211 provides people with ways to get help, and give help. By simply dialing 2-1-1, callers can connect to health and human resources they need, as well as find meaningful volunteer opportunities.
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The mission of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services is to be a leader in the field of juvenile justice by changing young lives, supporting families and keeping communities safe.
We provide a continuum of intervention, supervision, and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety. |
For over 40 years, we have provided safety, shelter and support to youth and families in the Greater Salt Lake area. Our services are FREE and/or accept Medicaid. We assist with Medicaid enrollment and we have Spanish speaking therapists available.
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For over 25 years, Valley Behavioral Health has successfully helped thousands of clients by providing individualized therapy, mental health resources, and personalized treatment methods to each client’s needs.
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The Sharing Place fulfills it’s mission “provide a safe and caring environment for grieving children, teens, and their families to share their feelings while healing themselves.”
The Sharing Place provides grief support to children 3-18 and their parents. Support groups are organized by age as well a situation. Each family member is placed in a group that will best meet their individual needs. |
At Centro, we empower parents to be invested in their children's education.
Children learn when parents are engaged. Centro works with all kinds of Utah families, many in rural and difficult situations, to help them access resources that will vastly improve outcomes for their children. |
Utah became the first state in the nation to consolidate employment and public assistance programs by creating Utah Department of Workforce Services in 1997. Today, more than 2,200 Workforce Services employees assist individuals in preparing for and finding jobs, meeting workforce needs of Utah businesses, administering temporary assistance, and providing economic data and analysis.
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Since 1945, Catholic Community Services of Utah has been empowering people in need along the Wasatch Front to reach self-sufficiency. By giving strength to the weakest in our midst, CCS is able to lovingly serve and provide hope to those with the greatest need in our community regardless of race, religion or personal circumstance.
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The mission of the Refugee & Immigrant Center is to improve the quality of life for refugees and immigrants in Utah.
Our clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs. Whether we are working to address adjustment disorders, depression, severe chronic illness, or counseling survivors of domestic violence, we strive to provide services that help individuals and families build on their strengths and become integrated members of the community. |
UNI is here to keep all our family members, friends, and neighbors safe. We provide specialty programs to prevent mental health crises and support people through them if they happen. These programs support individuals struggling with mental health challenges and connect individuals to additional resources that can help them.
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University Neighborhood Partners brings together University and west side people and resources in reciprocal learning, action and benefit — a community coming together.
The University and west side neighborhoods share a vision of a community woven together through partnerships based on mutual empowerment, discovery and learning rooted in diverse life experiences. By addressing systemic barriers to educational success, these collaborative partnerships foster increased access to higher education for community members, a University enriched by its involvement in the community, and an enhanced quality of life for all involved. |
A Community Learning Center (CLC) is a philosophy, a place, and a set of partnerships between a school and other community resources. The community learning center model builds on the core instructional program of a school by adding educational and life skill enrichment for the entire family and removing barriers to learning by providing necessary social services.
In a CLC school, young people, their families, and community residents work as equal partners with the school and other community service providers to develop programs and enhance services. |
TeenCentral supports youth in a capacity that is unique from the traditional array of behavioral health services. In fact, TeenCentral often bridges the gap between services, offering youth an immediate resource for safe information and support. Through TeenCentral, adolescents can find information on a variety of topics. Users of the site can also submit a story/post regarding any crisis, problem or situation they are struggling with anonymously and receive a therapeutic support response. Adolescents receive this support from one of TeenCentral’s trained online counselors within 24-hours, safely, anonymously, and free of charge.
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As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.
Directed by Dr. Stephen Lewis and Dr Nancy Heath, our team consists of undergraduate and graduate students at both the University of Guelph and McGill University dedicated to developing and providing information and helpful resources about self-injury. |
Drugwatch works with medical and legal experts as well as patients and advocates to provide accurate, trustworthy and current information about prescription drug side effects, medical device complications and related lawsuits.
Our team members have several years of medical and legal research experience and are passionate about advocating for people injured by the negligence of corporations. Through Drugwatch, consumers can get the information they need to make informed health care decisions, share their drug and device stories, and connect with an experienced national law firm. |
Consumernotice.org works side-by-side with consumer advocates and legal experts to educate the public on harmful products, drugs and medical devices, digital security, environmental hazards and personal injuries caused by corporate and individual negligence.
As a parent, it’s your job to protect your child. Becoming acquainted with common and hidden hazards in your home and community can help you take important safety steps now to prevent a tragedy later. |
Volunteers of America, Utah's Prevention Services provides a continuum of drug and violence prevention programs for youth and families in Salt Lake County. These evidence-based programs address the developmental and social factors that put youth at-risk for substance use and violence by helping youth and families build positive social skills to improve decision-making and family interactions. Our programs are provided as outreach in the community – Local schools and community organizations host the program and recruit participants.
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Odyssey’s services truly address each aspect of the individual, producing whole person change. Odyssey operates programs that address education, job skills, healthcare, sober housing, behavioral management, and aftercare support to ensure lifelong success. Without addressing all of these barriers at the same time, individuals will continue to struggle with their sobriety, and to us, that is unacceptable.
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