Resources
School Resources
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Learn more about IEPs and 504 Plans
IEP and 504 Guide for Parents (American Academy of Pediatrics, n.d.).
Programa de educación individualizada (IEP) (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, n.d.).
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Requesting An IEP Meeting
Spanish Version (Parent Center Hub, n.d.).
English Version (Parent Center Hub, n.d.).
Parent Resource organization (Support for Families, n.d.)
Mental Health Resources
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Contact your health insurance company for assistance in finding a therapist (Covered California n.d.).
Call the behavioral health number on the back of your insurance card (Covered California n.d.).
Visit Online Therapist Directories to find a provider that best meets your needs like the ones below:
If you don’t have health insurance
You can visit your nearest neighborhood clinic and ask about mental health services (Lombardi et al., 2022).
This therapist directory offers access to Mental Health Providers at discounted rates if you don’t have insurance or are under-insured.
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Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273- TALK (8255) (Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2019).
Call or text the Suicide Crisis Lifeline at 988 (California Department of Public Health, n.d.).
Text the Crisis Text Line at 741 741 (California Department of Public Health, n.d.).
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Call SAHSA’s National Hotline at: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, n.d.).
Call the California Addiction Hotline at: 1-866-210-1303 (Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, n.d.).
Alcholics Anonmyous 24hr Hotline at: 1-800-839-1686 (California Department of Health Care Services, n.d.).
SUD Non Emergency Treatment Referral Line at: 1-800-879-2772 (California Department of Health Care Services, n.d.).
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The National Healthy Marriage Resource Center provides free relationship workshops (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, n.d.).
Visit the Marriage Builders website for free marriage/couples resources (Marriage Builders, n.d.).
Spanish couples therapy resources book (Lev & McKay, 2016).
Mental Health in
LatinX Households
One of the most effective methods of treating mental health within the LatinX population is by catering to the most prominent value in the culture, family (Fisher, 2017; Pineros-Leano, 2023).
Treating mental health can begin as a family unit.
More Resources
LatinX News You Can Use
Advocacy Resources
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Things you need to know about California’s Mental Health Services Act
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Stay updated on the advocacy efforts of NAMI California and NAMI National. Get updates, sign petitions and letters, and more.
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Write to your legislator
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Find free legal services for low-income adults and children with mental health disabilities in L.A.
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