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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 Uprising
    English
    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