Looking for a safe space to talk about substance use? Connect with one of these resources today.
 
At Salud Para La Gente (Salud), we provide substance use resources and services — including education, prevention, and recovery support — focused on the needs of our local community.

Monterey County

• 211 Program Monterey County | United Way – free information and referral services
• AA: Salinas Valley Intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous – AA meetings in both English and Spanish
• Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula:
  • Crisis Intervention – 24 hr assessment and referral with acute substance abuse 1-831-625-4623
  • The Recovery Center – outpatient program for adults; provides treatment for the recovery from alcohol and drug dependency
• Family Service Agency of the Central Coast:
  • Suicide Prevention Service – 24-hour multilingual suicide crisis line (toll-free) 1-877-663-5433
  • Counseling for Adults & Seniors – support with alcohol and drug problem, anxiety, grief, job loss, sexual orientation, isolation, and other
• Friday Night Live/Club Live (FNL/CL) | The Epicenter – promoting healthy lifestyles free of alcohol, tobacco, or other substance abuse among youth
• Community Human Services – nonprofit offering substance abuse and mental health counseling and recovery services to middle and low income individuals and families in Monterey County
  • Genesis House – residential substance abuse treatment program
  • Substance Abuse Services – residential and outpatient substance abuse counseling and recovery programs
• NA: Monterey County Area Narcotics Anonymous – mutual support program for recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean
  • Virtual meetings | Internet and phone
  • Find an NA meeting near Monterey
• Never Use Alone – life saving volunteer support for people who use drugs, to help in the event of an overdose; call 1-800-484-3731 if you’re going to use alone (backup number 1-931-304-9452)
• Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance – prevention education, training, and counseling in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
• Sam’s Guide for Monterey County
• YWCA Domestic Violence Safehouse | YWCA Monterey County
  • Crisis Line: 1-831-372-6300 or 1-831-757-1001

Santa Cruz County

• 211 Program Santa Cruz County | United Way – free information and referral services
• AA: Liberdad Alcohólicos Anónimos – una comunidad de hombres y mujeres que comparten su mutua
  experiencia, fortaleza y esperanza para resolver su problema común y ayudar a otros a recuperarse del alcoholismo
• Al-Anon and Alateen – mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking
  • Virtual meetings
  • Find an Al-Anon meeting near you
  • Find an Alateen meeting near you
• Elm Street Mission – church with a focus on working with those who are bound by addictions and/or mental illness
• Encompass Community Services:
  • ALTO Counseling Center – outpatient treatment to help people establish a satisfying life without alcohol or other addictive drugs; intake number 1-831-266-3728
  • Santa Cruz Residential Recovery – live-in program focused on issues surrounding recovery from substance use and co-occurring disorders; intake number 1-831-266-3728
  • Sí Se Puede – un programa de tratamiento residencial para proveer rehabilitacion comprensiva para hombres con problemas de abuso de drogas y alcohol; intake number 1-831-266-3728
  • Youth Substance Use Counseling – group and individual outpatient services for youth struggling with drugs and/or alcohol use; intake number 1-831-266-3728
• Family Service Agency of the Central Coast:
  • Suicide Prevention Service – 24-hour multilingual suicide crisis line (toll-free) 1-877-663-5433
  • Counseling for Adults & Seniors – support with alcohol and drug problem, anxiety, grief, job loss, sexual orientation, isolation, and other
• Friday Night Live/Club Live (FNL/CL) Santa Cruz – multicultural, youth driven and lead program designed to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among middle school and high school students
• Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County – group of volunteers that are committed to reducing the harm of substance use in our community
  • Home Delivery – offering an ear to listen, place to dispose of all used syringes, sharps containers, sterile supplies
• Janus of Santa Cruz – full service SUD treatment center with programs: detoxification, residential treatment, perinatal treatment, medication assisted opioid treatment, outpatient programs, drinking driver programs, counseling services, and sober housing
• Never Use Alone – life saving volunteer support for people who use drugs, to help in the event of an overdose; call 1-800-484-3731 if you’re going to use alone (backup number 1-931-304-9452)
• NA: Santa Cruz Area Narcotics Anonymous – mutual support program for recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean
  • Virtual meetings by Internet and phone
  • Find an NA meeting near Santa Cruz
  • Find an NA meeting near Watsonville
• New Life Community Services – both residential and outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program
• Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance – prevention education, training, and counseling in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
• Project Homeless Connect Santa Cruz County
  • Santa Cruz Free Guide (PDF)
  • Guía Gratis de Santa Cruz (PDF)
  • Watsonville/SLV Free Guide (PDF)
  • Guía GRATIS de Watsonville (PDF)
• Recovery Wave | County of Santa Cruz Health Services – 12 steps programs, outpatient and counseling program, residential (live-in) recovery, interventions
• Sobriety Works – outpatient treatment and sober living environments for adults experiencing substance use disorders
• Teen Challenge Monterey Bay – Christian-based residential addiction treatment programs that help men, women and children with life-controlling problems
• The Camp | Santa Cruz County Office of Education – school program within an in-patient drug and alcohol treatment center
• UCSC Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Programs | UCSC Student Health Outreach & Promotion – educational workshops, college programming, peer education, and individual consultation and referral for UCSC students
• Victory Outreach – religious-based rehabilitation homes and training centers