General Mental Health Resources

RESOURCES

General Mental Health Resource Guides

• Up2sd.org

  • Online resource guide created by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services agency to offer easy access to mental health and suicide prevention resources.

  • Additional resources are available under each link, however, the most widely used links have been included below for quick reference.

Mental Health – Local

• Link to local organizations to access support groups and trainings for parents and families

• Live local hotlines or supports for mental health, domestic violence and suicide prevention

• Link to local resources for referrals

• San Diego Access and Crisis Line:

  • Phone: (888) 724-7240

  • Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week. The San Diego Access and Crisis Line serves as a suicide prevention/intervention hotline. It provides mental health crisis intervention and information and referral to mental health services in San Diego County, including referrals to mental health care professionals who accept Medi-Cal and those who do not have health insurance. It also provides information and referral to County Drug and Alcohol treatment and recovery services for adults, adolescents and pregnant and parenting women who are receiving Medi-Cal or who do not have health insurance. Calls are FREE and answered by trained professionals. Service is available in multiple languages.Link to Suicide Prevention Hotlines

• Rady’s Behavioral Health Urgent Care

  • Rady's Behavioral Health Urgent Care

  • Phone: (858) 966-5484

  • Hours of Operation Walk-in clinic: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday

  • The Behavioral Health Urgent Care serves children, teens and their families struggling with urgent emotional and/or behavioral concerns in the Mid City Region including suicidal thoughts, psychotic thinking, physical aggression, co-occurring problem with substance use/abuse, depression, anxiety and acute stress reduction. Located at 4305 University Avenue, Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92105.

Suicide Prevention and Support

• Resources and information on Suicide Prevention including crisis line, support groups and prevention programs

• Survivors of Suicide Loss

  • Support group for loved ones who lost a loved one to suicide

  • https://www.soslsd.org/

• Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program

  • https://yellowribbon.org/

  • Phone: (760) 635-5904

  • Yellow Ribbon is a community and school-based suicide prevention and outreach program. The website includes tips on how to recognize warning signs, how to reach out and a special section for parents to help them recognize signs of depression in children and teens.