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CALIFORNIA
Suicide & Crisis Hotlines

Crisis Counselors are
waiting for your call.

There Are Few Words Which Can Comfort
Suicidal Persons in Crisis...

USA National Suicide Hotlines

Toll-Free / 24 hours / 7 days a week

1-800-SUICIDE
1-800-784-2433

1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255

TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)

California

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Area Code, Prefix, City, County, or Local Area

Listed by City, County, or Service Area

11/10/04

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Crisis Line

Crisis Support Services
of Alameda County

24 hours / 7 days

1-800-309-2131

9/12/05

ALAMEDA COUNTY (SOUTHERN)

Serving Fremont, Newark, Union City and the Eden Area

Hotline

Second Chance, Inc.

24 hours / 7 days

8am-10pm Weekdays
(510) 792-HELP (4357)
Weekends & 10pm-8am M-F
Off Hours Call-back

11/14/04

BUTTE COUNTY

Crisis Lines

Butte County Department of Behavioral Health

24 hours / 7 days

Adults

(530) 891-2810
1-800-334-6622

Youth

(530) 891-2794
(800) 371-4373

11/14/04

CALAVERAS COUNTY

Crisis Services

Calaveras County Mental Health Department

24 hours / 7 days

(209) 754-3239
1-800-499-4030

9/12/05

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Suicide Crisis Line

Contra Costa Crisis Center

24 hours / 7 days

1-800-833-2900
1-925-938-0725 TTD/TTY

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

To Arrange for Mental Health Services
For Acute Psychiatric Crisis
24 hours / 7 days

1-888-678-7277

4/3/06

11/14/04

EL DORADO COUNTY

Psychiatric Emergency Services

El Dorado County
Department of Mental Health

24 hours / 7 days

Placerville
(530) 622-3345

South Lake Tahoe
(503) 544-2219

11/9/04

GARDEN GROVE
From Dr. Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral

New Hope
Telephone Counseling Center

24 hours / 7 days

(714) NEW-HOPE
(714) 639-4673

Online Counseling

Live crisis intervention and support from
a New Hope Counselor - free!

TeenLine Hotline Help Center

5:00pm - 9:00pm

(714) NEW-TEEN
(714) 639-8336

IMPERIAL COUNTY

Imperial County Behavioral Health Services

Imperial Valley Crisis Hotline
24 hours / 7 days

(760) 482-4000
1-800-817-5292

11/27/05

11/15/04

KERN COUNTY

Crisis Line

Kern County Mental Health
System of Care

24 hours / 7 days

(661) 868-8000
1-800-991-5272
(661) 868-8142 TTY

11/13/04

LASSEN COUNTY

24-Hour Crisis Response

Lassen County Mental Health

1-888-530-8688

11/12/04

LOS ALAMITOS

Crisis Hotline

Hotline of Southern California

10am-12midnight / 7 days

(562) 596-5548
(714) 894-4242

11/13/04

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Hotline

Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health

24 hours / 7 days

1-800-854-7771

11/9/04

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Suicide Prevention Center

Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center

24 hours / 7 days

(310) 391-1253
Toll-Free in Los Angeles County
1-877-7CRISIS
1-877-727-4747

11/9/04

LOS ANGELES

TEEN LINE® Online
"Teens Helping Teens"

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

6:00pm - 10:00pm pst - 7 days

Toll Free Inside California

1-800-TLC-TEEN
1-800-852-8336

Outside California or If Line is Busy

1-310-855-HOPE
1-310-855-4673

We are able to call back callers who may incur long distance charges. Okay to call collect.

Get an e-mail response from a Teen Line Listener at HELPonline and view other responses in the HELPonline Archives

11/15/04

LOS ANGELES

Foundation for Religious Freedom

9am - 5pm
24 hour voice mail
when busy or after hours

1-800-556-3055

11/14/04

MARIN COUNTY

Psychiatric Emergency Services

Marin County Community
Mental Health Services

24 hours / 7 days

(415) 499-6666

9/12/05

MARIN COUNTY

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Hotline

Family Service Agency of Marin

24 hours / 7 days

(415) 499-1100

24-Hour Grief Counseling
(415) 499-1195

11/10/04

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Crisis Lines

Mendocino County Department
of Mental Health

24 hours / 7 days

Fort Bragg
(707) 964-4747
Ukiah
(707) 463-4396
Willits
(707) 456-3850

Community Help Line
1-800-575-HELP (4357)

11/14/04

NEVADA COUNTY

Crisis Line

Behavioral Health Department

Nevada County Human Services Agency

24 hours / 7 days

(530) 265-5811

11/14/04

PLACER COUNTY

ACCESS Team

Placer County Child & Adult
Crisis & Emergency Services

24 hours / 7 days

(530) 886-5401
Auburn
1-888-886-5401

11/10/04

PLUMAS & SIERRA COUNTIES

Crisis Line

Plumas Crisis Intervention & Resource Center

24 hours / 7 days

(530) 283-4333
1-877-215-7273

11/13/04

RIVERSIDE

California Youth Crisis Line

For All Youth Issues

24 hours / 7 days

1-800-843-5200
For Ages 12-24
Depression
Suicide
Runaway
Pregnancy
Aids
and more

11/9/04

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Helpline of Riverside

Volunteer Center of Riverside

Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Western Region

24 hours / 7 days

(951) 686-HELP
(951) 686-4357

11/15/04

SACRAMENTO
Serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, & Yolo Counties

