Crisis & Mental Health Resources for California

Support for moments of crisis, emotional distress, and finding care. This page is not a substitute for emergency services or therapy.

Need immediate help?

Start here if you or someone you care about needs support right now.

Life-threatening emergency

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Emotional distress or crisis

Call or text 988, or use the online chat.

Veterans & service members

Call 988, then press 1. Text 838255.

Statewide support Resources by county Nationwide support Ongoing therapy

Local crisis resources, by county

  • L.A. County Help Line
    Phone: (800) 854-7771

    UCC Westside Mental Health Urgent Care Center
    Location: 11444 W. Washington Blvd, Suite D, Los Angeles, CA 90066
    Phone: (310) 253-9494
    24-hour walk-in program.

    Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
    Phone: 1-877-727-4747
    Website: https://didihirsch.org

    Homeless Outreach Portal
    Website: https://lahsa.org/portal/apps/la-hop/

    LGBTQ+ Center – Mental Health Services
    Website: https://lalgbtcenter.org

    Alternative Crisis Response / Field Intervention Teams via the 24/7 Help Line, 800-854-7771. It offers in-person mental-health crisis response countywide.

  • OC Crisis & Mobile Response (OC Links Behavioral Health Line)
    Phone: (855) 625-4657

    OC Warmline – NAMI OC
    Phone: 1-877-910-WARM (9276) or (714) 991-6412
    Free, 24/7 peer support.

    Crisis Stabilization Services
    Access through CAT or OC Links for onsite and in-home services.

    College Hospital Crisis Response
    Phone: 1-800-773-8001

    UCI Psychiatric Emergency
    Phone: (714) 456-5801

    Suicide Hotline of Southern California
    Phone: (714) 894-4242

    Medi-Cal Emergency Access
    Phone: 1-800-723-8641

  • Behavioral Wellness Access Line
    Phone: 1-888-868-1649

    Central Coast Hotline
    Phone: 1-800-783-0607

    Crestwood Crisis Stabilization Services (CSS)
    Location: 305 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA

    Sanctuary Centers (via Cottage Hospital)
    Location: 400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA

    SAFTY Youth Crisis Line
    Phone: 1-888-334-2777

    Domestic Violence Hotline
    Phone: (805) 964-5245

    Sexual Assault Response Hotline
    Phone: (805) 564-3696

    Veterans Crisis Line
    Phone: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)

  • Riverside County Crisis Line
    Phone: (442) 268-7000

    24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care
    Location: 2500 N Palm Canyon Dr, Suite A4, Palm Springs, CA 92262

  • Santa Clara County Crisis Hotline
    Phone: 1-855-278-4204
    Text: 'RENEW' to 741741
    Free and confidential 24/7 counseling for all forms of emotional or mental distress.

    Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC)
    Location: Central Wellness & Benefits Center Building, 2221 Enborg Lane, San Jose, CA 95128
    Phone: (408) 885-7855
    Hours: Monday-Sunday, 8am-10pm

  • San Mateo County Crisis Line
    Call 650-579-0350 · Available 24/7
    Crisis counseling, assessment, and connection to the county’s mobile crisis team.
    Need ongoing care instead? Call the Behavioral Health Access Center at 800-686-0101.

    San Mateo Crisis Hotline (StarVista)
    Phone: (650) 579-0350
    Text: “BAY” to 741741

    Psychiatric Emergency Services

    • San Mateo Medical Center: 222 W. 39th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 | (650) 573-2662

    • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center: 1501 Trousdale Dr., Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 696-5915

  • San Francisco Crisis Hotline
    Phone: (415) 781-0500

    Westside Crisis Clinic
    Location: 245 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
    Phone: (415) 355-0311
    Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-2pm

  • Marin Psychiatric Emergency Services
    Phone: (415) 473-6666
    Location: MarinHealth Medical Center, 250 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, CA 94904

  • Sonoma County Crisis Stabilization Unit
    Phone: (707) 576-8181
    Location: 2225 Challenger Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
    24/7 crisis intervention, medication, and supportive care.

  • El Dorado County Crisis Hotline
    Phone: (530) 622-2219

    Psychiatric Health Facility
    Location: 935-B Spring Street, Placerville, CA 95667
    Phone: (530) 621-6210

  • 24-Hour Crisis Line
    Phone: (916) 787-8860

California statewide support

California Peer-Run Warm Line
Call or text: 1-855-845-7415 · Available 24/7
Free, confidential, non-emergency emotional support from trained peer counselors with lived experience. Call or chat about anxiety, loneliness, relationship stress, grief, substance use, or anything else that feels hard to carry alone. They can also help connect you with local mental-health and social-service resources.

CalHOPE Warm Line
Call: 1-833-317-HOPE (4673)
Free, confidential peer support and coping tools for Californians who are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, worried, or isolated. English support is currently available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7 a.m.–11 p.m., and Thursday from 8 a.m.–10 p.m. For immediate crisis support, call or text 988.

Nationwide support, organized by need

Suicide, crisis & text support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · Crisis Text Line

LGBTQIA+ support

The Trevor Project · Trans Lifeline

Trauma, abuse & sexual violence

RAINN · National Domestic Violence Hotline · StrongHearts Native Helpline

Substance use & harm reduction

SAMHSA National Helpline · Never Use Alone · National Harm Reduction Coalition

Last reviewed: September 2026 · Please confirm service availability directly with each organization.

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