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Trillium Crisis Intervention

Phone: (866) 990-9763 | Trillium Health Partners has a Crisis Intervention Team supporting both our Credit Valley Hospital and Mississauga Hospital sites. This team provides clinical assessment, intervention and referrals to community resources to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and/or issues with addictions. The Crisis Intervention Team is staffed by a skilled Social Worker or Nurse and works closely with the Emergency Department and the Mental Health Program. The Crisis Intervention Team is not able to provide counselling or give advice over the phone.

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Phone: (905) 459-7777 or (416) 408-4357 | Text: 45645 | Confidential support and referrals provided by volunteers 24 hours a day. Offers 24-hour, anonymous and confidential distress and emotional support lines for anyone who needs a caring, compassionate, and non-judgmental listening ear.Interpreters for callers in crisis are available in 151 languages. TTY service available for the hearing impaired.

New Jersey Mental Health Cares

Phone: (866) 202-4357 | NJMentalHealthCares is New Jersey's behavioral health information and referral service. Our staff of behavioral care specialists use their experience and understanding of the behavioral health system to connect you to the information and services you need.

Mobile Crisis Team

Phone: (866) 367-6023 | 24/7 mobile response service unit available to Hudson County children or adults in need of emergency psychiatric evaluation.

American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeast Michigan

Phone: (313) 846-3718 | American Indian Health & Family Services is a health center whose mission is to empower and enhance the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental wellbeing of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, families and other underserved populations through culturally grounded health and family services. The Behavioral Health Department employs highly trained and experienced therapists as well as graduate students in training who are committed to assisting community members in finding solutions to a variety of problems. Services offered include individual, group, family, couples counseling, suicide screenings, grief counseling, outpatient substance abuse treatment, and more.

Starfish Family Services

Phone: (734) 261-1842 | Starfish Family Services helps vulnerable children and families in metropolitan Detroit. Behavioral health services are offered by mental health professionals who specialize in assessing and treating a variety of emotional, behavioral and developmental difficulties. Counselors work with children, teens, adults and entire families. Issues covered can include divorce/separation, relationship or marital issues, parenting issues, anger management, grief and loss, trauma, abuse, difficult transitions, postpartum depression, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, chronic pain, and more.

U-M Psychiatric Emergency Services Crisis Phone

24/7 Crisis Line: (734) 936-5900 or (734) 996-4747 | University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) provides emergency/urgent walk-in evaluation and crisis phone services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for people of all ages.

Hennepin County Mental Health Crisis Line

24/7 Crisis Line: (612) 596-1223 | Crisis teams, made up of mental health professionals, can travel to an individual’s location and assess the situation. They provide stabilization services, intervention services, crisis prevention planning, referrals to other professionals, and follow-up services.The crisis teams are available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers are urged to utilize this service when someone is suicidal, psychotic, exhibiting out of control behavior, or threatening to harm themselves or others.

Crisis Intervention of Houston Hotline

24/7 Crisis Line: (832) 416-1177 | TeenTalk: (832) 416-1199 (call) or (281) 201-4430 (text) | The mission of Crisis Intervention of Houston is to help people in crisis through intervention and referral for issues around mental health and suicidal thoughts. Services include free, confidential, anonymous crisis and suicide prevention counseling, and the only Survivor of Suicide Support Group serving Houston/Harris County and immediate surrounding counties. Crisis counseling is provided through hotlines that operate on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis. The hotlines are operated by trained volunteer crisis counselors. Crisis counseling is provided to immediately help a person in crisis or dealing with suicide ideation find emotional stability to better receive a mental health referral. The Hotline is for the general public dealing with emotional trauma or suicide ideation. TeenTalk is for teens dealing with emotional trauma or suicide ideation.

Texas Youth Helpline

24/7 Help Line: (800) 98-YOUTH | Text: (512) 872-5777 | The Texas Youth Helpline is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can also be reached 24/7 via chat, and by texting. The helpline provides prevention services to youth, parents, siblings, and other family members who are in need of a caring voice and listening ear. Helpline counselors also assist youth advocates, such as caseworkers, counselors and school officials by locating state and local resources. The helpline also provides free information and outreach materials to those working with youth and families.

