Resources
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Kara
Kara - Grief Support - Palo Alto, CA
link: https://kara-grief.org/
Free / donations accepted
For Children & Adults
Individual support
Support groups, including for: survivors of suicide, death of a child, death of a sibling, death of a partner/spouse, death of a parent; young adults, men’s group, drop in group
Center for Living with Dying
A Program of the Bill Wilson Center
Grief Support at Bill Wilson Center in San Jose and Santa Clara Co.
link: https://www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/living.html
Free/ sliding scale
For Children & Adults
Individual support
Support Groups
Cancer CARE Point
Cancer CAREpoint | CARE for Cancer Patients in the Bay Area
Free
Individual counseling
Support groups
Support for survivors/people in remission
Nutrition classes
Meditation/guided imagery classes
Movement/exercise classes (yoga, chi gong)
Wig & head covering
Billy DeFrank Center
Home (defrankcenter.org)
Free
Community Events, including specific ones for older adults
Discussion groups, examples: Asian & queer; transmen, +
12 step program meetings (AA, Crystal Meth anonymous)
HIV Testing
Activist organizing opportunities
The Q Corner’s Services & outside Referral List
Theqcorner | Facebook | Linktree
Trans/NB support groups
Discussion forums, including: facial surgeries for trans folks
Trans tape access
Vietnamese queer resources
Disabled and queer support group
White Peony Acupuncture
Roots Community Health Center
Roots Community Health Center(SB)Women of Wellness Events | Eventbrite
Events/groups for women, (new) moms, + re: mental health, sex, financial literacy, etc.
Afro-centric organization
In Oakland & San Jose
1898 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
(408) 490-4710
Medical and behavioral health care
Health navigation
Workforce enterprises
Housing
Outreach
Advocacy
Re-entry post-incarceration services
Behavioral health:
Individual and Group Counseling
Lifestyle Change Support
Mental Illness Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
Addiction Support and Counseling
Grief Counseling
Free trainings / resources to increase Black mothers and birthing people’s health & wellness
Black Infant Health
Many BIHs exist across CA
General Website: Black Infant Health – Empowering Pregnant and Mothering Black Women
Santa Clara Specific Website: Black Infant Health (BIH) - Public Health - County of Santa Clara (sccgov.org)
Eligible population
• Pregnant African/African American women
• African/African American mothers with an infant under 6 months of age
• 16 years of age or older
• Santa Clara County residents
• Services are at no cost for any eligible participants no matter their income
Services
• Pregnancy and new mom groups (virtual/in-person options)
• Support in reaching personal goals
• Access to helpful resources
• Connection with a personal BIH Public Health Nurse
1. Google - Therapy today online
2. Google- Better Help online
3. Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/california?category=online-counseling
4. Call Mindpath Health
855-501-1004
5.Peace it together
Mental Health Services - We Offer Telehealth & Teleconference Services - Peace-It-Together
6. Open Path therapy
https://openpathcollective.org/
7. Gronowski center
8. Los Gatos therapy center
Alameda
Alameda Family Services
English and Spanish
510-629-6300
Hayward
Hayward Youth and Family Services
English and Spanish
510-293-7048
La Familia Counseling Services
English and Spanish
510-881-5921
Newark
Multi-lingual Counseling Center
English and Spanish, Farsi, and Dari
510-451-0661
Union City Youth and Families
English and Spanish
510-675-5217
Fremont
City of Fremont Youth and Family Services
English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, and Dari
510-574-2100
For more mental health services in Alameda County, please visit https://www.acoe.org/mentalhealth or scan the QR code below.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (Palo Alto) Psychiatry Department, 650-853-2904
Local Psychiatrists
1. Ed Kovachy, MD (Menlo Park): anxiety; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
2. Pamela Carlton, MD (Mountain View): adolescent eating disorders
3. Justin Birnbaum, MD (Stanford): Geropsychiatry
4. Bharat Bhushan, MD (Palo Alto): Pain, addiction
5. Bao Chang, MD (Portola Valley): pyschopharmacology; medication management
6. Ben Flores, MD (Palo Alto): Anxiety, depression, bipolar, medication management
7. Michael Greicius, MD (Stanford): Stanford Memory Center
8. Eric Rothenberg, MD (Menlo Park): medication management and CBT
Local Pychologists
1. Hildy Augustin, PhD (Menlo Park): neuropsych testing for adults, memory issues, psychotherapy with people with medical problems including breast cancer, spinal cord injury, chronic pain conditions.
2. Stephanie Brown, PhD (Menlo Park): addiction
3. Laura Seitel, PhD (Palo Alto): psychologist, depression