Support After A Loss
Grief is a natural response to various losses we will experience in our lifetime. Learn about the stages of grief and how to best care for yourself.
Grief Support Groups
Didi Hirsch Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Newbury Park: (424) 362-2912
Hospice of the Conejo
Thousand Oaks: (805) 495-2145
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association
Ventura: (805) 642-0239
ProCare Hospice
Oxnard: (805) 988-1173
Suicide L.O.S.S. Group, Camarillo Hospice
(805) 389-6870
The Church of the Epiphany Grief and Loss Support Group
Oak Park: (818) 991-4797
The Compassionate Friends
Supporting Family after a Child Dies
Thousand Oaks: (805) 579-7065
or (805) 443-1905
TLC Hospice
Moorpark: (805) 517-1620
Life After Loss Grief Support Group
Simi Valley: (805) 415-3709
GENERAL RESOURCES
County Medical Examiner
(805) 641-4400
Home Cleaning
Try your homeowner’s insurance company or searching in a directory or online with key words such as Ventura County Trauma Cleanup.
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
Ventura County Clerk and Recorder
Ventura: (805) 654-3665
Thousand Oaks: (805) 449-2157
Is anyone in immediate danger?
Call 911 and ask for a CIT Officer.
Are you feeling suicidal or in despair?
Talk with someone local now:
VCBH Crisis & Referral Line
1-866-998-2243 • www.VCBH.org
Free • Confidential • 24/7
Or call the national support line:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call, text, or TTY: 988
Web Chat: www.988lifeline.org
Free • Confidential • 24/7
See 988 FAQs >
See Crisis Line Comparison Chart >
Want to connect via WhatsApp?
Crisis Text Line
Connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor
Chat via WhatsApp
or text HOME to 741741
crisistextline.org
Free • 24/7
For Veterans
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 988 and press 1
veteranscrisisline.net
Free • Confidential • 24/7
More resources for Military and Veterans >
For Teens & Young Adults
Teen Line
Teen-to-teen education and support
Text TEEN to 839863 between 6:00pm–9:00pm PST
Or call 800‑TLC‑TEEN from 6pm to 10pm PST
teenline.org
More resources for Teens & Young Adults >
For LGBTQ+ Young People
The Trevor Project Lifeline
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention
Call 1-866-488-7386
text START to 678-678
or web chat: thetrevorproject.org
Free • 24/7 • Confidential
More resources for LGBTQ+ Teens >
More Support & Resources
For Everyone
For emotional support when it's not a crisis:
Mental Health Warm Line 24/7
1-855-845-7415
Web chat: mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline
For help with addiction:
Substance Use Treatment Services
1-844-385-9200
Free • Confidential • 24/7
See more local resources >
For Teens
California Youth Crisis Line
Help with issues including medical care, dating violence, sexual assault, runaway resources and homelessness, available 24/7
1-800-843-5200
calyouth.org/cycl
More resources for teens >
For Older Adults
Senior Support Line
Feeling lonely or isolated?
Call 1-800-235-9980
More resources for older adults >
For LGBTQ+
Diversity Collective
Support for LGBTQ+
Countywide • all ages
diversitycollectivevc.org
805-644-5428
info@diversitycollective.org
More LGBTQ+ resources >
For First Responders
Law enforcement COPLINE
1-800-267-5463
www.copline.org
NVFC First Responder Helpline
Fire, EMS, and other rescue workers
1-888-731-3473
www.nvfc.org/help
