Mental Health Resources
While we know that each student has a unique set of needs, our mental health team’s mission is rooted in the practice of mental health equity, which brings a continual awareness to providing fair access, fair chances and fair resource distribution to alleviate any disadvantage experienced by under - resourced or vulnerable groups. Below are local and national resources available to students and families shared by our mental health team.
Additional services and information about wellness and student services can be found on the OSA Student & Family Resources Website. This page is updated regularly and includes How can I get support on campus? form and includes OSA counseling information.
Crisis Resources
(In Spanish & English)
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services:
Mental Health Treatment & Referral Helpline: 1-800-491-9099
Substance Use Treatment & Referral Helpline: 1-844-682-7215
Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
For direct access to local suicide and crisis line Text or Dial “988” to the National Suicide & Crisis Prevention Lifeline. To chat online https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
24 Hour Crisis Line: 1-800-309-2131
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County text line: TEXT SAFE to 20121. Hours: 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. / 7 days a week. Alameda County residents only. Text STOP to opt out
BAWAR: Bay Area Women Against Rape 510-345-1056; BAWAR 24-Hour Hotline (510) 845-7273
Love is Respect: 1-866-331-9474 or text “LOVEIS” to 22522 to speak with a peer advocate to prevent/end abusive relationships. www.loveisrespect.org/
National Eating Disorder Association: Visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ or call 1-800-931-2237
The Trevor Project: Suicide prevention/mental health hotline for LGBTQ teens: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 1-866-488-7386
Healthy Oakland Teens: (download the app)
An OUSD app that connects Oakland high school students to the closest teen clinics and school-based health centers.
Therapeutic Services
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services: acbhcs.org
Mental Health Treatment & Referral Helpline: 1-800-491-9099
Substance Use Treatment & Referral Helpline: 1-844-682-7215
Alameda Family Service: 510-629-6210 www.alamedafs.org
2325 Clement Avenue, Suite A Alameda Ca 94501 /
Specializes in: Individual, Family Counseling, Infant/Parent, School Based, Substance Use Disorders. Sliding scale, Medi-cal
Family Paths: 1-800-829-3777 / www.familypaths.org/
Services Offered: Individual, couples and family therapy support group. Early Childhood/Infant Mental health trained therapists available. 24-hour parent support & resource line. Sliding scale, Medi-cal, Victims of Crime
Blue Oak Therapy Center: (510) 649-9818 / www.blueoaktherapycenter.org
3101 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
Services offered: Sliding scale psychotherapy for individuals, children, teens, parents, couples and families of all cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations.
Center for Psychotherapy, Spirituality & Creativity: (510) 548.1713 / www.cpsctherapy.org
Services offered: Affordable psychotherapy for individuals, children/teens, families, starting from $50/session with highly skilled pre-licensed therapists throughout the Bay Area.
Coyote Coast Youth & Family Counseling: (925) 258-5400 / www.coyotecoast.com
104 Camino Pablo Orinda, CA 94563
Services offered: therapeutic support services to teens and families experiencing emotional, behavioral, and substance-related difficulties. Coyote Coast programs specialize in providing support to families who are considering out-of-home placements such as wilderness programs, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, and rehabilitation programs, and we work extensively with teens returning from these experiences. Medi-Cal
Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center: 510-394-5065 / www.gratefulhearttherapy.org / admin@gratefulhearttherapy.org
Services Offered: Our therapists offer affordable holistic psychotherapy services throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area. We serve children, teens, adults, couples, families and groups, providing them with therapeutic support sensitive to their needs starting from $50/session
Living Arts Counseling Center: (510) 595-5500 / https://livingartscenter.org/
1265 65th St., Emeryville, CA 94608
Services offered: high quality individual (adult & child), couples and group/family psychotherapy services provided by Licensed and Pre-Licensed therapists on a sliding scale. All of our practitioners use talk therapy, and if desired and useful, may incorporate the healing power of expressive arts and/or drama therapy.
