Successful Transitions Resource Center

Teens, ages 15 to 18

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Alcoholics Anonymous: Open Young People

AA meeting for young people. Meetings are on Wednesdays from 9:00-10:00 pm.

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San Diego Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous

Online directory for AA meetings across San Diego County. Includes calendar of events and meetings, pamphlets, and monthly newsletters.

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(619) 265-8762    Visit Website    View Map

San Diego Narcotics Anonymous

Online directory for NA resources across San Diego County. Includes meetings listed by regions, list of activities available, and NA hotline number.

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(619) 584-1007    Visit Website    View Map

Child Welfare Services: Extended Foster Care

Extended Foster Care (EFC) provides support to foster care youth up to their 21st birthday. This provides foster youth with an opportunity to have increased responsibilities and independence, which will help prepare them for self sufficiency.

1 (866) 457-4636    Visit Website    View Map

Fostering Change: Independent Living Skills Program

The Fostering Change Independent Living Skills program is designed to help foster youth achieve self-sufficiency when they age out of foster care. We provide intensive life skills training and case management support.

(866) 457-4636    Visit Website    View Map

Heidorn Lifeline

Heidorn Lifeline is a suicide and crisis hotline specializing in LGBTQ-related challenges.

(858) 212-LIFE (5433)      

San Diego Unified School District: Juvenile Justice Family Intervention Team

The Juvenile Justice Family Intervention Team (JJ-FIT) provides two treatment modalities for San Diego Unified School District youth who are on probation and their families, the first being Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), an evidence-based intensive family treatment intervention for youth ages 12-16 who meet criteria for either Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder. The second treatment is Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), which provides individual and family treatment to youth 12-18 years old who present with a serious and persistent mental illness, such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, depression, and other psychotic disorders.

619-573-2227    Visit Website    View Map

Social Advocates for Youth: Dual Diagnosis Services for Probation Institutions

SAY’s Dual Diagnosis Program works with the Probation Department to provide youth who are currently incarcerated or recently released evidence-based, psycho-educational groups that focus on skills that are essential to successful reintegration into the community. Topics discussed include the impact of substance use, dealing with anger, cognitive restructuring, social and life skills development, dating abuse prevention, and social tolerance.

(858) 492-2340    Visit Website    View Map

Vista Hill Foundation: Juvenile Court Clinic

The Vista Hill Foundation Juvenile Court Clinic provides medication stabilization and linkage services to youth involved with and referred from Juvenile Courts Probation and the Child Welfare CARE Unit.

(858) 571-1964    Visit Website    View Map

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Friends In Hand Clubhouse

NAMI’s Friends In Hand Clubhouse provides free support (not treatment) for recovery for adults recovering from mental illness.

(703)-524-7600    Visit Website    View Map

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Please note:

The resources and services in this directory are provided by external partners and not by San Diego Center for Children.

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Bank of America

St. Germaine Children's Charity

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Disclaimer

We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.

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