Wellness Resources
Campus and Community Resources
The health and wellness of the Los Angeles Valley College students and community is important. If you are student at Los Angeles Valley College and would like to get connected to campus and community-based resources, visit the LAVC Basic Needs Center website to learn more.
The following are links to health resources that are available to students, faculty, staff and the public:
If you or a loved one is strugling with addiction, please refer to the links below for more information on how to seek help. You are not alone.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call, message, text or visit, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 for free and confidential support.
Refer to the links below for additional addiction help resources:
- Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers in California
- Alcohol Rehab Guide - Alcohol Rehab Guide.org
- Alcoholics Anonymous - AA.org
- California Smokers’ Helpline - NoButts.org
- California Driver Handbook - Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
- Crystal Meth Anonymous - CrystalMeth.org
- Gamblers Anonymous - GamblersAnonymous.org
- Marijuana Anonymous - Marijuana-Anonymous.org
- Narcotics Anonymous - NA.org
- National Institute on Drug Abuse - DrugAbuse.gov
- Sex Addicts Anonymous - SAA-Recovery.org
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) - samhsa.gov
- Tarzana Treatment Center - TarzanaTC.org
If you are in need of food on campus, please visit the LAVC Helping Hands Food Pantry on campus,
Please refer to the links below for more food and shelter resources:
- Food Pantries - FoodPantries.org
- Homeless Shelter Directory - HomelessShelterDirectory.org
- Valley Food Bank - ValleyFoodBank.org
- Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) - MENDPoverty.org
- The Village - thevillagefs.org
- Students 4 Students - s4sla.org
Please refer to the links below for more health resources:
- 211 Los Angeles County website - health & social services info
- American Cancer Society website
- American Diabetes Association website
- American Dietary Guidelines website
- American Heart Association website
- California Smokers’ Helpline website
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
- Department of Public Health website
- OneDegree website - Los Angeles resources info
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website
If you need to talk to someone, the Student Health Center offers behavioral health services. Call us at (818) 947-2918 for an appointment.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call, message, text or visit, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 for free and confidential support.
Please refer to the links below for more mental health resources:
- Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders - ANRED.com
- Anxiety Toolkit from the University of Toledo
- Crisis Text Line (Text: "COURAGE" To: 741741) - CrisisTextLine.org
- Contemplative Mind in Society- Brief, 5- to 15-minute mindful and meditation guided practices
- Free Guided Meditations
- Healing Grief and Loss, Coping with Loss Workbook
- LA County Dept. of Mental Health HEADSPACE
- LA County Dept. of Mental Health - DMH.LACounty.gov
- Manage Stress Workbook
- National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMI.org
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline
- National Eating Disorder Association - NationalEatingDisorder.org
- National Institute of Mental Health Eating Disorders - NIMH.NIH.gov
- Overeaters Anonymous - OA.org
- San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - SFVCMHC.org
- Suicide Prevention (The Trevor Project) - TheTrevorProject.org
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education - SAVE.org
- The Anxious Achiever Podcast
- The Village Family Services - TheVillageFS.org
- We Rise - Using the Power of Art
Please refer to the links below for more nutrition resources:
- CalFresh Program
- American Dietary Guidelines - ChooseMyPlate.gov
- American Diabetes Association - Diabetes.org
- Dietary Guidelines - Health.gov/DietaryGuidelines
- National Eating Disorder Association - NationalEatingDisorder.org
- National Institute of Mental Health Eating Disorders - NIMH.NIH.gov
- 1Degree - 1Degree.org
Please refer to the links below for more relationship wellness resources:
- Strength United - Eliminate Sexual and Interpersonal/Violence- StrengthUnited.org
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - HealthFinder.gov
- VTCC 24-hour Sexual Assault Emergency Response Team San Fernando Valley - (818) 886-0453
- Peace Over Violence - PeaceOverViolence.org
- Jewish Family Services - JFSLA.org
- Tarzana Treatment Center - TarzanaTC.org
Disclaimer
Articles and information provided by Los Angeles Valley College on this website are for general information purposes only and are not intended to substitute for medical advice from a physician or other health care provider. Any information and/or suggested resources are not intended, and must not be taken to be, the rendering of medical services or the practice of medicine. Additionally, Los Angeles Valley College is not affiliated with any of the listed resources. You should always seek the advice of a physician or other health care provider for specific health questions or conditions and before you begin any new type of medical treatment. Do not delay seeking medical advice or disregard medical advice simply because you have chosen to use this site.