Immediate Safety Concerns: If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts or feelings that can lead to them hurting themselves or others, and/or makes them unable to care for themselves, you can access the following resources:

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room

• • • Report a psychiatric emergency

    • Professionals will assess the level of risk and provide appropriate interventions

Go to the Crisis Stabilization Unit at Edgewood Center for Children and Families in San Francisco

• • • • Provides 24/7 youth-focused risk assessment and psychiatric evaluations

Additional Crisis Resources by location

San Francisco

Peninsula

North Bay

East Bay

Crisis Support Hotlines: If you are experiencing a crisis, including sexual abuse, relationship issues, LGBTQ+ issues, racial issues, bereavement, or any other mental health stressor, you can utilize these additional remote resources.

Crisis Text Line (CTL)

• • 1. 1. • Simply text "LISTEN" to the number 741741 or "STEVE" if you are a young person of color

          • You will be connected to a crisis counselor to discuss anything and to get the support you're looking for

Mental Health SF,  Peer-Run Warm Line - (855) 845-7415 (or go online to chat)

SF Suicide Prevention - (415) 781-0500

Youth Talkline (LGTBQ Support) - 1-800-246-Pride

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE(4673) confidential 24/7)

Huckleberry House (24-Hour Hotline)  - (415) 621-2929

Kaiser Permanente Confidential Teen Line -  (415) 899-7898

Mandated Reporting: As trusted adults, we are required by law to report any reports or suspicions of harm to minors.  For consultation and guidance, call Child Protective Services in the county where the youth lives.  

• Verbal report asap, on the day the information is disclosed to you.

• Follow up with a written report within 36 hours of the disclosure. 

San Francisco: 

Child Protective Services (415) 558-2650 or (800) 856-5553 

Police – San Francisco (415) 553-0123

Marin: 

Child Protective Services (415) 499-7153 

Police – San Rafael (415) 485-3000 

Marin County Sheriff (415) 499-7282 

San Mateo:

Child Protective Services (650) 522-7700 

Police – San Mateo (650) 377-4545 

San Mateo County Sheriff (650) 238-0157 

Alameda County: 

Child Protective Services (510) 670-6699 

Alameda County Sheriff (510) 667-3642