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Emergency & Crisis Resources

If you are in acute crisis, your safety is important and I cannot & do not offer emergency services here.

For acute crisis support, please utilize the resources below: Please note: resources marked with *asterisks* may mandate that crisis line workers report calls necessitating 'active rescue' to the police. If this is a concern, please ask about their reporting policies before sharing your situation. Those listed  without the asterisk offer transparency about their reporting/tracing policies and do not use police intervention. 

*San Diego Access & Crisis Line* (888) 724-7240 (toll-free available 24 hours a day, 7-days a week)

Blackline (bipoc, lgbtq+) 800-604-584

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support (bipoc, lgbtq+, veteran support) 888-407-4515

National LGBT Help Center 888-843-4564

*Trevor Project (lgbtq+)* 866-488-7386 or text 'START' to 678-678

*National DV hotline* 800-799-7233

*National Suicide & Crisis Line* 988 (call or text)

Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860 

StrongHearts Native Hotline 1-844-762-8483 (call or text, 24/7)

California Peer Run Warm Hotline 1-855-600-9276 (call or text)

*National Maternal Mental Health Hotline* (pregnancy & postpartum support) 833-852-6262 (call or text, 24/7)

*Veterans Crisis Line* call (800) 273-8255 or text 838255 (24/7 support)


If you or someone you know is in immediate, life-threatening danger and decide to call 911, please be aware that police are not equipped to offer mental health support and may even pose danger to People of Color, Transgender, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled people. Consider also reaching out to community leaders, neighbors, friends, and family to be present if you are calling the police.