Tahoe Forest Hospital District offers support group meetings.

Grief Support Group 

The goal of the Grief Support Group is to develop insight into how to endure the loss of a loved one, to ease the burden of grieving alone, and to offer skills for adjusting to a new life situation.

Infant Feeding Support Group

This informal support group will help you as you transition into the fourth trimester, and is provided by registered nurses, international board-certified lactation consultants, and certified lactation educators.

Parkinson's Support Group

A community support group in where members can share their experiences, knowledge and coping strategies.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.tfhd.com/
• Grief Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/grief-support-group-meetings
• Infant Feeding Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/mamas-meet-infant-feeding-support-group-0
• Parkinson's Support Group - https://www.tfhd.com/news/parkinson%E2%80%99s-disease-support-group

The Youth Suicide Prevention Program (of the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition) provides education, outreach, and implements strategies to support youth and prevent suicides.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.tahoelifeline.org/
• Contact - http://www.tahoelifeline.org/contact-us.html

The Trans Lifeline Hotline provides peer support by and for transgender and questioning individuals. 

The hotline is operated by trans-identified staff and volunteers throughout the U.S. and Canada. It offers emotional support, crisis intervention, and resource referrals.

Services include:

• Offering confidential peer support to trans and questioning callers
• Providing a dedicated line for family and friends of trans individuals
• Connecting callers with community-based resources

This is not a dispatch service and does not call emergency responders without consent. The hotline centers lived experience and prioritizes support without judgment.

Web pages

• Home -https://translifeline.org/hotline

This resource provides information on how to get a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO), which allows family members, household members, and law enforcement to work with courts to temporarily remove guns and prevent the purchase of new guns by people who pose a significant risk of harm to themselves (including possible suicide) or others.

How to Get a GVRO:

• ​Family/Household - https://speakforsafety.org/obtain-a-gvro-family-household/
  
• Law Enforcement - https://speakforsafety.org/obtain-a-gvro-law-enforcement/

Crisis Support Services of Nevada offers 24/7 crisis intervention assistance with:

• Suicide prevention - call or text 988
• Crisis in general - call or text 988
• Military family/veteran specific crises - call 988 and press option 1
• Report child abuse - 833-803-1183
• Report vulnerable adult abuse - 775-440-6490
• Sexual Assault Help Line - 775-221-7600
• Substance Use Disorder - 800-450-9530
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://cssnv.org/

A guide to 3-digit N11 phone numbers is located here.

• 211 - Community information and referral services. 211 service is provided by local community-based or government organizations that are authorized by the CPUC to use the 211 code to provide information and referrals to health and human services.
• 311 - Non-emergency governmental services. 311 service is administered by municipal governments.
• 411 - Local Directory Assistance. 411 directory assistance is provided by individual telecommunications service providers or independent providers.
• 511 - Traffic and Transportation information. The California Highway Patrol, California Department of Transportation, and local transportation agencies oversee 511 operations.
• 611 - General Customer Service. 611 service is provided by individual telecommunications service providers.
• 711 - Telecommunications Relay Service for the speech and hearing impaired. In California, 711 Relay service is provided through Hamilton Relay.
• 811 - Call-before-you-dig phone…

Friendship Line California offers confidential discussions for people aged 60 years and over and adults with mental and/or physical disabilities who may be lonely, isolated, grieving, experiencing depression, anxiety and/or thinking about death or suicide.

It operates two lines:

• Warmline
  • Available for routine phone calls in order to provide support, reassurance, well-being checks, and information and referral for additional care.
• Crisis Line
  • Available to older and disabled adults who may be lonely, bereaved, depressed, and at a higher risk for suicide.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.ioaging.org/friendship-line-california

Free virtual counseling through USC Telehealth based at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Provides services in English and Spanish for people ages 12 and older who live in California. Client and therapist connect from separate locations via a computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Serves anyone in California age 12 and older. There is typically a waitlist of up to several months. The agency provides 8-12 counseling sessions.

Can provide suicide prevention resources and offer support to people who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Services include:

• Adolescent/youth counseling
• Bereavement counseling
• General counseling to assist with mild to moderate psychosocial issues such as:
  • Anxiety
  • Anger
  • Grief and bereavement
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Coping with serious illness
  • Financial pressures
  • Improving self-confidence
  • Marital problems
  • School and work pressures

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Call or sign up online for initial registration
  • 866-740-6502
  • https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/cl…

AlterCareLine provides free non-clinical social, emotional, and crisis support via phone or chat to Californians age 12 and older. Services are also available in Spanish.

In addition to support for adults, AlterCareLine counselors are well trained to help middle school, high school, and college students with situations such as family conflicts, homelessness, isolation, problems with friends, bullying, school pressures, suicidal ideation, navigating the online world, academic and financial pressures, or mental health issues.

The AlterCareLine emotional support line is part of the CalHOPE Connect initiative which is a partnership of the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and Alter Health Group.


Web pages

• Home -https://www.altercareline.com/

The Grief Recovery Institute (GRI) offers an evidence-based program to help individuals work through grief related to many types of loss, including death, divorce, job changes, and relocation. 

The Grief Recovery Method is an educational, action-based process and is not counseling or therapy.

Resources include:

• A structured grief recovery program
• Group workshops and self-guided options
• A free downloadable informational e-book

This program is not an ongoing support group and does not replace professional mental health care.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/
• Free E-Book - https://offers.griefrecoverymethod.com/guide-for-loss-ebook1642023353451