa Clarita
www.ladcss.org/srvc/santatxt.htm
24271 San Fernando Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 254-0070
The Santa Clarita Valley Service Center provides a wide range of direct services to needy area residents including but not limited to information, referrals, government form preparation and translations, advocacy, counseling, and emergency services. The Santa Clarita Valley Service Center operates a number of seasonal and year-round projects meeting the special needs of community residents.
LA County Office of Education
www.lacoe.edu
The online tool for accessing a wide range of resources relating to K-12 education in Los Angeles County. The many features of this website, like LACOE itself, exist for the primary purpose of providing support to the county's 80 school districts.
Great Schools
www.greatschools.net
The parent’s guide to K-12 success.
La Leche League International
www.lalecheleague.org
Worldwide organization provides support to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Educational material, free catalog, and referrals to local leaders.
Lutheran Social Services/Support Groups
www.lsssc.org
(800) 929-5884
Provides a full-range of low-cost counseling, support groups, seminars, and workshops that help people gain freedom from dysfunctional relationships and learn to give better care to themselves.
Mad About Rising Crime - SCV Chapter
(661) 223-1476
Mission: To keep SCV a safe place in which to live, work, and play. In partnership with Valencia Valley Elementary School.
Math Support Services, Inc.
www.mathsupportservices.com
Math Support Services offers tutoring in the pure sciences, mathematics (all levels through Calculus),Chemistry and Physics. We specialize in secondary and early college education. Tutoring is available at our Santa Clarita locations. Sessions are available in a one-on-one or small group tutoring setting.
Moms Club of Saugus
www.santaclaritaguide.com/MomsClubs.html
Offering support for stay-at-home moms.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
(661) 255-1301
Creative activities for mothers and children in a Christian environment.
NewLeaf
www.newleaf-ca.com
Helping people and organizations be their best.
Parent Action on Drugs (PAD)
www.parentactionondrugs.org
PAD's mission is to address issues of substance use among youth through outreach, prevention, education, and parent support. PAD enhances the capacity of parents, youth, and communities to promote an environment that encourages youth to make informed choices.
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
www.pflag.org
To promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender persons, their families, and friends through support that surrounds the gay population, advocacy to end discrimination, and to secure equal civil rights for our children.
Parents Without Partners, Inc.
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Saint Francis Psychotherapy and Counseling Center
http://hometown.aol.com/StFrancisCt
The Saint Francis Psychotherapy and Counseling Center is a non-profit, self-supporting, and professional counseling center, dedicated to providing counseling to all, regardless of religious affiliation, ethnicity, or social-economic status.
The Center offers individual, family, marital, and group psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Current programs include: Tools for Teens, Life Management Skills Group, Anger Management, and a Women’s Group.
SCV Pregnancy Center
www.scvpc.org
The SCV Pregnancy Center exists to empower women regarding pregnancy-related decisions by providing education, information, and practical assistance. Free pregnancy tests, options counseling, infant and maternity clothing referrals, support groups (pregnant teens, parents of pregnant teens, post abortion).
SCV Resource Center
www.volunteerinscv.org/nonprofit_links.htm
SCV Safe Rides
www.scvsaferides.com
To provide local teenagers with a safe alternative to dangerous driving situations, such as drinking and driving. Free confidential Safe Rides are given by teen volunteers to local teens on Fridays and Saturdays, from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., and on New Year’s Eve. No questions asked.
SCV Youth Project
www.helpnothassle.com
The SCV Youth Project is a private, non-profit agency that provides advocacy, family mediation, crisis intervention, campus outreach, school-based programming, and case management services to teens and their families who are in need of additional assistance with their current circumstances.
Single Mothers Outreach
www.singlemothersoutreach.org
(661) 288-0117
Single Mothers Outreach empowers parents and their children by providing hope, support and resources so that families can become self-sustaining.
Success Tracks
www.successtracksscv.com
(661) 310-7981
Power Learning and Success Strategies. Setting students, adults, and teens up for SUCCESS in learning and in life!
The Center for Adolescent and Family Health
(661) 775-9438
Provides psychological treatment and education for, and research into, adolescent and family issues in the Santa Clarita Valley. Offers immediate evaluation to assess the problem and determine what type of treatment is needed:
- Short- and long-term treatment.
- “Teen Talk” groups for difficulties with self-injury.
- Consultations with school counselors.
- “Developing Minds” CEU monthly seminars for mental health professionals and school counselors.
The Parent and Teen Connection, Inc.
www.parentteenconnection.com
The Parent and Teen Connection, Inc. is a newly formed company to assist parents and their teens in a better understanding of each others needs and improving communication between them.
Thomas Conflict Management Services
(661) 295-4647
United Way
www.unitedwayla.org
United Way’s mission is to create pathways out of poverty and improve the quality of life for all in Greater Los Angeles, by meeting basic needs like food and housing, improving the educational achievement of youth, and helping families become financially stable.
Valley Trauma Center
www.valleytraumacenter.org
Valley Trauma Center is a non-profit, multicultural organization, dedicated to the elimination of sexual and interpersonal violence through healing, empowerment, and increased public awareness of prevention strategies. We work in the communities we serve to provide quality crisis intervention and counseling services, training, and prevention education to promote social change.
weSPARK Cancer Support Center
www.wespark.org
weSpark is a special place dedicated to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and their families and friends. weSPARK provides, free of charge, a center where one can join with others to share their experience, strength, and hope. weSpark offers multiple services designed to heal the mind, body and spirit of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer.
Wisdom Within You
www.wisdomwithinyou.com
661-618-1789
Life coaching for single women, to help them build their lives, guide them with tools on money matters, and help them achieve future aspirations.
Other Services, Events, and Resources in the City of Santa Clarita
www.santa-clarita.com (City of Santa Clarita Main Website)
www.santa-clarita.com/cityhall/parks/youthservice.asp (Youth Resource Directory)
www.scyouthandfamily.com (City of Santa Clarita Youth and Family Programs)
www.justkidsscv.com (Just Kids Family Guide)
www.scvs.webexone.com (Special Needs Community Calendar)
Family Survival Guide - (818) 881-FAMILY - (818) 881-3264