Harris County Mental Health Support Line

24/7 Crisis Line: (833) 251-7544 | The Harris Center operates a 24/7 COVID-19 mental health support line. It is natural to feel stress, anxiety, grief, and worry during and after infectious disease outbreaks. Everyone reacts differently, and feelings change over time. This listening line was started to give members of the Harris County community a resource to help them take care of their emotional health, which is especially important during an emergency in order to help with long-term healing. The line is for anyone who is or knows someone who is showing signs of stress for several days or weeks to get help.

Montgomery County Crisis Now Hotline

24/7 Crisis Line: (833) 580-CALL (2255) |

Greene County Crisis Line (operated by TCN)

24/7 Crisis Line: (937) 376-8701 | TCN provides a 24 hour crisis hotline for clients and non-clients of our agency. In the event that you experience a crisis situation, including feeling suicidal or homicidal, you can call the hotline 24 hours a day, every day of the year. You will be connected with an experienced hotline operator and provided individualized attention to your needs and developing a plan to meet your goals.

NAMI St. Louis

Phone: (314) 962-4670 | NAMI St. Louis is an organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Together, we advocate for better lives for those individuals who have a mental illness, and we offer support, education and advocacy as we do so.

CHADS' Coalition

Warm line (weekdays 9 AM-5:30 PM): (314) 952-8274 | CHADS is a 501(c)(3) organization offering Signs of Suicide®, Family Support, and Social Emotional Well-being programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide. Aside from providing adolescents and young adults ages 25 and under with counseling services and educational programs, we also serve parents, educators, and community members with resources, presentations, and more to provide a holistic and proactive approach to mental illness and bullying.

Behavioral Health Response

Phone: (314) 469-6644 | Behavioral Health Response provides crisis support, telephone counseling, and mental health resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Aurora Mental Health Center

Phone: (303) 617-2300 | Aurora Mental Health & Recovery is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grantee offering services to address a wide range of mental health conditions. Individuals and families rely on us to help them cope with a variety of challenges. Our staff of physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and peers works with all age groups, from children to seniors.

Chicanos Por La Causa

Phone: (623) 247-0464 | Chicanos Por La Causa (also known as CPLC) was founded in 1969 to confront oppression facing Latinos in Phoenix, Arizona, and has since become one of the largest Hispanic nonprofits in the country, promoting stronger and healthier communities throughout the southwestern United States. Behavioral health services offered include counseling and therapy services to those living with serious mental illness, general mental health issues, and substance abuse issues. These issues can be related to depression, anxiety, relationships, loss, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, and trauma from sexual, emotional and/or physical abuse. Outpatient services offer flexible office hours and home-based services for children and their families, public transit accessibility, therapy in English and Spanish, and professional staff who utilize best practice models for treatment.

La Frontera EMPACT | Suicide Prevention Center

Crisis Line: (480) 784-1500 | Phone: (480) 784-1514 | La Frontera provides behavioral health services to community members, from children and families to adults. Master's level clinicians provide counseling services, case management, and medication services for general mental health, substance abuse, and serious mental illness (SMI). The outpatient program includes individual, couples, family and group counseling. Substance abuse recovery services include Intensive Outpatient and Standard Outpatient substance abuse groups, and ongoing recovery support groups. Supportive services designed to manage depression, anxiety, grief, loss and stress are also offered. The Child and Family Program offers services to promote positive behaviors, family relationships, and overall family health and wellness. Spanish-speaking services are offered.

