Resource Page

Mental Health

Psychiatry:

https://www.communitypsychiatry.com

"Psychiatrists guide you on your mental health journey by providing diagnosis, medication management, and psychiatric evaluations. Treating a wide variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), ADHD, schizophrenia, and more at locations throughout the country."

Low fee counseling options off campus:

https://www.amcshelps.com/

"AMCS, founded in 1962, is a nonprofit, community-based mental health clinic that serves the LAX, South Bay and Westside areas of Los Angeles. AMCS offers community-based, accessible mental health services; and provides quality training to therapists."

https://www.sccc-la.org/

"SCCC provides comprehensive counseling services at rates based on your ability to pay. We believe everyone should get the care they need, at rates they can afford, for as long as they need counseling."

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

800-273-TALK (8255)

Mental Health

Accessibility

Career counseling:

https://www.debrafaithhouse.com/about-me

"At any point along your lifespan you might be struggling to understand more about yourself and the world of work. I get that it can be difficult to even consider reaching out and trusting a stranger for support. Your curiosity and desire for something different in your life is the first step on your journey. I welcome the opportunity to support you in giving a voice to your authentic self."

USC Accessibility:

https://osas.usc.edu/

Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) is the unit at USC responsible for ensuring equal access for students with disabilities in compliance with state and federal law. OSAS serves undergraduate, graduate and professional students; on-ground and on-line students; and students in all credit-granting courses and programs of study.

Relationships

Relationships and Sexual Violence

Crisis Text Line:

Text HOME to 741-741

National Sexual Assault Hotline:

800-656-HOPE (4673)

Domestic Violence Resource Guide form:

https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline

Physical Health

Holistic nutrition:

https://www.jennyjiles.com

"I help you create small, sustainable shifts, and healthy habits to change your body, permanently"

Substance abuse treatment:

https://theromeyncollective.com

"Under the guidance of Dr. Jessica Romeyn, the Collective offers a holistic approach to addressing clinical and educational needs in a continuum of care for adolescents, young adults, and families."

Jewish LA Addiction Services

https://jewishla.org/los-angeles-jewish-community-resource-guide/#finder_list_0-anchor

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline:

800-931-2237

Financial Assistance

Scholarships and Loans

USC Student Basic Needs

https://studentbasicneeds.usc.edu/resources/

Jewish Free Loan Association

(323) 761-8830

http://www.jfla.org

Los Angeles Jewish Young Adult Community

https://www.yajewishla.org/program/scholarships-subsidies

Merit and need-based scholarships for Jewish students

Crisis and Case Management

Ezra Network

https://www.jewishla.org/program/ezra-network/

If you’re dealing with personal, financial, or legal problems, now you can get all kinds of help in the privacy of a local synagogue.

Families and Marginalized Groups

Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles

(310) 247-1180

https://www.jfsla.org/

National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles

https://www.ncjwla.org/

Crisis funds, student scholarships, clothing assistance, rental assistance

Jewish Los Angeles Special Needs Trust

(310) 773-9728

https://jlatrust.org

Offers affordable, professionally managed pooled diverse abilities trusts that protect government benefits and provide high quality of life.

Financial

Food

Trojans Food Pantry:

https://seip.usc.edu/tfp/

"The Trojan Food Pantry offers fresh food, non-perishable items, toiletries, and academic supplies for currently enrolled USC students."

Jewish

Jews of Color

https://www.ammud.org

Jewish Education for Jews of Color, by Jews of Color

https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/

The Jews of Color Initiative’s mission is to advance racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community by centering the leadership of Jews of Color and ensuring that our communities and institutions reflect the multiracial reality of the Jewish people.

LGBTQIA+ Jews

https://jqinternational.org/

"JQ is the premiere LGBTQ+ Jewish organization in Los Angeles. JQ celebrates the lives of LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies by transforming Jewish communities and ensuring inclusion through community building, educational programs, and support and wellness services, promoting the healthy integration of LGBTQ+ and Jewish identities."

https://www.keshetonline.org/

"Keshet envisions a world in which all LGBTQ Jews and our families can live with full equality, justice, and dignity. By strengthening Jewish communities and equipping Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge they need to make all LGBTQ Jews feel welcome, we work to ensure the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life."

MyZuzah

https://www.myzuzah.org/

Free kosher Mezuzot for Jewish adults

Jewish

Food

Apps

LGBTQIA+

USC LGBTQ+ Student Center:

https://lgbtrc.usc.edu/

The mission of the LGBTQ+SC is to provide support, education, advocacy, and community for all undergraduate and graduate students at the USC with an emphasis on students across the spectra of gender and sexuality.