MENTAL HEALTH

Hotlines: 

• Beacon’s Behavioral Health Hotline: 1-877-344-2858 (TTY 1-800-735-2929) 

• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: 1-800-854-7771

• L.A. County Department of Public Health/Substance Abuse Prevention & Control: 1-844-804-7500

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255 (online chat available)

• Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741

Links to specific mental health issues such as self-harm, substance abuse, anxiety, and more.  

• https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/

• https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/NAMI-HelpLine/Top-HelpLine-Resources

Resources for the Black Community:

• https://www.bonappetit.com/story/virtual-mental-health-resources

• https://adaa.org/finding-help/blackcommunitymentalhealth#ADAA

• https://www.self.com/story/black-mental-health-resources

General Mental Health Resources:

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• MedlinePlus — Mental Health

• World Health Organization (WHO) — Project Atlas

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Mental Health

Resources for the Youth:

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Mental Health in Adolescents

• The Jed Foundation

• U.S. Government — Youth Mental Health

Disorder-Specific Resources:

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

• National Eating Disorders Association

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Mayo Clinic — Mental Illness

• Half of Us

LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources:

• The Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

• GLBT National Help Center LGBT+ Hotline: http://www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org/ 

• It Gets Better Project: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/