top of page

Resources 

Helpful Resources/Support

Crisis Text Line: www.crisistextline.org   Text “Hello” to 741741

Friendship Line: www.ioaging.org (415) 750-4111 (24-hour toll free hotline for both crisis and a warm line (non-urgent emotional support calls) for adults 60+ and adults with disabilities.  Available to those who may be lonely , isolated, grieving, depressed, anxious, and/or thinking about death/suicide

Friends for Survival: (916) 392-0664 www.friendsforsurvival.org (Provides variety of peer support services that comfort those in grief who have been affected by a death caused by suicide)

Compassionate Friends (630) 990-0010 www.compassionatefriends.org (provides highly personal comfort and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or daughter, brother or sister, or a grandchild.)

National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233 (Everyone deserves healthy relationships. This service offers 24/7 access to resources and support which are free and confidential.

National Hopeline Network (800) 442-4673 (Crisis prevention services are always available. This a non-profit suicide helpline provides access to trained volunteers who can offer support. 

OK2Talk (800) 273-8255 (This is a resource aimed to help teens and young adults who are struggling with mental health issues to share what’s on their minds.)

The Trevor Project (866) 488-7386 (The Trevor Project specializes in helping LGBTIQA+ youth in crisis with a safe and judgement-free place to talk to trained counselors.

Serve & Protect (615) 373-8000 www.serveprotect.org  (24/7 confidential crisis line for public safety and first responders and their families)

Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Sacramento (916) 857-1801 www.sacchaplains.com (24/7 confidential helpline & Chaplains, who volunteer their time, are Trauma Responders to First Responders, their families, and to the communities they serve)

Military One Source (800)342-9647 www.militaryonesource.mil/

Veterans Crisis Line: (800) 273-8255 www.veteranscrisisline.net (This service is available to all veterans, regardless of whether they are registered with the VA, and will connect you with a trained responder. This includes the National Center for PTSD, which can help with everything from combat to car accidents, sexual assaults, and more.

Safe Call Now (206) 459-3020 www.safecallnowusa.org/  (24/7 crisis referral service for all public safety and emergency services personnel and their families.)

First Responder Support Network (FRSN) (A lead provider of support in helping first responders and their significant others cope with the debilitating effects of critical incident stress.)

COPLINE (800) 267-5463 (24/7 law enforcement officer hotline run by retired law

enforcement officers)

FIRESTRONG (844) 525-3473 (24/7 firefighter and family crisis and support line)

NVFC National Volunteer Fire Council Share the Load Program (888) 275-6832 (24/7 crisis line for FIRE/EMS)

www.fire.ca.gov

www.ReadyForWildfire.Org  

****DISCLAIMER: These are a collection of publicly available resources, I am in no way affiliated with any of these organizations, and although I screen them for appropriateness for inclusion on my list, I cannot vouch for the quality or content of their programs/services******

bottom of page