18 Out of 100 People

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders such as PTSD, panic attacks, phobias, and general anxiety disorder affect 18% of people in the U.S. each year, making them the most common mental health problems.

Anxiety becomes an anxiety disorder when overwhelming fear and worry prevent you from being able to live a normal life. Anxiety disorders can affect anyone and may begin at any age.

People with anxiety disorders are unable to control their own disturbing thoughts. They may start to avoid everyday situations that they fear will trigger more stress.

Anyone in Ventura County who has a question about mental health should seek help immediately, the same way you would ask for help when we have any other health question. If ignored and untreated, extreme anxiety can prevent you from being able to participate in daily life.

Worrying, Anxiety and When It’s Too Much

Everyone experiences worry in some way during daily life. You may feel understandably anxious as a reaction to ordinary urgent situations, for example, if you are running late for work. However, you may also feel anxious when you are worrying about something that may or may not happen, a threat that only exists in your imagination.

Recursos para Adolescentes LGBTQ+

¡Apoye a adolescentes locales y comparta esta información!

RECUROS LOCALES

One Step a la Vez
Apoyo a adolescentes de Santa Clara Valley, Fillmore y Piru, incluidas las reuniones del “Proyecto Orgullo”
myonestep.org (en inglés)421 Sespe Ave., Fillmore, CA 93015
Correo electrónico: info@myonestep.org
(805) 625-7066

Interface Children & Family Services
Servicios para jóvenes de 12 a 17 que huyeron de casa o están sin hogar.
www.icfs.org/services/youth-crisis-homeless-services (en inglés)260 W. 4th Street, Oxnard, CA
(805) 469-5882

GSA (Alianza entre gays y heterosexuales) y clubes escolares relacionados
En el Condado de Ventura existen clubes GSA en muchas escuelas de bachillerato (high school) y en universidades, por ejemplo:

  • Buena High School
  • California Virtual Academies
  • Channel Islands High School
  • Fillmore High School – Social Equality Club
  • Hueneme High School
  • Newbury Park High School
  • Oxnard High School
  • Pacifica High School
  • Rio Mesa High School
  • Santa Paula High School
  • Santa Susana High School
  • Thousand Oaks High School
  • Ventura High School
  • Westlake High School
  • Cal Lutheran University – PRIDE (“Personas que Respetan la Individualidad, la Diversidad y la Igualdad”, según siglas en inglés)
  • CSU Channel Islands – Spectrum – Queer-Straight Alliance
  • Oxnard College – Rainbow Cafe
  • Ventura College

¿Te interesa empezar un grupo de alianza “GSA”?

Visita esta página: gsanetwork.org/resources/recursos-en-español

Escriba a mhsa@ventura.org si tiene otras sugerencias para recursos locales sin fines de lucro.

MENCIÓN ESPECIAL: RAINBOW UMBRELLA

“Rainbow Umbrella” (RU) es un espacio positivo, seguro y disponible, libre de drogas y alcohol. RU es un programa basado en actividades que apoyan y fortalecen a los jóvenes de 13 a 23 años de edad que conforman la comunidad LGBTIQQ (lesbiana, gay, bisexual, transgénero, intersexual, queer, indefinido o no binario).

Grupos los viernes de 5:30 a 7:30 pm.

Gratis y confidencial.

Free and confidential.

SITIO NUEVO:
Community Resource Center
2471 Portola Rd
Ventura, CA 93003

Correo electrónico: rainbowumbrella@diversitycollective.org

Conozca más: www.diversitycollectivevc.org/services/#youth-services (en inglés)