{"id":927,"date":"2021-02-11T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/?page_id=927"},"modified":"2021-10-27T06:58:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T13:58:31","slug":"a-safe-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/a-safe-place\/","title":{"rendered":"A Safe Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"927\" class=\"elementor elementor-927\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5278c9a elementor-section-content-middle breadcrum-image-with-background elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5278c9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-id=\"ac2cca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are your peers, and we know what it\u2019s like.<\/p><p>We know what it\u2019s like for people to question our drinking or drug use. What it\u2019s like to question ourselves, to feel angry, confused, scared or ashamed.<\/p><p>We also know what it\u2019s like to make a change, to regain our health and peace of mind. You are not alone, and we are here to talk. Confidentially or anonymously.\u00a0<a href=\"\/index.php\/contact-a-peer\/\">Contact us today.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7931a02 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7931a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If You Call Us<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de6ab6 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4de6ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will not tell you what you \u201cneed\u201d to do. We will not judge or lecture you. Instead, we will listen \u2014 respectfully, privately, you do not even have to give us your name if you do not want to. Then, if you are interested, we will give you the benefit of our experience as recovering peers. We will answer your questions to the best of our ability, provide you with information about resources and other avenues of support. But we will not share anything you say outside this program. We won\u2019t even give your name to other Peer Volunteers unless you give us permission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472c632 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472c632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you decide on treatment, we can help with that, too. We know which programs are covered under the company\u2019s health care plans. We know about the Employee Assistance Program, how they can help IF you\u2019d like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289a822 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289a822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of all, we offer friendship and support. We are Peer Volunteers who simply want to help. <a href=\"\/index.php\/contact-a-peer\/\">Call one of us today.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b7ca1 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b7ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1bUfZ-h9IZ-ysW1bFocMp0qHLc1PSgrXU\/view?usp=sharing\">Click to view the PVP Brochure<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZBVQ4Drb2vmVfbnYlfhE2G3hcj3UyAY_\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong><em>Click to view the LADWP EAP Brochure<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1z_kvz7wDR56PTH6xikmxiIyUAWRUijZs\/view\">Click to view the Local 18 Optum EAP Brochure<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"de-sticky-column-sticky elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a10483\" data-de-sticky-column-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9a10483&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:true,&quot;topSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;bottomSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;stickyOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}\" data-id=\"9a10483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c50a0 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-recent-posts\" data-id=\"02c50a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-recent-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Peer Stories<\/h5><nav aria-label=\"Peer Stories\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/joe-gonzalez\/\">Joe Gonzalez<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/10\/helena-argote\/\">Helena Argote<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/mike-tracy\/\">Mike Tracy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/jonathan-gritzner\/\">Jonathan Gritzner<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladwpcares.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/david-lopez\/\">David Lopez<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98f01b elementor-align-justify de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b98f01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/peer-stories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">see more stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home A Safe Place Contact a peer volunteer today. 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