Sankofa Counseling Center: (510) 433-0244 / www.sankofatherapy.com
614 Grand Ave Suite 203, Oakland, CA 94610
Services provided: BIPOC, Individual, couples & family counseling, assessment/ evaluations, psychological testing, IEP support, addiction/ recovery & 12 Step counseling, trauma counseling and EMDR.
Insurance accepted: Victims of Crime - Beacon - Alameda Alliance & Medi-cal or sliding scale.
West Coast Children’s Clinic: (510) 269-9030 / westcoastcc.org
3301 E. 12th Street, Suite 259 Oakland, CA 94601
Services offered: individual therapy, group and family therapy. From a variety of perspectives with a common commitment to being long term. We work with foster youth development and transition age support groups, for children and their parents, relatives or foster parents. We do trauma work that includes early screening and assessment for children in their first hours removed from home. We do psychological evaluations that are collaborative and therapeutic. Sliding scale / Medi-cal
Lincoln Families: (510) 273.4700 / lincolnfamilies.org / info@lincolnfamilies.org
Locations: Oakland, Pittsburgh, Hayward, Mandela FRC
Services offered: Youth therapy, caregiver supports, family coaching, community systems navigation. Specializes in improving self-awareness and confidence, set goals, build communication and social skills, and reduce substance use and problem behaviors; Working with caregivers to regain parental influence within their family; Coaching and modeling to improve family problem-solving and increase feelings of love and connection; Improving access to community systems such as school and probation to decrease barriers to treatment. Medi-Cal
East Bay Agency for Children: 510-268-3770 / https://www.ebac.org/ info@ebac.org
2828 Ford Street Oakland, CA. 94601
Services Offered: Sliding scale / Medi-cal Last updated 5/20/24
Circle of Care Grief Support Services - more info…
Rachell Overall, Assistant Program Director, (510) 908-8835, Rachell.Overall@ebac.org
Family Resource Centers - more info…
Rachell Overall, Assistant Program Director, (510) 908-8835, Rachell.Overall@ebac.org
Youth Empowerment Services
Youth Empowerment Service (YES) provides individual and family therapeutic counseling and intensive case management for youth in Oakland who seek to graduate, find employment, and achieve their life goals but who are challenged by the emotional and physical health effects of trauma caused by exposure to family and community violence, sexual abuse, neglect, poverty, racial and cultural marginalization, and institutional racism. Together with these youth, EBAC works to keep them in school, link them to employment, support the development of caring relationships with positive adults and peers, and reduce delinquency involvement. Details Here
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Intervention and Healing: 510-844-6707 / Kristin@EBAC.org
Seeds of Awareness - The Holistic Counseling Center: 510-444-3344 / seedsofawareness
2501 Harrison St, Oakland, CA 94612
Specializes in: Life transitions, anxiety and depression, social-emotional learning, relationship dynamics, boundaries with self and others, personal and spiritual growth, stress management and mindfulness, Grief and Loss, Trauma and PTSD, Abuse, Addictions & Compulsive Behaviors. Sliding scale - some insurance taken
Last updated 5/20/24
Private Insurance
Bay Area Clinical Association: (510) 922-9757 / www.baca.org
Variety of locations in the Bay area.
Services offered: IOP, individual & family therapy, parent training, psychiatry
Commercial/Private insurance ONLY (No Medi-cal or Kaiser)
Center for Mindful Psychotherapy: (415) 766-0276 / www.mindfulcenter.org / intakes@mindfulcenter.org
Services Offered: CMP is a non-profit collective of over 40 therapists serving the Bay Area with holistic and mindful approaches to psychotherapy. We provide therapy for individuals, partners, children, teens, families and groups throughout the Bay Area. Center for Mindful Psychotherapy (CMP) is committed to helping you find a therapist who can support you along your path to wholeness and health.
Last updated 5/20/24