Physical

Wellness

  1. Oberlin Dance Collective (ODC):  have classes for youth and teens in person and virtual; past year they’re working on emphasizing the benefits of movement/dance for health and wellness and are interested in partnering with healthcare institutions with similar goals - https://odc.dance/
  2. UCSF Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday (SHINE) Program: program that's partnered with East Bay Regional Parks that provides families exposure to the outdoors and "prescribes" nature to pediatric patients and their families -https://centerfornatureandhealth.ucsf.edu/shine/ 
  3. Team impact: tackle emotional trauma and social isolation experienced by children facing chronic illnesses by matching them with a college athletic teams https://www.teamimpact.org/
  4. ParaCliffHangers: rockclimbing gym for kids with disabilities - https://www.paracliffhangers.org/
  5. CPA Soccer: Bay Area soccer program for kids with ambulatory Cerebral Palsy, stroke or traumatic brain injury - https://www.cpsoccer.us/
  6. Challenged Athletes: a program that provides grants for adaptive sport equipment, prosthetics, or funding towards sports expenses. They also offer a variety of camps and clinics throughout the year for sports such as wheelchair basketball golf, swimming, and more - https://www.challengedathletes.org/
  7. CoachArt: offers free art and athletic lessons to chronically ill children and their siblings between ages 5-18 in the US - https://coachart.org/
  8. Exercise is Medicine: The "Rx for Health Series" offers patients resources and tips for incorporating physical activity into their lives, specifically designed for those with various chronic medical conditions to enhance their health and well-being- https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/health-care/resources/rx-for-health-series/ 

Social

Wellness

  1. Mentoring for youth with neurodiversity - https://eyetoeyenational.org/
  2. Project Sunshine: bringing joy and play directly to pediatric patients; now offer a teleplay program and offer activity kits - https://projectsunshine.org/
  3. CoachArt: offers free art and athletic lessons to chronically ill children and their siblings between ages 5-18 in the US - https://coachart.org/
  4. Support for Families – Affirming, parent-led support for families of children with disabilities throughout the Bay Area - https://supportforfamilies.org/
  5. The Arc San Francisco is a collaborative community of participants, families, and Circles of Support working together to provide accessible, inclusive services, and advocating for disability justice -https://www.thearcsf.org/

Emotional

Wellness

  1. Crisis Line Textline: Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need - https://www.crisistextline.org/
  2. Mental Health Self Screening Tool -a collection of online, free, confidential, anonymous, and scientifically validated screening tools to help individuals understand and learn more about their mental health - https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/
  3. Non-Emergency Warmline - the Warm Line provides accessible mental health support by using the wisdom of lived experience to connect, inspire hope, and empower our community toward unlimited recovery - https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/warm-line/
  4. Hopelab is a transformative social innovation lab and impact investor working to support the mental well-being of adolescents ages 10-25, especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young people - https://hopelab.org/
  5. NASEM is therapeutic supports from a group of experts who developed ways to help children and youth with difficulties they face every day - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/other/dbasse/wellbeing-tools/interactive/
  6. Grief and Loss -           
  1. Pediatric medical traumatic stress refers to a set of psychological and physiological responses of children and their families to pain, injury, serious illness, medical procedures, and invasive or frightening treatment experiences. Medical trauma may occur as a response to a single or multiple medical events.
  2. Medical Trauma -       

Occupational

Wellness /

Transition

Support

  1. Got Transition - national resource center on health care transition striving to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of evidence-driven strategies for clinicians and other health care professionals - https://www.gottransition.org/
  2. National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home is a national technical assistance center focused on improving the health and well-being of, and strengthening the system of services for, children and youth with special health care needs and their families by enhancing the patient/family-centered medical home. - https://www.aap.org/en/practice-management/medical-home
  3. MyChart offers patients personalized and secure on-line access to portions of their medical records and enables you to securely use the Internet to help manage and receive information about your health - https://www.mychartcentral.com/FAQ.aspx
  4. National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) provides cross-disability information and support people with disabilities ensuring they receive accurate information when selecting and enrolling in insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace - https://nationaldisabilitynavigator.org/
  5. National Technical Assistance Center on Transition is a  Technical Assistance Center co-funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs  and the Rehabilitation Services Administration - https://transitionta.org/
  6. TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education and employment success of youth and young adults with disabilities - https://www.transcen.org/
  7. Toolworks is a human service agency dedicated to providing the tools and resources that promote independence, equality and personal satisfaction to people with disabilities - https://www.toolworks.org/
  8. National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making - Helps people with disabilities lead amazing lives through supported decision making - https://supporteddecisionmaking.org/

 

Environmental

Wellness

  1. Outdoor Activities for Youth -          
  1. CACEH – California Alliance for Children’s Environmental Health works to coordinate groups across sectors for urgent action to radically improve state policy on children’s environmental health and justicehttps://www.childrennow.org/caceh/

Financial

Wellness

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Spiritual

Wellness

  1. HeadSpace uses evidence-based meditation and mindfulness tools, mental health coaching, therapy, psychiatry, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits to support your mental health -  https://www.headspace.com/
  2. Calm is a health app designed to help you manage stress, sleep better and build life-changing habits to support your mental health - https://www.calm.com/
  3. ImaginAction is a skill that uses our natural ability to focus and be absorbed in experiences to help feel better in some way - https://imaginaction.stanford.edu/

 

Intellectual

Wellness

  1. Head Start and Early Head Start programs are free, federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from families that meet income eligibility requirements –
  1. IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Process - https://serr.disabilityrightsca.org/serr-manual/chapter-4-information-on-iep-process/
  2. 504 Plan - A Section 504 plan provides procedural safeguards and rights to students and ensures that needed student accommodations will occur https://edsource.org/2022/parents-guide-to-504-plans-and-ieps-what-they-are-and-how-theyre-different/669493
  3. Exceptional Lives – helps parents work with schools to support children with disabilities - https://exceptionallives.org/
  4. Disability Rights California – a federally designated agency that protects and advocates for the rights of Californians with disabilities - https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/
  5. CALHELP - Provides parents, legal guardians, and surrogate parents of children with disabilities from three years of age through age 21 an overview of their educational rights - https://www.cahelp.org/parents_students/parent_resources/parent_rights

 

Find

Additional

Local

Resources

 

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  1. Find Help: https://www.findhelp.org/ 
  2. Bay Area 211: https://211bayarea.org/