California Mental Health Resources for Children
Hello California! For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.
If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.
Resources
Suicide/Crisis Hotlines
- Call 1-800-273-8255
California Youth Crisis Line
Mental Health Hotlines
NAMI California
- https://namica.org/
- 916-567-0163
- Regional NAMI Centers
California Mental Health Helpline
SAMHSA National Helpline
- 1-800-662-4357 or 1-800-487-4889 (TTY)
- https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Child Abuse
California Department of Social Services
- California County Emergency Response Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers
- http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Reporting/Report-Abuse/Child-Protective-Services/Report-Child-Abuse
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline
- 800-931-2237
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
ANAD Hotline
Domestic Abuse
National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224
National Teen Dating Hotline
- 1-866-331-9474
National Sexual Assault Hotline
- 1-800-656-4673
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
- List of community shelters
- http://www.cpedv.org/domestic-violence-organizations-california
W.O.M.A.N. Inc
- http://www.womaninc.org/
- 24 hour support line
- 877-384-3578
Parent Hotlines/Resources
- 1-855-427-2736
Autism
Autism Society of America
- www.autism-society.org
- 800-328-8476
Autism Speaks
- www.autismspeaks.org
- 888-288-4762
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Autism Information Center
- www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism
- (800) 232-4636
Family Resource Centers Network of California
- Call 916-993-7781
- Can search your region and find the center closest to you
- frcnca.org/resources-directory
Kaiser Permanente Autism Parent Handbook
Adolescent Resources
Teen Crisis Line
LGBT Resources
The Trevor Lifeline
LGBT Youthline
- 1-800-268-9688
- Text 647-694-4275
- http://youthline.wpengine.com/
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Youth Hotline
- 1-800-773-5540
- Mon-Fri 12-8 PM EST
- https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/support/hotlines
Youth Talkline
- 1-800-969-6884
- Mon-Sat 9:30 PM - 12 AM
- Tues 7 PM - 12 AM
- https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/support/hotlines
Communities United Against Violence
- 451-333-4357
- http://www.cuav.org/resources/