General Resources

Mental Health Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800-273-8255

NAMI National Help Line

• 1-800-950-6264

• Staffed M-F, 10 AM - 6 PM EST

• www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline

Girls & Boys Town National Hotline

• (800) 448-3000

National Hopeline Network

• (800) SUICIDE

National Youth Crisis Hotline

• (800) 442-HOPE (4673)

SAMHSA National Helpline

• 800-662-4357

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) 

• www.nctsn.org

Autism

American Autism Association

• 1-877-654-4483

• www.myautism.org/autism-help-hotline

Autism Speaks Information Line

• Autism Response Team

  • 1-888-288-4762

  • www.autismspeaks.org/autism-response-team-art

Child Abuse

National US Child Abuse Hotline

• 1-800-4-a-Child (1-800-422-4453) 

• www.childhelp.org/hotline

Lauren's Kids

• www.laurenskids.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Trusted-Triangle.pdf

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

InfoAboutKids

• www.infoaboutkids.org

Effective Child Therapy

• www.effectivechildtherapy.org

Domestic Violence

National Domestic Violence Hotline

• (800) 799-7233

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

• 800-931-2237

• www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

ANAD Hotline

• 630-577-1330

• www.anad.org/our-services/eating-disorders-helpline

LGBTQIA+

LGBT National Help Center

• 1-888-843-4564

• www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/SPRC_LGBT_Youth.pdf

Trans Life

• 877-565-8860

• 10 AM - 4 AM EST

• www.translifeline.org

Parent Hotline

National Parent Helpline

• 1-855-427-2736

Suicide/Crisis Hotlines

• Call 1-800-273-8255

California Youth Crisis Line

• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPG/Pages/helpline-numbers.aspx

• 1-800-843-5200

Mental Health Hotlines

NAMI California

• https://namica.org/

• 916-567-0163

• Regional NAMI Centers

California Mental Health Helpline

• 855-599-3923

• http://www.californiamentalhealthhelp.com/contact-us/

SAMHSA National Helpline

• 1-800-662-4357 or 1-800-487-4889 (TTY)

• https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Child Abuse

California Department of Social Services

• California County Emergency Response Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers

• http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Reporting/Report-Abuse/Child-Protective-Services/Report-Child-Abuse

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

• 800-931-2237

• https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

ANAD Hotline

• 630-577-1330

• https://anad.org/our-services/eating-disorders-helpline/

Domestic Abuse

National Domestic Violence Hotline

• 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224

National Teen Dating Hotline

• 1-866-331-9474

National Sexual Assault Hotline

• 1-800-656-4673

California Partnership to End Domestic Violence

• List of community shelters

• http://www.cpedv.org/domestic-violence-organizations-california

W.O.M.A.N. Inc

• http://www.womaninc.org/

• 24 hour support line

• 877-384-3578

Parent Hotlines/Resources

• 1-855-427-2736

Autism

Autism Society of America

• www.autism-society.org

• 800-328-8476

Autism Speaks

• www.autismspeaks.org

• 888-288-4762

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Autism Information Center

• www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism

• (800) 232-4636

Family Resource Centers Network of California

• Call 916-993-7781

• Can search your region and find the center closest to you

• frcnca.org/resources-directory

Kaiser Permanente Autism Parent Handbook

Adolescent Resources

Teen Crisis Line

• https://teenlineonline.org/yyp/california-youth-crisis-line/

• 916-340-0505

LGBT Resources

The Trevor Lifeline

• 1-866-488-7386

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/#sm.0010effjumshdwm10rg2jvgb0nv03

LGBT Youthline

• 1-800-268-9688

• Text 647-694-4275

• http://youthline.wpengine.com/

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Youth Hotline

• 1-800-773-5540

• Mon-Fri 12-8 PM EST

• https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/support/hotlines

Youth Talkline

• 1-800-969-6884

• Mon-Sat 9:30 PM - 12 AM

• Tues 7 PM - 12 AM

• https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/support/hotlines

Communities United Against Violence

• 451-333-4357

• http://www.cuav.org/resources/

The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

1-800-273-8255