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Ventura County · Behavioral Health Advocacy

A guiding light toward stability.

The Candela Group unites people affected by mental illness, and the families who love them, with the local care and resources that make lasting recovery possible.

Our purpose

Uniting people with the care they deserve

We bring stability and an improved quality of life to clients and their loved ones affected by mental illness by connecting them with public and private mental health services across Ventura County. We meet people where they are, and stay with them through the system's hardest turns.

About the Candela Group
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How we help

Advocates who have been there

We're professional advocates with lived experience. We help clients and families navigate the mental health system with confidence, make informed choices, and move toward stability across ten essential areas of life.

Housing Therapy Psychiatry Substance Use Medical Legal Financial Transportation Education & Career Recidivism

Who we are

Lived experience, professional care

The Candela Group is grounded in lived experience and a genuine passion for helping people reach the services and care they need and deserve. It's why the people we serve trust us to walk beside them.

Meet our board

Support our work

Help more people find care

The Candela Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift helps more people across Ventura County reach stable, dignified mental health care.

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