California

General Resources

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General Crisis Support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for 24/7 support

California Peer-Run Warm Line

Emotional support from trained peers.

Valley Crisis Center (Merced County)

24/7 crisis line for domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking.

Mental Health & ADDICTION SUPPORT

Transitions Mental Health Association

Transitions Mental Health Association (San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Counties) Residential, outpatient, and vocational mental health services.

Mental Health Association of San Francisco

Peer support, education, and advocacy.

California Department of Public Health – Crisis Resources

Statewide list of hotlines, warm lines, and suicide prevention services.

HOMELESS SHELTERS

San Francisco Navigation Centers

Low-barrier shelters with case management and housing placement

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)

Centralized access to shelters and transitional housing

SB 1395 (2025)

Streamlines development of emergency shelters and navigation centers

Governor’s 2025 Emergency Shelter Expansion Plan

$3.3 billion in Prop 1 funding to expand emergency shelters and behavioral health housing

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