Emergency Resources
If you feel like you or someone you know is in immediate danger, you should call 911 (or your country's local emergency line) or go to an emergency room to get immediate help.
Explain that it is a psychiatric emergency and ask for someone who is trained for these kinds of situations.
24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988 or 1-800-273-8255
Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAYWAR)
24/7 Hotline for support around sexual assault
National Assistance by Zip Code
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Or text 22522
The Mental Health Association of SF
24/7 free peer-run Warmline that is available to any age or demographic, for all of California.
Call or text 1-855-600-WARM (9276)
To find other warm lines in other states, to go to http://www.warmline.org
If you are experiencing any kind of emergency situation related to drug or alcohol use, you should call 911 or your local emergency line.
SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
What to know before calling a crisis hotline
You don't need to be experiencing a crisis to contact a crisis hotline. At most of these hotlines, the volunteers and counselors who answer calls, texts and chat messages are trained to help someone in crisis. But you can also reach out if you're feeling sad, anxious or stressed and don't know where to turn.
These hotlines also serve friends, family members and loved ones of someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis, domestic violence, abuse, addiction and many other issues.
Even if someone at a crisis hotline cannot help you with your specific needs, they can point you to the right resources that can. No one will ever make you feel bad for trying to get help, and no concern is too trivial or small. If it feels hard for you to manage, it's worth reaching out.