Suicide Prevention
County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services – Suicide Prevention & Crisis webpage:
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/bhd/Services/SP/Pages/SPC.aspx
24/7 Suicide & Crisis Hotline: 1-855-278-4204
speak to a trained counselor, free and confidential
Crisis Text Line: Text RENEW to 741741 (English only)
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Get help, learn about available resources and explore ways to get involved in suicide prevention efforts.
Mobile Crisis Response Team – Adults (English, Spanish, Vietnamese flyers)
1-800-704-0900; press 2
*Speak with a clinician who can screen and assess mental health or suicide crisis situations over the phone and intervene wherever the crisis is occurring.
- Mobile-Crisis-Response-Team---English (PDF)
- Mobile-Crisis-Response-Team---Spanish (PDF)
- Mobile-Crisis-Response-Team---Vietnamese (PDF)
Older Adults Booklet PDF (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)
- Suicide Prevention Older Adults - English (PDF)
- Suicide Prevention Older Adults - Spanish (PDF)
- Suicide Prevention Older Adults - Vietnamese (PDF)
Campaign Websites:
- English: Scchope.org
- Spanish: Scchope.org/es
- Vietnamese: Scchope.org/vi
- Chinese: Scchope.org/zh
National Support
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
- https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- Center for Disease Control’s Suicide Prevention guide
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County
NAMI Santa Clara County’s mission is to help people and families with a lived experience of mental illness by providing support through education and advocacy.
- Warmline: 408-453-0400, Option 1
Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - https://namisantaclara.org/
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Each Mind Matters
As California’s Mental Health Movement, Each Mind Matters was created to unite all of us who share a vision of improved mental health and equality.
More references about the Community Solutions crisis hotlines.