Resources
If you are in immediate danger or need urgent support, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. The numbers provided are for crisis support, but they are not a substitute for emergency services.
Crisis Numbers
National Suicide Prevention
Call 988
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Line (24/7)
415-781-0500
877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline (24/7)
415-206-8125
SF Psychiatric Emergency Services (24/7)
24/7 Hotlines + Emergency Support
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San Francisco Suicide Prevention (24/7): 415-781-0500
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth, 24/7): 1-866-488-7386
Peer-Run Warm Line: 855-845-7415
Liñea de Apoyo (Spanish): (415) 457-4026
Huckleberry Youth 24/7 Helpline: 415-621-2929
SAMHSA (Substance Use Support): 1-800-662-4357
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Online Crisis Chat: Click here
Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT-CUT (1-800-366-8288)
988: National Mental Health Emergency Line
211: County resources (food, housing, healthcare, etc.)
TalkLine for Parents: 415-441-5437
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Edgewood Crisis Stabilization (Youth): 415-682-3278
Psychiatric Emergency Services: 628-206-8125
Comprehensive Child Crisis: 415-970-3800
M–F: 8:30a–11p
Sat/Sun: 12–8p
After-hours on-call
Huckleberry House (Youth Shelter): 415-621-2929
Larkin Street Youth Services: 1-800-669-6196
Mobile Crisis Team: 415-970-4000
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Alameda Crisis Services: 800-309-2131
Berkeley Mobile Crisis: 510-981-5100
Sun/Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri: 11:30a–10p
Contra Costa Crisis: Call 211 or 800-833-2900 · Text HOPE to 20121
Seneca Mobile Crisis: 877-441-1089
24/7 by phone
In-person: M–F 7a–11p, Sat/Sun 11a–9p
Dreamcatcher Youth Shelter (Oakland): 800-379-1114
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Marin Mobile Crisis: 415-473-6392
Marin Crisis Stabilization Unit: 415-473-6666
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StarVista Crisis Hotline: 650-579-0350
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WOMAN Inc (24/7): 877-384-3578
La Casa Crisis Lines (24/7):
Adult Line: 877-503-1850 (24/7)
Teen Line: 877-923-0700 (24/7)
Helpful Websites
Experiencing EMDR Therapy
Detailed information about what you might expect from EMDR Therapy
Now Matters Now Suicide Prevention
How to help yourself and others, free online trainings, tip sheets, videos and practices
AA’s The Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as the “Big Book,” presents the A.A. program for recovery from alcoholism. First published in 1939, its purpose was to show other alcoholics how the first 100 people of A.A. got sober. Now translated into over 70 languages, it is still considered A.A.’s basic text.
Download & Explore
The 8 Phases of EMDR
There are eight phases to EMDR therapy: initial history discovery and treatment planning, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and reevaluation. Please see this infographic from EMDRIA for more information.
Self-Compassion Break
A script to follow to go through a self-compassion break.
Back of the Head Scale by Knipe
For Therapists, it is a tool to assess a client’s level of dissociation and to help them stay grounded.
Working with Complex Trauma by Tom Zimmerman
For therapists, Tom Zimmerman’s book is available for free online but please consider a donation to his Patreon!
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