Mental Health Crisis Resources

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free, confidential, 24/7 support for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. For Spanish, call 988 and press 2, or text Ayuda. ASL users can call 988 by videophone. TTY: dial 711, then 988. Chat at 988lifeline.org.

Crisis Text Line

Free, 24/7 crisis counseling via text. Connects you with a trained crisis counselor.

California Peer-Run Warm Line

Roughly 7am to 11pm most days. Peer-led support for anyone who needs to talk it through. Not a 24-hour line, and not an emergency service.

Veterans Crisis Line

Confidential support for veterans and their loved ones, 24/7.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

24/7 support for anyone experiencing domestic violence. Chat at thehotline.org, which has a quick-exit button. Deaf and hard of hearing videophone: (855) 812-1001. Teen dating abuse: (866) 331-9474.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Substance Use Support

For people struggling with substance use disorder who need someone to talk to. All operators have lived experience with SUD.

Overdose prevention hotline. Call before using so someone is on the line in case of emergency.

LGBTQ+ Crisis Support

24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people.

Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm Pacific. Not a 24-hour line. Peer support staffed by trans people, for trans people. Trans Lifeline does not call police or emergency services without your consent.

Confidential support, information, and local resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

Eating Disorder Support

Daytime helpline staffed by licensed therapists, offering support and treatment referrals.

Self-Harm Support

Information and referrals for people struggling with self-harm.

Community & Local Services

Free, confidential referrals to local community services including housing, food, and mental health support.

Enter your ZIP code and you'll be routed to your county's APS office. Works in every California county, 24 hours a day.

Teen Line

Teens helping teens. Trained teen volunteers provide peer support. teenline.org

California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL)

24/7 statewide emergency response for youth ages 12 to 24 and their families. Professionally trained counselors provide crisis intervention and resource referrals.

El Dorado County 24-Hour Crisis Line

Available 24/7. Reaches clinical crisis staff, not law enforcement.

Sacramento County Mobile Crisis

Sacramento Community Wellness Response Team

Available 24/7, staffed by a mental health counselor and a peer specialist. Not law enforcement, and entirely voluntary.

Marin County 24/7 Crisis Line

For anyone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Free and confidential.

Marin County Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)

Open 24/7. Serves children, teenagers, and adults, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Accepts walk-in and voluntary visits.

Marin County Mobile Crisis Response Team

Available 24/7, 365 days a year. A non-police team of mental health clinicians, substance use counselors, and peer specialists who respond in the field throughout Marin County. Call directly rather than going through 911.

Marin Warm Line

Daily, 9am to 9pm. Non-emergency peer support run by Mental Health Advocates of Marin. For when you need to talk and it isn't an emergency.

SF Psychiatric Emergency Services

24-hour facility for psychiatric emergencies, both voluntary and involuntary.

SF Mobile Crisis Treatment Team (MCTT)

Provides emergency crisis assessment and intervention in the field for adults 18 and over, regardless of insurance. Multilingual staff available. Reached through San Francisco Comprehensive Crisis Services.

San Francisco Suicide Prevention

Available 24/7.

Dore Urgent Care

24/7 drop-in mental health urgent care. A calmer alternative to an emergency room when someone needs support right now but not an ED.

Westside Crisis Clinic

Weekdays, 7:30am to 4pm. Counseling, crisis support, and referral.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

NAMI Marin County: namimarin.org  ·  NAMI San Francisco: namisf.org

SAMHSA National Helpline

Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for mental health and substance use disorders. Available in English and Spanish.