Crisis Connections

24/7 Crisis Line: (866) 427-4747 | Teen Link: (866) 833-6546 | Warm Line: (877) 500-9276 | Crisis Connections, formerly known as Crisis Clinic, is one of the oldest Crisis Lines in the nation, and home to five programs focused on serving the emotional and physical needs of individuals across Washington State. These programs include the 24-Hour Crisis Line, King County 2-1-1, Teen Link, WA Recovery Help Line and WA Warm Line. With over 400 trained volunteers and experienced staff, Crisis Connections provides support, resources and certified training for King County and other communities statewide. Crisis Connections helplines connect people in physical, emotional and financial crisis to services that will be of help.

Bay County Veterans Center

We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.Call 850-522-6102

Life Management Center

Offers Individual, group, and family therapy, Suicide Prevention, Depression Services, and EPIC Recovery, along with child, adolescent, and adult mental health. Call the 24-Hour Crisis Line at 850-522-4485 or toll-free at 888-785-8750

Simply Healthy Minds

Offers resources for kids, teens, parents, and communities to help provide mental health resources for children who experience anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and substance abuse. For more information, email info@fcaap.org

Ohio CareLine

24/7 Phone: 1(800) 720-9616 | The Ohio CareLine is a toll-free emotional support call service created by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and administered in community settings. Behavioral health professionals staff the CareLine 24 hours a day, 7 days/week. They offer confidential support in times of personal or family crisis when individuals may be struggling to cope with challenges in their lives. When callers need additional services, they will receive assistance and connection to local providers.

Huckleberry House

Phone: (614) 294-8097 | Huckleberry House works with Central Ohio's youth and families who are dealing with some of the most difficult problems imaginable. Issues like abuse, violence, neglect, poverty, and homelessness. No matter how hopeless the situation may seem, Huckleberry House offers proven programs and committed people who know how to help young people and families take control of their lives. A crisis shelter and a transitional living program are provided. Counseling services are available to youth ages 12 to 22 and their families. Therapists help youth and families address a wide range of issues including anger, anxiety, behavioral concerns, crisis situations, depression, family conflict, parenting, school problems, stress management, trauma and PTSD, and more. Free.

OSU Dept. of Psychology - Psychological Services Center

Phone: (614) 292-2345 | The Psychological Services Center (PSC) provides evidence-based psychological treatments for a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, substance use, coping with chronic medical conditions, PTSD, OCD, personality disorders, and more. The Addiction Recovery Clinic offers evidence-based treatments for people struggling with addiction and mental health concerns. Both individual and group therapy treatments are provided. The Behavioral Medicine Clinic at the Psychological Services Center is affiliated with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC). The CBT Clinic at the Psychological Services Center is the general adult treatment clinic. Our focus is on developing, training, and delivering state-of-the-art cognitive-behavioral therapy. Free for adults 18+

UChicago Medicine Mental and Behavioral Health Services

Phone: 1-888-824-0200 | We provide inpatient, outpatient and child and adolescent care for mental and behavioral health issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse and addiction and disordered eating so you can lead a productive, healthy life.

Chicago Pride Center

Phone: (773) 334-3533 | Serving Chicago's LGBTQ communities with affirming, client-centered behavioral health and substance use treatment

Ellie Mental Health

Phone: (615) 882-4196 | Our mission is to make getting mental health care the norm. And while we know that going to therapy and being vulnerable with someone you just met can seem scary, we do everything we can to make each session as comfortable and fun as possible. We aim to walk along this journey with you and provide you with a safe place to talk, decompress, and heal.

Mental Health Cooperative Emergency Psychiatric Line

Phone: (615) 726-0125 | A mental health crisis can be extremely frightening and difficult for family and friends to understand. Mental Health Cooperative's emergency teams are trained to immediately respond and resolve a crisis. Emergency psychiatric services can be accessed immediately by calling 615.726.0125. The line is operated 24/7 and is free.

Tennessee Statewide Crisis Line

24/7 crisis line: 855 CRISIS-1 (855.274.7471) | The Tennessee Statewide Crisis Line, available 24 hours a day/365 days a year, is a resource for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. All calls are routed to a trained crisis counselor in the area, who will provide support and guidance, and work to connect callers with appropriate community supports.

