Resources
If you need immediate support, please go to your nearest emergency room. You may also reach out to:
THRIVE Lifeline 24/7 Text “THRIVE” to 313-662-8209
Thriving Harnesses Respect, Inclusion, and Vested Empathy: A text-based crisis line staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities.
THRIVE Lifeline is a 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to changing the landscape of mental health support for people with intersecting marginalized identities. Among our services, we offer a free text-based crisis line. Available for fox 18 and over.*police free
Trans LifeLine: 877-565-8860 [Mon-Friday] 10am-6pm PST
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.
Note—it may be difficult to get through, but not impossible *police free
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support: 888-407-4515
[4-6pm PST Mon-Thu + 4-7pm PST Fri-Sun]
A peer support line (sometimes referred to as a ‘warmline’) is a private phone line that you can call to get support, ask about resources, connect with another person who can relate or has ‘been there’, or just talk. Our peer support line is answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other interrupting challenges.*police free
Parenting Stress Helpline 24 hours 7 days a week: 800-829-3777
LGBTQ National Hotline
888-843-4564 (general, call or online chat)
888-234-7243 (senior-specific)
800-246-7743 (youth-specific, 25-and-under)
888-688-5428 (coming out support)
[Monday through Friday] PST: from 1pm to 9pm
[Saturday] PST: from 9am to 2pm *police free
California Peer-Run Warm Line non-emergency:
call or text 855-845-7415
Mental Health First Oakland, Anti-Police Terror Project [Friday and Saturday 2pm to 2am PT]: call or text 510-999-9MH1(9641)
Mental Health First Sacramento, APTP [Friday-Sunday 7pm-7am]: call or text (916) 670-4062
*police free
Fireside Project Psychedelic Peer Support Line, emotional support during/after psychedelic experience
[everyday 11am-11pm PT]: call or text 62-FIRESIDE
BlackLine providing immediate crisis listening and support prioritizing BIPOC harmed by police and vigilantes: call or text 800-604-5841
Supportive Communities
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective): Training, Support, and lots of Resources!
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center: Food Pantry, Support Groups, Mental Health Support, Sexual Health Testing, and more!
Health Justice Commons: Health Justice Advocacy Training Popular Education, Radical Telehealth Collective (RTC) offers free 20-30 minute sessions with healthcare providers, we can provide services such as: Bridging medication prescriptions, consultation regarding acute illness and possible COVID-19 symptoms, HRT and gender-affirming care, support navigating current resources and identifying possible alternative resources to access the care you require, mutual aid resources such as emergency funds for groceries, prescriptions, and other essential needs
Healing Clinic Collective: We provide loving traditional healing sessions to people from especially traumatized populations in the Bay Area. More specifically for persons who are: Domestic violence survivors, Sexual assault survivors, Persons in recovery/rehabilitation, Previously incarcerated, Queer, Trans, Non-Binary or Two Spirit Overworked and under-cared for, Low-income, Undocumented
