Local Mental Health Referrals for Hospitalization and Crises

Emergency

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room

Hotlines

24 hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 
Warm Line:  1-855-845-7415
Friendship Line (crisis and warm line for older adults): 1-800-971-0016

A SAFE PLACE – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
24-hour crisis line

510-536-7233 | www.asafeplacedvs.org

Adult Protective Services: 
1-800-814-0009

Child Protective Services
1-800-856-5553

T.A.L.K. Line (for parents under stress)
(415) 441-5437

San Francisco – Crisis

Psychiatric Emergency Services: (415) 206-8125
Comprehensive Child Crisis: (415) 970-3800
Dore Urgent Care Clinic (crisis residential):  (415) 553-3100

Mobile Crisis Team: (415) 970-4000 
S.F. Suicide Prevention: (415) 781-0500 

Alameda Crisis

Alameda County 24-hr Crisis Line:  1-800-309-2131
Mobile Crisis Team: (510) 981-5254 
Berkeley Mobile Crisis Team crisis and resource line:  (510) 981-5244

Hospitals 

John George Psychiatric Pavilion
510-346-7500

Herrick Hospital – Alta Bates Medical Center (Berkeley)
510-204-4405 https://www.sutterhealth.org/absmc/services

Low Fee Referrals

ACCESS Program (Acute Crisis Care and Evaluation for System-wide Service)
This is the number to call to be referred to all county mental health services. Open to all Alameda county residents. Offers services in Spanish and in 8 Asian languages.
800-491-9099