❤️ Santa Barbara City College Wellness Resources

• Student Health Services’ The WELL: Offers a diverse range of health and wellness workshops, group counseling, and skill-building groups around mind and body health.
  • Workshops at The Well: Offers a range of Health & Wellness Workshops in-person and via Zoom!
  • Skill-Based Health & Wellness Groups: A range of skill-based offerings.
  • Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Workshop: This recurring workshop can help you understand your personality in the Myers-Briggs framework in order to discover your main strengths, values, and natural aptitudes.
  • Mental Health Counseling: SBCC Student Health and Wellness offers free and confidential individual short-term counseling services.
• Disability Services and Programs for Students: Responsible for arranging reasonable accommodations for all qualified students with a documented disability.
• Mental Health Counseling: Offers free and confidential individual short-term counseling services for currently-enrolled students.
• Santa Barbara Hikes: Santa Barbara has some of the best hiking anywhere—and lots of it!
• Natalie Holdren: SBCC Neurodiversity Specialist who will meet with students, regardless of if they’re part of DSPS. One can contact Holdren by email at natalie.holdren@gmail.com, or in the Disability Services and Programs for Students office in Student Services Building Room 160.
• Art from Scrap Creative ReUse: Keeps thousands of pounds of clean, reusable material from ending up in the Santa Barbara County landfill each year, and can help with de-stressing and creative expression.
• Career Center: Helps assist students in planning a career and life pathway by integrating career resources and student support services in ways that make it easier during your community college experience.

Local and National Resources

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 for free, 24/7 confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): Comprehensive resources on mental health, substance use, crisis support, disaster preparedness, recovery, and treatment options.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Access a helpline at (800) 950-NAMI and find resources to support mental health.
• Find a Warmline: Connect with a peer-run warmline for support and resources in your area.
• RAINN (National Sexual Assault Hotline): Call (800) 656-HOPE (4673) or access the live chat for confidential support.
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained counselor 24/7.
• Trans Lifeline: Peer support for the trans community. Call (877) 565-8860.
• The Trevor Project: Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. Call (866) 488-7386 or text START to 678678.
• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM): Resources and education to support Black mental health and healing.
• National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline: Support and resources for individuals affected by eating disorders. Call (800) 931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Support for individuals experiencing domestic violence. Call (800) 799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
• FindTreatment.gov: Locate mental health treatment options across the U.S.