Centerstone

Phone: (615) 463-6600 | Centerstone provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment, education and support. Centerstone helps children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families who suffer from a myriad of behavioral health challenges. A multitude of programs are designed to address the wide-range of emotional, behavioral, psychological and addiction issues that affect the individuals in our care. Centerstone's Military Services provides care for service members, veterans and family members. Centerstone exists to help individuals from all walks of life in need. This practice serves all patients regardless of inability to pay. Discounts for essential services are offered depending upon family size and income.

Mary's Center

Phone: (844)-796-2797 | Mary's Center is a nonprofit providing physical and mental health services to people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds in the Washington, DC metro area. The Behavioral Health team takes an integrated approach by working with Mary’s Center’s medical providers to address behavioral health needs within the primary care setting. Highly-trained therapists specialize in helping people who have experienced trauma and those struggling with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and many other mental health concerns. Insurance accepted including Medicare and Medicaid. Discounts available for uninsured

DC Department of Mental Health Access Helpline

24/7 hotline: 1-888-793-4357 | This is a free, confidential, supportive 24-hour hotline for anyone who is going through emotional distress or wants to talk to someone. Mental health professionals will refer callers to immediate help or ongoing care.

Community Counseling Services Center

Phone: 703-299-9148 (Alexandria Graduate Education Center) | 202-994-8645 (Foggy Bottom Campus Center) | The Community Counseling Services Center (CCSC) is staffed by George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development. They offer confidential, low-cost mental health services to community members and students in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The two centers are clinical training facilities for graduate-level students, working under faculty supervision. The centers take referrals from school counselors, mental health and employee assistance counselors, private practitioners, and other human service professionals. Sliding scale - $1/thousand dollars of income, max of $30. $15 for college students

Boston GLASS

GLASS provides a continuum of services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies in the Greater Boston and Greater Framingham areas. As a leader in LGBTQ+ youth services, we also provide education and consultation to other providers and community organizations. (We're using "LGBTQ+" to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, Two-Spirit, intersex, asexual, pansexual, people living with HIV, and other sexual and gender minorities.)

Whittier Street Health Center

Phone: 617-989-3009 | Whittier Street Health Center provides a wide-range of behavioral health services and substance abuse counseling. The behavioral health department consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers and licensed mental health counselors who offer individual, family, couple, and group counseling, and medication management services for all ages. A wide range of mental health issues are treated, such as depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and stress related problems. Services include intake assessments, individual therapy, psychiatric assessment and medication management, group therapy, relapse prevention groups, and more. Provides for everyone regardless of ability to pay

The Therapy Center @ Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis

Phone: 617-277-3910 | The Therapy Center @ BGSP provides individual, couple, family and group sessions. Therapists are highly trained to see people with a wide range of emotional issues such as: anxiety, depression, addictions/substance abuse, relationship and marital difficulties, parental concerns, child & adolescent problems, work and school stress, and self-understanding. There are 30 therapists available; no waiting list. At the clinic, all therapists are psychoanalytic candidate practitioners, with social work, mental health worker, and psychologist degrees. The therapists represent a diverse population with the capacity to offer therapy in native languages, including Arabic, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish, Farsi/Persian, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Latvian. Consultation fee $25, sliding scale from there

The Trevor Project

1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678. You can also chat with a counselor on the Trevor Project website | 24/7 information and support for LGBTQ+ young people

Speaking of Suicide

Text “CUNY” to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling | Resources for suicidal people, their loved ones, and others who care

Now Matters Now

Skills and support for coping with suicidal thoughts

Your Life Your Voice

Phone: 1-800-448-3000 | Text VOICE to 20121 | Focused on supporting youth

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call 988 | The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

The Steve Fund

If you are a young person of color who is feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious, you can text STEVE to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.

NYC Well

1 (888) NYC-WELL | (1-888-692-9355) Spanish: 1-888-692-9355, press 3 Call 711 (Relay Service for Deaf/Hard of Hearing) Text “WELL” to 65173 (Hotlines are open 24 hours a day; all calls are free and confidential)Free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text or chat and get access to mental health and substance misuse services in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.

Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas

24/7 Crisis Line: (214) 828-1000 or (800) 273-8255 | Volunteer opportunities and survivor services: (214)824-7020 | The Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas includes a 24/7 crisis & suicide hotline, crisis debriefing services to groups such as businesses and other organizations in the aftermath of suicide, and ‘Survivors of Suicide’---a unique program helping those who have experienced the tragedy of losing a loved one to suicide. The Suicide & Crisis Center also provides crisis intervention trainings to community groups, mental health screenings for youth, suicide awareness trainings for schools, and suicide postvention in school and other youth organizations.

Assertive Community Treatment

Phone: 504-247-9120 | Multidisciplinary, recovery oriented team, which provides in-home treatment to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness. ACT is designed for individuals who are not able to have their needs met in traditional outpatient settings. The ACT Team includes Psychiatrists, Nurses, Mental Health Professional, Addiction Counselors, Vocational Specialists and Peer Specialists. Medicaid; LCS (Louisiana community service) slots limited. LCS allows for Medicare or uninsured patients. Spanish language interpretation available by request

Metropolitan Human Services District

Crisis: (504) 826-2675 | General: (504) 568-3130 | The Metropolitan Human Services District exists to ensure that person-centered support and services are available and are provided to eligible individuals with mental illness, addictive disorders and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.

NAMI New Orleans

Crisis line: 1-800-273-8255 | NAMI NoLa Mid City 504-896-2345 | Westbank 504-368-1944 | NAMI New Orleans serves residents across Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes with free mental health support, online groups, resources and education.

DeKalb County Community Mental Health Center

Phone (appointments, referrals, crisis support: (404) 892-4646 | DeKalb Community Service Board (CSB) is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, offering a full range of mental health services, developmental disabilities programs and substance abuse treatment to more than 11,000 citizens annually who are uninsured and underinsured.

Georgia Crisis + Access Line

Phone: 1-800-715-4225 | For immediate access to routine or crisis services, please call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.

River Edge

Phone: (478) 803-7600 | River Edge offers a variety of evidence-based outpatient supports for those seeking recovery from mental illness. Individual and family counseling services for children, youth, and adults are offered. Groups are also offered to assist recovery. Adult groups include diagnosis specific groups, co-occurring illness groups, trauma recovery, grief recovery, anger management, and family violence intervention. Groups are also available for youth and their families related to recovery and appropriate development. For children and youth ages 5-17, River Edge offers evidence-based, youth-guided, family-focused services. Outpatient services include crisis intervention, assessment, psychiatric stabilization, Connect Clubhouse, and medication services as well as individual, group, and family counseling. River Edge accepts most forms of private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Amerigroup, Cenpatico, and Wellcare. A sliding fee scale is also offered for those without insurance, based on income and family size.

Alive and Well Foundation

Phone: (770) 391-1099 | Alive and Well helps anyone who is struggling with issues related to depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, substance use, addiction, or life changes, regardless of their ability to pay for these services. In individual therapy sessions, therapists work with clients to solve current problems and improve positive thinking and behavior. Customized trauma therapy is also provided. In addition, couples and family therapy are provided. Sliding scale fees

Veterans Program at Emory Healthcare

Phone: (888) 514-5345 | The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP) provides nationally renowned care for healing the invisible wounds of military service. EHVP treats conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), military sexual trauma (MST), anxiety, and depression related to military service. Emory clinical psychologist Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D. leads the highly skilled team of professionals. The team consists of specialists in several fields, including psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, and social work. Dr. Rothbaum's team is experienced in working with veterans and service members, recognizes the stress of military and service and challenges of returning to civilian life, and many of the members have also served. Services offered include traditional outpatient treatment as well as a 2-week Intensive Outpatient Program. Both formats are offered in-person as well as via telehealth.