Crisis Lines

Family Service Agency of Sacramento

24 hours / 7 days

Auburn
(530) 885-2300
Lincoln
(916) 645-8866
Roseville
(916) 773-3111
Sacramento
(916) 368-3111

11/14/04

SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Crisis Intervention

Mental Health Services

County of Sacramento Department of Health & Human Services

24 hours / 7 days

(916) 732-3637

11/12/04

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Crisis Line

Family Service Agency of San Bernardino

Mon-Fri - 9am to 8pm

1-800-832-9119

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

United Behavioral Health

Access & Crisis Line

24 Hours / 7 Days

1-800-479-3339

(619) 641-6992 TDD

11/27/05

11/9/04

SAN FERNANDO COUNTY

CSUN HelpLine

California State University NorthRidge

Sun-Thurs: 6pm to 12am
Fri-Sat: 7pm to 10pm

(818) 349-HELP (4357)
V/TDD

9/12/05

SAN FRANCISCO

Center for Elderly (Senior)

Institute On Aging

24 hours / 7 days

Suicide Prevention and Grief
Friendship Line for the Elderly

is the only nation-wide toll free number offering telephone support to depressed, isolated, abused, and/or suicidal older adults. It's available 24-hours a day, year round.

Toll-Free Nationwide
1-800-971-0016
San Francisco
(415) 752-3778

Suicide and the Elderly

11/10/04

SAN FRANCISCO

Crisis Hotline

San Francisco Suicide Prevention

24 hours / 7 days

(415) 781-0500

AIDS / HIV / HCV National Nightline
(415) 434-AIDS
1-800-273-AIDS
Linea Nocturna(Spanish):
(415) 989-5212
1-800-303-SIDA
8:00 PM to 12:00 AM

We Will Respond Within 48 Hours
E-mail

11/10/04

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

Crisis Phone

The Crisis Intervention Center

San Joaquin County
Mental Health Services

24-hour Response

(209) 468-8686

11/8/04

SAN JOSE
Serving San Jose & the Silicon Valley

Crisis Line

CONTACT Cares

24 hours / 7 days

Crisis Line
(408) 279-8228
Teenline
1-888-247-7717
Warm Line for Latchkey Kids & Teens
(408) 279-0303
Parental Stress / Grief Line
(408) 279-8228

11/9/04

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Hotline of San Luis Obispo

24 hours / 7 days

(805) 549-8989
1-800-549-8989
Toll-Free San Luis Obispo County

(805) 544-0566
Senior Services

9/12/05

SAN MATEO COUNTY

Crisis Hotlines

YFES Crisis Intervention &
Suicide Prevention Center

24 hours / 7 days

North County
(650) 579-0350
South County
(650) 368-6655
Coastside
(650) 726-6655

Teen Hotline & Website

On Your Mind.net

Monday Through Thursday
4:00 - 10:00 pm (PST)

The Hotline
(650) 579-0353

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara

211 HelpLine
24 hours / 7 days

Dial 211
1-800-400-1572

(805) 899-8108 TTY

9/28/06

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Santa Clara County Mental Health

Suicide & Crisis Service
24 hours / 7 days

San Jose
(408) 279-3312
North County
(650) 494-8420
South County
(408) 683-2482

8/16/06

11/10/04

SANTA CRUZ
Serving Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz Counties

Crisis Hotline

Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast

24 hours / 7 days

Santa Cruz County
(831) 458-5300
Monterey Peninsula
(831) 649-8008
Toll-Free in Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz Counties
1-877-ONE-LIFE
1-877-663-5433

11/9/04

SHASTA COUNTY

Helpline

Help, Inc.

24 hours / 7 days

(530) 225-5252
Eastern Shasta County
1-800-821-5252

11/13/04

SISKLYOU COUNTY

Crisis Line

Sisklyou County Behavioral
Health Services

24 hours / 7 days

1-800-842-8979

9/12/05

STANISLAUS COUNTY

Emergency Services

Emergency Mental Health
Assessment & Referral Services

Stanislaus County Behavioral Health
& Recovery Services

24 hours / 7 days

(209) 558-4600
1-888-376-6246

9/12/05

SUTTER & YUBA COUNTIES

24-Hour Psychiatric
Emergency/Crisis Services

Sutter-Yuba Mental Health Services

(530) 673-8255
1-888-923-3800

11/10/04

VENTURA COUNTY

Suicide / Crisis Line

Behavioral Health Crisis Team

24 hours / 7 days

(805) 652-6727

11/10/04

YOLO COUNTY

Crisis Lines

Suicide Prevention & Crisis
Services of Yolo County

24 hours / 7 days

Davis
(530) 756-5000
Woodland
(530) 666-7778
West Sacramento
(916) 372-6565

Crisis Lines for Kids

(ASK) Allied Services for Kids

24 hours / 7 days

Davis
(530) 753-0797
Woodland
(530) 668-8445
West Sacramento
(916) 371-3779

COLLEGE STUDENTS

Counseling Centers & Crisis Lines

For Your College or University

What if the
Hotline Phone Number
for my local area
is no good ??

Call 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433 Call 1-800-273-TALK / 1-800-273-8255
Call numbers in your state, even if they are outside your city or county.
Some of the 800, 888 or 877 numbers are toll-free in the entire state.
Visit the USA National page of this site for toll free National hotlines.
Call 411 and ask for: Dial 0 and ask for: Check the FRONT pages of the phone book for: suicide prevention crisis intervention hotlines - crisis or suicide community crisis center county mental health center hospital mental health clini
Or, call 911 and ask for help. Tell them you are in suicidal danger.