Emergency Help
If you or someone you know needs emergency assistance, stop and call 911 NOW.
If you or someone you know is suicidal, has overdosed, is threatening violence, or is otherwise a threat to the safety of themselves or others, this is an EMERGENCY. Don't hesitate, call 911 even if you are unsure if it is an emergency.
If you need NON-EMERGENCY support and information about any of the topics below, call the hotlines or visit the websites listed.
- Depressed? Worried about a friend?
- 1-800-SUICIDE
- 1-800-273-TALK
- 1-800-784-2433
- 1-800-273-8255
- http://www.hopeline.com/
- Drug or Alcohol Overdose? Worried that you might have overdosed or drank too much? CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
- Have NON-EMERGENCY questions about something you took? Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222.
- Is someone abusing you or someone you know?
- 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
- www.ndvh.org
- Homeless? Need a shelter in the Bay Area? 1-800-774-3583
- Have a drinking problem or a friend who needs help?
- http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
- Bay Area: 24-Hour Hotline (510) 839-8900
- Think you might be pregnant? Worried about HIV or other STDs? Free or low-cost confidential pregnancy testing, birth control, information and counseling.
- Planned Parenthood: 1-800-230-PLAN
- http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
- Thinking about running away? Need a ticket to go back home?
- 1-800-RUNAWAY
- http://www.1800runaway.org