Equality Clinic

Phone: (762) 218-2226 | This is a free clinic for all low income individuals in the CSRA with a specific emphasis on providing complete and competent care to the underserved LGBTQ community. Services offered include mental health support, primary care services for uninsured patients, gender transitioning support, blood work, and clinical pathology tests.

Heartwork Counseling Center

Phone: (404) 658-1222 | Heartwork Counseling Center is dedicated to excellence in depth-oriented psychotherapy, quality clinical training, and to the Atlanta community. Therapists provide skillful, confidential, and professional services in a relaxed private practice setting where every individual is regarded with personal consideration and respect. Therapy is provided for adults, couples, families, and children. Issues that therapists are trained to help with include LGBTQ issues, family issues, anxiety, stress, depression, attachment and bonding, PTSD and trauma recovery, coping and adjustment, grief and loss, women's issues, identity issues, food issues, and more. Marriage and couples counseling is also provided.

University of Georgia Psychology Clinic

Phone: (706) 542-1173 | Established in 1930, the Psychology Clinic is an outpatient mental health clinic operated by the Clinical Training Program of the Department of Psychology at The University of Georgia. As the training clinic for one of the top-ranked clinical psychology graduate programs in the country, the clinic is committed to excellence in graduate training and provides low cost psychological services, both psychotherapy and psychological assessment (child assessments only), for adults, children, and families in the Athens community. Sliding scale. Insurance not taken

LAUSD Mental Health Hotline

Phone: (213) 241-3840 | Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) opened a mental health hotline to connect callers dealing with "fear, anxiety and other challenges related to COVID-19" to the district's Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit. Students and families can utilize the service from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to speak to counselors and mental health professionals in English or Spanish.

California Youth Crisis Line

Phone: 800-843-5200 | The California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL) operates 24/7 as the statewide emergency response system for youth (ages 12-24) and families in crisis. Professionally trained staff and volunteer counselors respond to calls with crisis intervention counseling and referrals to service providers in the caller’s local community (including more than 5,500 free or low-cost resources for youth and families across California). Callers may discuss thoughts of suicide, depression, bullying, health and identity questions, trauma, human trafficking or any teen-related struggle with a crisis counselor in confidence and without fear of judgment. Additionally, translation services are available for multiple languages.

LA County Dept. of Mental Health Hotline

Phone: 800-854-7771 | The L.A. County Department of Mental Health Helpline is a free service open 24/7. It is the entry point for mental health services provided by the county. Those in any type of emotional or psychological distress may call the helpline. Upon calling, a clinician will then evaluate specific needs, and provide support, resources and referrals as appropriate. In addition to service referrals and crisis assessments, callers may access the Emotional Support Warm Line with trained active listeners (available 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily), or Veteran Line for Mental Health Support and Connection to Veteran Programs (available 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily).

Asian Pacific Counseling and Training Centers

Phone: 213-252-2100 | APCTC is a community organization providing multi-disciplinary and culturally sensitive services to clients who do not have access to or feel a lack of connection in mainstream healthcare settings. They have 7 centers in the Southern California region, and offer mental health services to adults, children, and youth. The mental health staff consists of highly trained and fully credentialed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. Most professionals are of Hispanic or Asian Pacific heritage and bilingual, representing language capabilities in Spanish or Asian languages including Cambodian, Chinese (Chiu Chow, Cantonese, Mandarin & Taiwanese), Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese. While the focus of APCTC has been on serving the needs of Asians and Pacific Islanders in need, the centers also provide services to non-Asian individuals and families.

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Phone: 323-993-7500 | The Los Angeles LGBT Center is the largest facility in the world providing services to the LGBTQ+ community. The organization offers programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. Mental health services specialize in psychotherapy for LGBT people of all cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Counselors include masters and doctoral-level staff (both licensed and license-eligible), and have experiencing with treatment in depression, anxiety, relationships, HIV, substance abuse, domestic/intimate partner abuse and violence, and coming out support. Most therapy is short term, usually 16 sessions. Group therapy may go on for longer periods of time.

