Resources for Your Mental Health and Well-being
Welcome to my Resources page! Here, you'll find a variety of additional resources available in the USA and Europe, as well as my top book recommendations for clients. Feel free to explore and make use of these valuable tools!
Crisis Lines
If you're experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, please visit your nearest emergency room or dial 988 immediately (USA).
USA
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
C.H.A.L.K.’s National Youth Line: 888-977-3399
GLBT National Youth Talk Line: 800-246-7743
Europe
Emergency Services: 122
Germany
Emotional Distress and Suicide Helpline: 116 123
TelefonSeelsorge: 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222
Books I Most Recommend To Clients
Explore my curated list of books that I recommend for therapy clients to aid in their personal growth and understanding.
Finding Mental Health Treatment
What are the warning signs of a mental illness?
How do I know what kind of mental health care is right for me and my family?
How do I find a psychotherapist in my area?
Complicated.life (Europe)
Reference Your Insurance Provider’s Website of In-Network Therapists
How do I find residential treatment and partial outpatient treatment facilities?
San Francisco Bay Area Mental Health Resources
Crisis Numbers
Suicide/Crisis Line: 415-781-0500
DRUG LINE: 415-362-3400
RELAPSE LINE: 415-834-1144
Institute on Aging’s Friendship Line for the Elderly 888-670-1360
Parental Stress/TALK Line 415-441-KIDS (5437)
Shelters for Women
W.O.M.A.N., Inc. 877-384-3578
La Casa de Las Madres Text 415-200-3575
Asian Women’s Shelter 415-751-7110
SF Kids Parenting Resources
Substance Use and Abuse Services
AIDS Health Project — AIDS Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
415-476-3902
1930 Market Street,
San Francisco, CA 94102
Provides assessments and intervention related to substance abuse for people with HIV or at risk of infection. Services include drug counseling, relapse prevention, support group, and case management.
Narcotics Anonymous
415-621-8600
Call for meetings times and locations.
S.T.O.P. (Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program)
415-502-5777
3180 18th Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94114
An intensive outpatient harm-reduction treatment program for anyone (straight and gay, women and men) having problems with either speed or cocaine.
Immune Enhancement Project
415-252-8711
3450 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Sponsors customized treatments for health enhancement using traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture, herbal therapy, and massage.
Alcoholics Anonymous
415-621-1326
Call for meetings times and locations; hundreds of meetings per week in the Bay Area.
Tweaker.org
Tweaker is a Web site sponsored by the Stonewall Project to provide resources, information, and support for individuals who use crystal meth.
Ohlhoff Recovery Programs and Eating Disorders Clinic
415-621-4388
601 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
For over 40 years, Ohlhoff Recovery Programs have provided quality, affordable programs for adults and adolescents in recovery from alcoholism, chemical dependency, and eating disorders. Provides both inpatient and outpatient services.
Dancesafe.org
Dance Safe is a nonprofit organization promoting health and safety within the rave and nightclub community.
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics
415-565-1908
612 Clayton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
HAFCI provides free, nonjudgmental medical substance abuse treatment and prevention services to the underserved and marginalized populations of San Francisco.
The Stonewall Project
415-502-1999
3180 18th Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94114
The Stonewall Project is 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.
Other Mental Health Services
Dimensions Clinic for Trans and Queer Youth
https://www.sf.gov/location/dimensions-clinic-trans-and-queer-youth
415-487-7589
3850 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Provides primary medical care, testing, mental health services, case management, family planning, and peer support for trans and queer youth ages 12 to 25.
Larkin Street Youth Services
415-673-0911
1138 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
The mission of LSYS is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth, 24 years or younger, to move beyond the street and to establish stable lives.
Mission Neighborhood Health Center
www.sfccc.org/mission-neighborhood-health-center
415-552-3870
240 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
MNHC provides comprehensive outpatient medical services, including HIV testing and HIV prevention and services for Latino and individuals living with HIV.
360 Positive Care Center
www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/hivaids-program
415-476-4082
995 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
Provides care to HIV/AIDS patients, as well as Oncology and Hematology services.
Sexual Compulsive Anonymous
800-977-HEAL
Meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 7pm, followed by a coffee social.
SF AIDS Foundation – Action Point
415-487-3030
117 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Nursing, social work, care management, and medication storage and dispensing for homeless and marginally housed HIV-positive individuals.
Shanti – The Life Program
415-674-4700
730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
The Life Program is an immune-boosting treatment for HIV/AIDS based on mind/body medicine. Also includes HealthChat, a twice-monthly discussion group for gay and bisexual men.
Tom Waddell Clinic
www.sf.gov/location/tom-waddell-urban-health-clinic
415-554-2950
50 Ivy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
TWC provides primary medical care and mental health, social, and substance abuse services to homeless, transgenders, low-income, and uninsured individuals in San Francisco.
Trevor Project Lifeline
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/
800-788-7386
The TrevorLifeline provides support to LGBTQ youths and allies in crisis or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.
USA Mental Health Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
800-950-6264
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
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