Resources
Marin County has an abundance of resources through our local schools, public health organizations and online, but sometimes it's difficult knowing where to start. Scroll down to see a list of some reputable organizations – both locally and nationally – that provide information and support.
Hotlines
Marin County Suicide Prevention and Crisis Hotline
415-499-1100
Substance Use Access and Assessment or Information
415-755-2345
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
www.crisistextline.org
Local Resources
Alcohol Justice, the industry watchdog, promotes evidence-based public health policies and organizes campaigns with diverse communities and youth against the alcohol industry’s harmful practices.
Be the Influence (BTI) is a parent support program consisting of a network of parents dedicated to keeping teens safe and away from drugs for as long as possible. BTI provides access to a secure database of like-minded parents who pledge not to host teen parties with alcohol, marijuana and other drugs. BTI also provides bi-monthly newsletters with parenting tips and facts about different drugs.
Dr. Laura Kastner is a clinical psychologist who has conducted research, maintained a clinical practice and presented numerous workshops for parents.
Family Works is a local nonprofit dedicated to helping people of all ages meet life challenges by providing positive social-emotional support and psychotherapy. Family Works provides free and/or sliding scale direct mental health services to over 2,000 people of all income levels in 11 counties throughout the Bay Area.
Huckleberry’s mission is to educate, inspire, and support under served youth to develop healthy life choices, to maximize their potential, and to realize their dreams.
Al-Anon’s primary purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics. Marin County Chapter website includes purpose, resources, meetings and more.
MARIN COUNTY JUVENILE DRUG COURT
The Marin County Juvenile Drug Court Program is an intensive, Court-supervised counseling and treatment program for eligible minors who have law violations and substance abuse problems. It is designed to give youthful offenders an opportunity to take responsibility for their actions and change their lives.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN MARIN
NAMI Marin is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families living with mental illness, through advocacy, education and support.
The Friday Night Live Partnership is a statewide network of youth development groups that engage young people to prevent underage drinking. The Youth Leadership Institute Marin acts as the leader of the Marin County Friday Night Live chapter.
RxSafe Marin is a coalition of community members & experts collaborating
to tackle the local prescription drug misuse and abuse epidemic.
Alcoholics Anonymous website offers information and meetings for individuals who have a desire to stop drinking.
In order to improve the health, wellbeing, and educational outcomes of all students, the mission of the Tamalpais Union High School District Wellness Center is to enhance the delivery of comprehensive and coordinated health, mental health, substance abuse, reproductive health and other support services within the school environment.
“The Youth Leadership Institute builds communities where young people and their adult allies come together to create positive social change.”
National Organizations
Above the Influence
Above the Influence is a campaign to help teens stand up to negative pressures, or influences.
CADCA Resources
The mission of the CADCA is to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally.
Drug Free Communities Program
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) is a Federal grant program that provides funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use. Since the passage of the DFC Act in 1997, the DFC Program has funded nearly 2,000 coalitions and currently mobilizes nearly 9,000 community volunteers across the country. The philosophy behind the DFC Program is that local drug problems require local solutions.
Drug Free America
The mission of Drug Free America is to reduce teen substance abuse and support families impacted by addiction.
Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
Ask, Listen, Learn
Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix provides youth ages 9-12, along with their parents and educators, information about the dangers of underage drinking. The program’s new digital resources were created to teach what the brain does, what alcohol does to it, and what that does to you.
Impact Teen Drivers
Impact Teen Drivers was organized for the purpose of providing awareness and education to teenagers, their parents, and community members about all facets of responsible driving, with the goal of reducing the number of injuries and deaths suffered by teens as a result of distracted driving and poor decision making
Miles to Go
A resource for parents, teachers, and students with continually updated Drug Facts.
NIAAA (Guide on Talking to your Kids about Alcohol)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA for Teens is organized to offer students a range of educational experiences as they learn facts about drugs and neuroscience, and to support educators and parents as they facilitate student learning.
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Organization's underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early about the dangers of alcohol.
Stop Underage Drinking
StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov is the Web portal for the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) and the gateway to comprehensive research and resources on prevention.