• 911. If you feel you are in immediate danger or an emergency, do not hesitate to call.

Ask if PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) is available. 

• The San Diego Access & Crisis Line at 1-888-724-7240. Also can be reached by dialing 988. Available 24 hours/7 days a week. It is confidential and free of charge. The ACL offers crisis support for people with mental health or substance use issues and can provide connections to behavioral health resources. 

• Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) Available 24/7, they can come to you anywhere in San Diego County to help provide stabilization, connect people to local care and support, and prevent trips to the hospital or jail.

• National Suicide Prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). A 24-hour hotline is available to anyone in crisis, if you are feeling distressed and need to talk to a counselor.

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs/crisis_services.html

These services in San Diego can help people of all ages who are having a mental health, drug, or alcohol-related crisis

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs/csu.html

Crisis Stabilization Units, or CSUs, provide immediate mental health support and treatment services in a therapeutic setting to people with serious behavioral health needs who require urgent care beyond what an outpatient clinical service can provide.

• Crisis Text Line. Text HOME to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor.

• San Diego Consumer-to-Consumer WARM Line at 1-800-930-9276 (WARM).

Peer support specialists available 3:30pm-11:00pm 7 days a week.

• Mental Health Resources from NAMI

https://www.nami.org/treatments-and-approaches/

• Find a Mental Health Professional

https://www.nami.org/living-with-a-mental-health-condition/finding-a-mental-health-professional/

• Psychology Today Directory of Therapists https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

• Inclusive Therapists Directory

https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/