Mental Health Help

Mental Health Matters Mental Health Help

Click through the questions below if you are looking for services in San Diego for yourself or a loved one. If you or someone you know is in immediate risk of harm to self, call the suicide hotline at 800-273-8255.

Who can I call when someone is having a crisis?
Call 888-724-7240 24 hours a day

The Access & Crisis Line is staffed by Master's Level and Licensed clinicians who provide immediate support and information for suicide prevention, crisis intervention, community resources, mental health referrals, and alcohol and drug support services.

Call 888-724-7240 to also access MCRT, a Mobile Crisis Response Team. They provide in-person support to anyone, anywhere, experiencing a mental health, drug, or alcohol-related crisis. MCRT dispatches behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement, when appropriate, with teams made up of clinicians, case managers, and peer support specialists.

For more information, visit MCRT

How an I request mental health support from law enforcement?
Call 911 and ask for a PERT

Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) responds to psychiatric emergencies. PERT operates within San Diego County and consists of licensed mental health clinicians paired with specially trained law enforcement officers and paramedics. Together, they interact with persons experiencing a behavioral health crisis who have come to the attention of public safety agencies.

For more information visit PERT.
To access PERT services, dial 911 and ask for a PERT to be dispatched to your location.

Where do I go if there is a mental heath emergency?
Call 911 or go to the closest Emergency Department

Additional Options for Specific Populations:

Kids & Youth: Rady Children’s Behavioral Health Urgent Care: 858-966-5484. Assessment, crisis intervention and inks to resources in collaboration with community partners.
Medi-cal Insurance Only: Emergency Screening Unit 4309 Third Ave., San Diego, CA 92103. Call 619-876-4502
Veterans: Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center,
3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161

Mental Health Clinic: 858-642-3391

Where can I find local support groups and resources?
Call NAMI San Diego Helpline 619-543-1434

Suicide Prevention - If you or someone you know is in need of immediate help, call 911 or go to the Emergency Room

How can I find find counseling and treatment in San Diego?
Call 211

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Mental Health Help

Who can I call when someone is having a crisis? Call 888-724-7240 24 hours a day

How an I request mental health support from law enforcement? Call 911 and ask for a PERT

Where do I go if there is a mental heath emergency? Call 911 or go to the closest Emergency Department

Where can I find local support groups and resources? Call NAMI San Diego Helpline 619-543-1434