Emergency &
Support Group Resources
Please take action and reach out when you need support…Help is available.
If you are experiencing a psychiatric emergency, please call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency department.
SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 800-273-8255 (TALK)
This line is here even if you just need someone to listen and is available 24/7 all year round and is confidential and free.
San Francisco Suicide Prevention - (415) 781-0500
Available 24 hours per day to talk. They also have a chat option: 24/7 Confidential Support, Text MYLIFE to 741741
Relapse Line: (415) 834-1144
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS
San Francisco & Marin AA meetings
Marin County AA meetings
San Mateo County AA meetings
Santa Clara County AA meetings
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
San Francisco NA meetings
Marin NA meetings
San Mateo NA meetings
Santa Clara County meetings
AL-NON & ALATEEN MEETING
Al-Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Al-Anon's primary purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
Alateen, part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a fellowship of young people whose lives have been affected by alcoholism in a family member. We believe alcoholism is a family disease that affects all the family members emotionally and sometimes physically. We come together to support one another by sharing our experience, strength and hope.
Marin Al-non & AlaTeen
San Francisco Al-anon & AlaTeen
San Mateo Al-anon & AlaTeen
OVER EATERS ANONYMOUS
Overeaters Anonymous brings together people from all walks of life to help solve a common problem – compulsive eating and food behaviors like overeating, anorexia, and bulimia. Everyone is welcome in OA.
Marin OA meetings
San Francisco OA meetings
San Mateo OA meetings
Santa Clara OA meetings
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Association) Disaster Helpline
The Disaster Distress Helpline also answers calls and texts related to infectious disease outbreaks (PDF | 545 KB), such as the Coronavirus pandemic, incidents of community unrest, and other traumatic events.
The impact of crises may affect people in different ways. Learn how to recognize the warning signs and risk factors for emotional distress related to natural and human-caused disasters.
The Disaster Distress Helpline is open to everyone. This includes survivors of disasters; loved ones of victims; first responders; rescue, recovery, and relief workers; clergy; and parents and caregivers. You may call for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Call or Text
From the United States and its territories, call 1-800-985-5990 to connect with a trained crisis counselor, 24/7. Spanish-speakers can call the hotline and press “2” for 24/7 bilingual support.
Callers to the hotline can also connect with counselors in over 100 other languages via 3rd-party interpretation services; to connect with a counselor in your primary language, simply indicate your preferred language to the responding counselor and she/he will connect to a live interpreter (interpretation in less commonly-spoken languages may require calling back at an appointed time). Learn more and download information about the Disaster Distress Helpline in 30 of the most commonly-spoken languages in the U.S.
To connect with a live DDH crisis counselor 24/7 via SMS, from the 50 states text “TalkWithUs” for English or “Hablanos” for Spanish to 66746.
Spanish-speakers from Puerto Rico can text “Hablanos” to 1-787-339-2663.
Texting is subscription-based and only involves a few steps:
Enroll in the service by texting TalkWithUs or Hablanos exactly as written. It’s important to do this before sending your first text message because otherwise the enrollment may fail, and you will not be able to speak with a counselor, or you may accidentally subscribe to another service.
Look for confirmation that your subscription was successful. You will receive a Success! message if it was.
To unsubscribe, text Stop or Unsubscribe to 66746 (or 1-787-339-2663 from Puerto Rico) at any time. For help, text Help to 66746 (or 1-787-339-2663 from Puerto Rico).
Standard text and data message rates will apply when texting from mobile phones. International text and data rates may apply from within U.S. territories and free association nations. SAMHSA will not sell your phone numbers to other parties.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
24/7 to Deaf and hard of hearing individuals, who can also utilize the texting options or their preferred Relay service (including 7-1-1)
Text TalkWithUs to 66746
Use your preferred relay service to call the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990
TTY 1-800-846-8517
Spanish Speakers
Call 1-800-985-5990 and press "2"
From the 50 States, text Hablanos to 66746
From Puerto Rico, text Hablanos to 1-787-339-2663
