Resources
Immediate Safety & Crisis Support
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or are at risk of harming yourself or others, please do not email, text or online message.
Call 911or go to the nearest Emergency Room
Call or text 988 – Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (24/7, nationwide)
These services are available at all times and are best equipped to provide immediate support.
California & Nationwide Mental Health Resources
California Peer-Run Warm Line
1-855-845-7415 | www.mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline
Non-crisis emotional support by phone
211 Community Services
Dial 211or visit www.211.org
Local assistance for housing, food, utilities, healthcare, mental health services, and crisis support across California and nationwide
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)| TTY: 1-800-787-3224
Text START to 88788 | www.thehotline.org
24/7 confidential support for individuals experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)|
Text HOPE to 64673 | RAINN.org/hotline
24/7 confidential support if you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, in English and Spanish
Substance Use & Recovery Support
National Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)| www.findtreatment.gov
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing substance use or mental health concerns
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
alcoholics-anonymous.org
Al-Anon / Alateen
al-anon.org
www.alateen.org
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
adultchildren.org
Mental Health Education & Advocacy
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
nami.org
Mental Health America (formerly NMHA)
mhanational.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
nimh.nih.gov
The Mama Bear Effect (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Resources for Parents by Parents)
https://www.themamabeareffect.org
These resources are provided for general support and education. Engagement with external resources is voluntary and does not replace counseling, psychotherapy or clinical care.
If you are unsure which resource may be appropriate, we can discuss options during session. For emergencies or urgent concerns, please use crisis services listed above rather than email, text or online messaging.
Referrals are provided as a professional courtesy and to support access to care. Garnica Transformative Counseling & Psychotherapy Studio does not oversee or assume responsibility for services rendered by external providers.
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