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  • “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” — Hippocrates
  • There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it’s impossible to turn back.  -- Henry Rollins
  • One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.  -- Virginia Woolf
  • “Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.”   -- George Carlin
  • What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.   -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
South County Self Help Center

South County Self Help Center Is A Safe Confidential and Free Service For Mental Health Consumers. Our Vision Is To Be Of Service To The Mental Health Community, To Promote Self Healing, Education and Networking with Peers Through Peer Supported Activities.

South County Self Help Center
1235 1st Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
408.686.2365 - main line
408.686.2368 - direct line

24-hour Crisis Lines
Santa Cruz and San Benito County 831-458-5300
Santa Clara County 408.686.2365
or 1-855-278-4204 (Crisis & Suicide Hotline)
South County Self Help Center 408.686.2368
Community Solutions (South County) 408-683-4118

South County Collaborative Resource Guide - List of contacts for those needing assistance or resouces for the following services: dental, drug & alcohol, food, cash assistance, health, insurance, legal, etc. Resource Guide updated September 2011.

Make an appointment with Student Health by calling (408) 848-4791 or
visit the Student Health Center web site for additional resources.
Gavilan Pond
Want to try on online tool to learn skills for yourself or to help others?
Gavilan Pond
Visit Kognito Interactive for Assessment
. Use the enrollment key: gavilan55
The Soldiers Project - Free mental health counseling services for those serving and/or going to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. Family members included.





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Last modified: May 13, 2013
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