Resources for Teens
Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
Eligibility: A free service for expectant and parenting young Californians
Referral Information:
Address: 2240 E. Gonzales Rd. Suite 250
Oxnard, CA 93036
Phone: 805-981-5177
Fax: 805-981-5260
About: Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) with Positive Youth Development (PYD) gives you the opportunity to partner with a supportive and encouraging case manager who will help you explore your goals and make decisions that are meaningful to you. This program helps you find your strengths and interests so you can reach your goals. AFLP/PYD program will help you: think about your dreams, build on your personal strengths, manage difficult situations and overwhelming emotions, set goals to help you stay on track toward a healthy successful future.
Meetings with your case manager are one hour, twice a month. The program is voluntary, but we hope you will work with us for at least 12 months. This will give you the time and attention you deserve in creating a plan for your life. We believe in you and know you are up to the challenge.
Beacon Health Options (in partnership with Gold Coast Health Plan)
Eligibility: A covered benefit to Gold Coast Health Plan members through Beacon.
Referral Information:
Beacon Care Management Referral Form
Beacon Primary Care Provider Referral Form
Phone: 855-765-9702
Website: www.beaconhealthoptions.com
About: Gold Coast Health plan works with a company called Beacon Health Options to help you connect with mental health services you need. Services include: individual or group therapy, psychiatric consultation, psychological testing, behavioral health treatment related to Autism Spectrum Disorder. The mental health services listed above are a covered benefit to Gold Coast Health Plan members through Beacon.
Beacon has a network of doctors and therapists who provide mental health services. We will help you connect to care. Our professional staff will ask you a few questions and then give you a referral to an in-network provider or connect you to your local county mental health plan.
CalWORKs - Cal-Learn Program
Eligibility: To qualify for Cal-Learn you must live in the same household as your child, be under 19 years of age, not yet have a high school diploma or GED, not be in foster care.
Referral Information:
2240 E. Gonzales Rd. Suite 250
Oxnard, CA 93036
805-981-5177 Fax 805-981-5260
About: A statewide program to help pregnant and parenting teens, both moms and dads, who are receiving CalWORKS/TANF. The goal of Cal-Learn is to help teens graduate from high school, become independent and form healthy families. If you are a pregnant or parenting teen receiving CalWORKS/TANF, you must participate in Cal-Learn. Some teens can become exempt from the program or delay participating under special circumstances.
Once in Cal-Learn you will get a case manager who will help you develop a plan to help you finish high school or earn a GED. If you are not currently attending school, your case manager will assist you in getting back into school or find the right school to meet your needs. The program includes:
Assessment to determine what services and support you need so you can meet your educational goals.
Develop a plan so you can receive the services you need and get into school.
Take action to put you on the road to reaching your goals.
Tracking to ensure you are making progress toward your diploma or GED and meeting other goals.
Periodic plan review to identify what works and what doesn’t.
Gold Coast Health Plan
Care Management
Referral Information: Care Management Referral Form - (English and Spanish)
Providers, call: (805) 437-5777
Members, call: (805) 437-5656
GCHP website, Care Management: Click Here
Website: https://www.goldcoasthealthplan.org/for-members/health-and-wellness-services/care-management/
About: Our team of nurses, social workers and care management coordinators work together to support and empower members to exercise their options and access the services appropriate to meet their individual health needs, promoting an improved quality of life for our members. GCHP Care Management includes complex and non-complex care management covering a variety of areas, including education and intervention tailored to meet the member’s identified goals, support for self-advocacy, and identification of social determinants of health concerns and linkage to appropriate resources in the community.
Health Education
Referral Information: Health Education Referral Form - (English and Spanish)
Community Resources: (English and Spanish)
GCHP website, Health Education: Click Here
Website: https://www.goldcoasthealthplan.org/health-resources/community-resources/
About: Gold Coast Health Plan's (GCHP) Health Education Program works with local clinics, providers, and hospitals to provide quality health education resources at no cost to members.
Ventura County Family Justice Center
Eligibility: Integrated, co-located services with many on-site partners to those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder and dependent adult abuse, human trafficking and other violent crimes.
Referral Information:
Address: 3170 Loma Vista Rd.
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805-652-7655
Text: 805-947-7981
Email: vcfjc.coop@ventura.org
Website: Vcfjc.org
About: Our mission is to support and improve the lives of those impacted by family violence and trauma. Together, as a team of more than 35 agencies and 120 volunteers dedicated to a shared, vital cause, we help to reduce trauma, eliminate repeat victimization, mitigate future risks and make a lasting, positive difference in countless lives. Through our welcoming community and comprehensive, holistic services that focus on the whole person, we use strength-based practices to end abuse and exploitation, pursue justice, and create pathways to hope. Ventura County FJC empowers and supports survivors of all ages and their families. All Ventura County FJC services are offered free of charge.
How to Reduce Test Anxiety
Website: https://homework.study.com/resources/test-anxiety-tips.html#0809
About: Taking tests and exams are one of the most difficult tasks that a student will face regularly. Students find the test-taking process as stressful, and it often times creates testing anxiety. Test anxiety impacts students of all ages, but it most commonly occurs in high school and college. This article discusses testing anxiety and provides tips on how to reduce it.