Crisis

Crisis Hotlines

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San Diego Access & Crisis Line
It receives thousands of calls per month related to suicide prevention, crisis intervention, community resources, mental health referrals, and alcohol and drug support services. Confidential and free of charge.
Call: 888-724-7240 (7 days a week/ 24 hours a day)
Live Chat see website for link (Monday through Friday, 4 pm to 10 pm)
County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services
Provides mental health and alcohol or other drugs services for children, youth, families, adults and older adults.
Call: 1-888-724-7240
California Youth Crisis Line
Operates 24/7 as a statewide emergency response system for youth (ages 12-24) and families in crisis. Professionally trained staff and volunteer counselors, more than 5,500 free or low-cost resources for youth and families across California.
Call: 1-800-843-5200
Rady Children’s Hospital Telepsychiatry Care
Rady's Children Hospital has an online telepsychiatry care for children that is free. Anyone who needs help urgently qualifies. The Behavioral Health Urgent Care serves children, teens and their families struggling with urgent emotional and/or behavioral concerns that pose a risk to their safety, or the safety of others, or significantly impair their daily lives.
Call: 858-966-5484 (9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday) If your child is in crisis after hours, on the weekend or during a holiday, please go to your nearest emergency room, call 911 (ask for Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) or contact the Access and Crisis Line at 888-724-7240.
Teen Line
Teen Line is a nonprofit, community-based organization helping troubled teenagers address their problems. It is their mission to provide personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis.
Call: 310-855-4673
Text TEEN to 839863
Trans Lifeline
Translife is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical need of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy and education.
Call: 877-565-8860
Cal Hope
Californians can speak with Peer Crisis Counselors, get additional resources related to COVID-19 and receive crisis counseling services and be linked to COVID relief-related resources in their local area. Visit their website or call the CalHOPE Warm Line at (833) 317-HOPE (4673).

Suicide Prevention

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (available 24/7)
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.
Call: 1-800-273-8255
For Spanish Call 800-628-9454
TREVOR Project (available 24/7, for LGBTQI youth)
Trained counselors support you 24/7. If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in a need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline.
Call: 1-866-488-7386
Text TREVOR to 202-304-1200
San Diego Youth Services
We help kids in danger. We offer emergency services, safe places to live and long-term solutions for kids “on their own” by providing shelter, group homes, foster homes, community centers and transitional housing. Professional help for high-risk youth is provided in 80 community locations. Services include adoption support, anti-bullying awareness and support, child sex trafficking awareness and recovery, foster care, homeless housing and support, juvenile delinquency diversion and intervention, mental health, suicide prevention and intervention.
See website for more information or
Call 619-221-8600 or
Call San Diego Access and Crisis Line (Free 24/7 confidential service operated by Optum for the County of San Diego) 888-724-7240

Boys Town National Hotline
The Boys Town National Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is staffed by specially trained Boys Town counselors. It is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS).
Call: (800) 273-8255

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association
NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.
Call: 800-931-2237 (Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-9:00 pm EST, Friday from 9:00 am-5:00 pm EST)
Text “NEDA” to 741741 to be connected with a trained volunteer at Crisis Text Line.
Live Chat available.
ANAD: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
ANAD's mission is to alleviate suffering and provide support to those struggling with eating disorders.
Call: 630-577-1330 (Not a toll-free number) (Monday-Friday 9 pm-5 pm Central Time).

Self-Injuries

S.A.F.E. Alternatives
Self Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E.) its a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.
Call: 1-800-366-8288 for information on seeking help.
Email SAFE Alternatives for information on seeking help.

Runaways

National Runaway Safe-line
The National Runaway Safe-line is the federally designated national runaway and homeless youth crisis hotline and online service in the United States.
Call: 1-800-786-2929
Text: 66008
Live Chat with National Runaway Safe-line (5:30pm – 12:30am EST)
National Safe Place
Text the word “safe” and your current location (address, city, state) to 4HELP (44357). Within seconds, you will receive a message with the closest Safe Place site and phone number for the local youth agency. For immediate help, reply with “2chat” to text interactively with a trained counselor.
Text your location to: 44357