Resources
If you are experiencing a
mental health crisis or medical emergency
please call 911 or go to your local emergency room.
Free Phone Crisis Counseling Services
San Francisco's Suicide Prevention: Suicide/Crisis Line
415.781.0500
24-hour rape crisis line:
415.647.7273
San Francisco Women Against Rape www.sfwar.org
415.647.7273
Institute on Aging's Friendship Line for the Elderly
415.752.3778
SF Child Abuse Prevention Center's Parental Stress/TALK Line
415.441.KIDS
C.H.A.L.K.'s National Youth Line
888.977.3399
GLBT National Youth Talk Line
800.246.7743
Alcoholics Anonymous 24-hour helpline:
San Francisco
415.674-1821
Marin
415.499-0400
Sexual Compulsive Anonymous www.sca-recovery.org
Meets Mondays & Wednesday at 7:00 pm
800.977.HEAL
Services - Shelters for Women – Bay Area
W.O.M.A.N., Inc.
415.864.4722
La Casa de Las Madres
415.503.0500
Asian Women’s Shelter
415.751.7110
S.F. Dept. of Social Services-Adult Services
415.557.5251
Mental Health Resources – Bay Area
Haight Ashbury Free Clinic
www.hafci.org
HAFCI provides free, nonjudgmental medical substance abuse treatment and prevention services to the underserved and marginalized populations of San Francisco.
415.565.1908
Haight Ashbury Psychological Services
hapsclinic.org
A community based, nonprofit clinic providing psythotherapy and counseling for all. Sliding scale rates start at $20.
415.221.4211
The Stonewall Project
A harm-reduction program for gay and bisexual men who have questions about speed, want information about speed, want help dealing with speed, etc. There’s no requirement that you be clean and sober to join.
415.502.1999
Mental Health Resources – National
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org
American Psychological Association www.apa.org
Local Classes at Kaiser
Some classes at Kaiser are open to the public and you may find the free overviews that Kaiser has posted on their website helpful. 2-hour overview classes are available on the following topic areas:
--Pathways to Stress Reduction Overview
--Understanding Anxiety Overview
--Managing Depression Overview
Ongoing Practice Classes
Thursdays 6-7:30pm
San Francisco Zen Center with Lee Lipp, Ph.D, www.sfzc.org
A pre-requisite to participation in this class is a basic skills workshop.
The following websites have articles that you may find interesting:
The American Psychological Association:
www.apa.org/topics/topicdepress.html
www.apa.org/topics/topicanxiety.html
Other Resources
Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Fund Program
www.vcgcb.ca.gov/victims/help.aspx