Say San Diego

Email: INFO@SAYSANDIEGO.ORG | Phone: 858-565-4148 | From before- and after-school programs and early childhood services to therapy services for youth and adults, to support for key populations, like the region’s local military families, SAY San Diego strives to make sure that every San Diegan can get the help they need, whenever and wherever they need it.

Courage to Call

Phone: 1-877-698-7838 or dial 2-1-1 option 4 |This program is a Veteran-run, peer-to-peer support program in San Diego County, providing free and confidential services to active and former military members, reservists, National Guardsmen, their families and loved ones. The program connects callers with referrals to resources and support to reduce stress and improve overall mental health. These services are provided off-base in a safe and private atmosphere.

Asian Counseling and Healing Referral Service

AMHC aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.

San Diego Access and Crisis Line

Phone: (888) 724-7240 | Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) provide in-person support to anyone, anywhere, experiencing a mental health, drug, or alcohol-related crisis. MCRT dispatches behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement, when appropriate, with teams made up of clinicians, case managers, and peer support specialists.

Survivors of Suicide Loss San Diego

Email: Michele@SOSLsd.org | Phone: (619) 482‐0297 | SOSL reaches out to and supports people who have lost a loved one to suicide. Our goal is to give survivors a place where they can be comfortable expressing themselves, a place to find support, comfort, resources , and hope in a judgment free environment.

Optum San Diego

Phone: (888) 724-7240 | 24/7 Crisis Line. Confidential and free of charge, the San Diego Access & Crisis Line (ACL) offers immediate support and resources from an experienced counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on all behavioral health topics including: suicide prevention, crisis intervention, community resources, mental health referrals, alcohol and drug support services and more. Language interpreter services enable the ACL to assist in over 200 languages within seconds. Live Chat: https://omnidigital.uhc.com/SDChat/ Available Mon-Fri 4pm-10pm

Blue Oak Therapy Center

Phone: (510) 649-9818 | We are now offering virtual therapy, either by phone or video (teletherapy), for all clients as a safety precaution due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To contact us, please call (510) 649-9818 or fill out our online intake form https://forms.gle/Vfk2K6WrAfYEak8n6. We welcome any inquiries. Blue Oak Therapy Center serves those interested in working on a specific life issue, as well as those who seek deeper meaning and joy in their lives. WHO WE WORK WITH: We work with individuals, children, teens, parents, couples and families of all cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. We offer a sliding scale fee based on client income. We each hold different areas of specialization, while sharing a deep commitment to working with kindness and compassion.

Bay Area Community Counseling

Email: info@sf-bacc.org | Phone: (415) 488-6122 | At Bay Area Community Counseling, we provide affordable therapy for children, teenagers, adults, and couples. Everyone can use some help now and then and at BACC we can provide you that help to get your life back on track. We work with various issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, relationship problems, learning problems, and a number of other issues that get in the way of living a fulfilling life. Bay Area Community Counseling (BACC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mental health community clinic providing treatment to those across all level of socio-economic status.

Queer LifeSpace

Email: info@queerlifespace.org | Phone: 415-358-2000 | We Provide Evidence-Based Training & Mental Health Services for the LGBTQIA+ Community. For Queer People. By Queer People. For more than a decade, Queer LifeSpace has provided high-quality, low-cost therapy to members of the Bay Area’s LGBTQIA+ community. Individual sessions start at $30/session | Couples at $50/session | Group start at $15/session

San Francisco Suicide Prevention 24-hour Crisis Line

Call the Crisis Line at 415-781-0500 | You can also send a text message to 415-200-2920. The mission of San Francisco Suicide Prevention is to provide emotional support, education, assistance, and intervention as necessary to all persons in crisis and those impacted by them, with the goal of reducing suicides and self-destructive behaviors.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline offers confidential, free 24/7 support for anyone experiencing any form of suicidal crisis or emotional distress. (Their website also offers immediate text chat as an alternative to a phone call)