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Mental Health Resources

Mental Health Resources

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Bullying Depression Suicide Prevention

24-hour help

For the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call 800‑273‑8255 or text 838255

For the Domestic Violence Hotline, 800‑799‑7233

Call 911 if you or the person you are helping is in immediate danger.

Resources by District

Alameda Unified Berkeley Unified Castro Valley Unified Dublin Unified Emery Unified Fremont Unified Hayward Unified Livermore Unified Oakland Unified Pleasanton Unified San Leandro Unified San Lorenzo Unified

Resources

A Safe Place Crisis Line
Domestic Violence and Teen Dating Violence support
English, language interpreters as needed
510-536-SAFE (7233)

Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)
24 Hour Crisis Line
English and Spanish
510-845- RAPE (7273)

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
24 Hour Crisis Line
English, language interpreters as needed
1-800-309-2131
Text message support from 4pm to 11pm
English
Text “SAFE” to 20121

Crisis Text Line
24 Hour Crisis Line
English
Text “HOME” to 741-741

Family Violence Law Center
24 Hour Crisis Line
English, language interpreters as needed
1-800-947-8301

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24 Hour Crisis Line
English, Spanish, language interpreters as needed
Call/Text 988

Teen Line (Teens Helping Teens)
English
Call: 1-800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336) from 6PM-10PM
Text: Text “TEEN” to 839863 from 6PM-9PM
ACCESS
Information, screening and referral line for mental health,
drug/alcohol services and treatment in Alameda County
English, Spanish
1-800-491-9099

Family Paths Parent Support Hotline
24-hour support and mental health referrals, with offices in
Oakland & Hayward
English and Spanish
1-800-829-3777

North Alameda County

A Better Way
English and Spanish
510-601-0203

Berkeley Youth Alternatives
English and Spanish
510-845-9010

City of Berkeley Family, Youth & Children Services
English and Spanish
510-981-5280

Jewish Family & Community Services of the East Bay
English and Spanish
510-704-7475
Asian Community Mental Health Services
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
510-869-6000

Brighter Beginnings Mental Health Services
English and Spanish
510-437-8950

Kaiser Permanente Oakland Child and Family Services
English, Spanish, Mandarin, Dutch, Hindi and language interpreters
510-752-1075, option 4 for Child and Family

Pathways Counseling Center at Seneca
English and Spanish
510-504-6836

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Psychiatry
Youth Uprising/Castlemont Health Center
English, Spanish, and language interpreters as needed
510-428-3556

Chappell Hayes/McClymond’s Health Center
English, Spanish, and language interpreters as needed
510-835-1393

West Coast Children’s Clinic
English and Spanish
510-269-9030

La Clinica de la Raza
English and Spanish
510-535-6200

Multi-lingual Counseling Center
English, Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Dari, Korean
510-451-0661

Native American Health Center
English and Spanish
510-434-5421

West Oakland Health Center
English, language interpreters as needed
510-835-9610

Youth UprisingEnglish
510-777-9909

South Alameda County

Alameda Family Services
English and Spanish
510-629-6300

Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA)
Bengali, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cantonese, English, Hindi, Lao, Mandarin, Mien, Mongolian, Nepalese, Rakhaing, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Urdu, and Vietnamese
510-835-2777
Eden Counseling Services
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese
510-247-9831

Sequoyah Counseling Center
English
510-646-0123
City of Fremont Youth and Family Services
English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, and Dari
510-574-2100

Hume Center
English, Cantonese, Hokkian, Malay,\ Mandarin, and Punjabi
510-745-9151

Kaiser Permanente Fremont Child and Family Services
English, Spanish, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Urdu, Punjabi, Hebrew, Hindi, Cantonese, ASL, language interpreters as needed
510-248-3060
Hayward Youth and Family Services
English and Spanish
510-293-7048

La Familia Counseling Services
English and Spanish
510-881-5921
Multi-lingual Counseling Center
English, Spanish, Farsi, and Dari
510-451-0661
Hively
(formerly known as Family Service Counseling and Community Resource Center)
English and Spanish
510-483-6715

REACH Counseling Center
English, Spanish, and language interpreters as
needed
510-481-4556
Kaiser Permanente Union City Child and Family Services
English, Spanish, Cantonese, and language interpreters as needed
510-675-3080

Union City Youth and Families
English and Spanish
510-675-5217
510-675-5821 (for Spanish)

Mental Health Bills

Assembly Bills

AB 34 - Requires posting on the front page of a district and school site web page bullying prevention policies and procedures and suicide prevention policies
AB 748 - Requires creation of a poster that notifies pupils of the sexual harassment policy in all restrooms and locker rooms, plus mental health resources
AB 2022 - Requires parents and students to be notified no less than twice a year of access to mental health services at the school site and in the community

Senate Bills

SB 224 - Requiring public and charter schools that offer one or more courses in health education to include mental health instruction that advances the knowledge and skills of students.
SB 316 - Requires all school ID Cards to include the Domestic Violence Hotline Number on the back of the ID card in addition to the Suicide Prevention Hotline Number