Resources

Addiction/Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous

https://oc-aa.org/meetings/

Al- Anon

https://www.ocalanon.org/

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association)

https://www.samhsa.gov/

Community Services

Orange County Social Services Agency

https://ssa.ocgov.com/

Orange County Community Housing Corporation

https://www.occhc.org/

Laura’s House Domestic Abuse Assistance

https://www.laurashouse.org/dvac

Mental Health Association of Orange County

https://mhaoc.org/services/

Veteran Assistance

https://www.veterans.ocgov.com/resources

LGBQT+ Services

The Trevor Project

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

LGBTQ Center Orange County

https://www.lgbtqcenteroc.org/

Radiant Health Centers (Health and HIV Care)

https://www.radianthealthcenters.org/

UCI Gender Diversity Program (Healthcare)

https://www.ucihealth.org/medical-services/gender-diversity

Shanti Orange County

https://www.shantioc.org/

PFLAG Orange County

https://pflag.org/chapter/orange-county/

Gabriela’s Picks (Books):

When Things Fall Apart (Heart Advice for Difficult Times)

Pema Chodron

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz

The Gift of Failure (How the Best Parents Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed)

Jessica Lahey

Eating in the Light of the Moon (How women can transform their relationships with food through myths, metaphors & storytelling)

Anita Johnston PH.D.

Women Who Run with the Wolves (Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype)

Clarissa Pinkola Estes, PH.D.

Sex Outside the Lines (Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture)

Chris Donaghue, PH.D.

Helping Your Transgender Teen A Guide for Parents

Irwin Krieger

The Gender Book

Mel Reiff Hill and Jay Mays