Community Resources
Support Hotlines
THRIVE Lifeline: text “THRIVE” to +1.313.662.8209 from anywhere. 24/7 text-based support for mental health and/or identity, by and for marginalized individuals.
Trans Lifeline: call 877.565.8860 in US (CA: 877.330.6366), Mon-Fri 10a-6p PT. Peer support and crisis hotline for the trans community.
Call BlackLine: call or text 1.800.604.5841 in US, Mon-Fri 6a-8p, Sat-Sun 5p-9p PT. 24/7 crisis support with a Black, LGBTQ+, and Black Femme lens, plus a confidential avenue to report negative and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes.
LGBT National Hotline: call 888.843.4564 in the US; Mon-Fri 1p-9p PT, Sat 9a-2p PT. Confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues.
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: call 888.407.4515 in the US, open 4-6p PT Mon – Thurs, and 4-7p PT Fri – Sun. Share lived experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, etc.
Immigration Resources
East Bay Sanctuary: https://eastbaysanctuary.org
Contra Costa Residents: https://standtogethercontracosta.org/about/our-program/
National Lawyers Guild: https://www.nlg.org/know-your-rights/
Judicial Warrants Fact Sheet: https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Warrant-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Find a local attorney: https://nipnlg.org/work/find-attorney
Informational Websites
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): mental health education, advocacy, resources, support groups, and more.
1in6: support and information for male survivors of sexual abuse and assault.
BPDFamily: support group with educational resources, advice forum, and more for family members of people with Borderline Personality Disorder and other personality and impulse disorders.
Mental Health Screening: information about diagnoses and supportive tools like an AI tool for how to work with challenging thoughts.
Addiction Support
Note that there may also be community-specific (BIPOC, LGBTQ) addiction recovery groups in your area.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): 12-step program for alcoholism recovery.
Marijuana Anonymous (MA): 12-step program for marijuana addiction.
Al-Anon: 12-step program for family members of alcoholics.
SMART Recovery: Secular recovery program for addiction recovery.
Peer Counseling (Bay Area)
Berkeley Free Clinic: Offers free, confidential peer counseling for individuals.
Independent Living Resources: Provides peer counseling and support for individuals with disabilities.
CUAV: Offers advocacy-based peer counseling for LGBTQ individuals dealing with violence or abuse.
Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF): Provides peer counseling to support mental health journeys.
Contra Costa Health: Offers Senior Peer Counseling for individuals 55 and older.
The Bridge Peer Counseling Center at Stanford: Provides peer counseling to the Stanford community.
RAMS Inc.: Offers peer counseling, outreach, and education.
Peninsula Family Service: Provides peer counseling for adults 55+ in San Mateo County.