Mental Health Crisis Resources

Call, Text or Chat

Crisis Text Line Free Support at your Fingertips, 24/7: Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via text. Here’s how it works:

• Text "COURAGE" to 741741
• A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly
• The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment

Cost – completely free, but messaging rates apply if you’re not Verizon, sprint, AT&T, or T-Mobile.

For Alameda County residents:

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

• Call: 1-800-309-2131
• Text SAFE to 20121 Hours 4 pm – 7 pm. 7 days a week
• www.crisissupport.org

Residents Outside Alameda County

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

• Call: 1-800-273-8255
Chat: got to www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org and click the chat button.