Here are multiple resources available to a diverse population, and whether or not you live in the central coast of California, these resources could help your friends and family or their friends and family. Please consider sharing this post to possibly help save a life, or help someone gain back control of theirs. Some numbers or facilities may be repeated to fit in another category!
You May Also Be Interested In: 52 Mental Health Journal Prompts for Depression
If you or anyone you know lives on the central coast of California and is in a mental health crisis, needs mental health resources, or is thinking of suicide, please call the SLO Hotline at 800.783.0607.
Police/Sheriff's Dispatch (Non-emergency)
SLOPD 805.781.7317
AGPD 805.473.5100
GBPD 805.473.4511
PBPD 805.773.2208
PRPD 805.237.6464
MBPD 805.772.6225
ATPD 805.461.5051
Cal Poly 805.756.2281
Sheriff's Dispatch 805.781.4550 (press 3)
If you are in an emergency, please call 911.
Support Hotlines
AIDS Hotline 1.800.922.2437 (English & Spanish), Mon. - Fri. 9am-5pm, Tues. 9am-9pm. www.aidshotline.org
Breastfeeding Hotlines: Breastfeeding Warmline 805.541.BABY & 24 hours 805.541.2229;
La Leche League 805.242.2294 www.lllofslo.org
Human Service Information 2-1-1, or www.211.org; California 877.355.2604 www.211california.org
Poison Control 1.800.876.4766
Teen Line 1.800.852.8336 (1.800.TLC.TEEN)
Hotlines for 24-hour Crisis and Suicide Prevention:
National 1.800.784.2433 www.hopeline.com OR 1.800.273.TALK, www.suicidology.org
Bakersfield/Kern County 1.800.991.5272 (County Mental Health)
Monterey/San Benito/Santa Cruz 1.877.663.5433 (Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast)
NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness:
Contact: SLO Chapter 805.594.1056
Family to Family Education Class: John, 805.550.3889
Recorded Info on SLO Meetings 805.546.4040
GALA (The gay and lesbian alliance of the central coast) 805.541.4252
GLBT National Hotline 1.888.843.4564; Youth Talkline 1.800.246.PRIDE (7743)
Tranz Central Coast (TCC) 805.242.3821
The Trevor Project 1.866.488.7386; www.thetrevorproject.com
Veterans Caregiver Support Line 1.855.260.3274
SLO Vet Center 805.782.9101; 1070 Southwood Dr.
Veterans Affairs Santa Barbara Community-Based Outpatient Clinic 4440 Calle Real 805.683.1491
Medical Information
Emergency Contraception 1.888.668.2528, or local pharmacy
Hospitals:
Arroyo Grande 805.489.4261; 345 Halcyon Rd.
SLO French 805.543.5353; 1911 Johnson Ave
SLO Sierra Vista 805.546.7600; 1010 Murray Ave
North SLO County Twin Cities 805.434.2300
Santa Maria Marian 805.739.3000
Twin Cities 805.434.2300; 1100 Las Tablas Rd. Templeton
Medi-Cal; CenCal Health 1.800.421.2560
Mental Health:
1.800.838.1381 (24- hours)
SLO 805.781.4700
Psychiatric Hospital (PHF) 805.781.4711
North SLO County 805.461.6060
South SLO County 805.473.7060
Santa Barbara County/Santa Maria (24- hour crisis) 1.888.868.1649
Drug and Alcohol Services:
San Luis Obispo Center 805.781.4275; 2180 Johnson Ave.
Grover Beach Center 805.473.7080; 1523 Longbranch
Prevention and Outreach (Youths and Adults) 805.781.4754; 277 South St. Ste. T, SLO
Atascadero Center 805.461.6080; 3556 El Camino Real
Paso Robles Center 805.226.3200; 1763 Ramada Dr.
Alcoholics Anonymous 805.466.8175 (Atascadero); 805.927.0347 (Cambria); 805.541.3211 (SLO)
Cottage Outpatient Center 805.541.9113
Narcotics Anonymous 805.549.7730/800.549.7730
Wellness Centers*:
Meghan Madsen 805.540.6577 (SLO County)
*some services require County Mental Health referral
Arroyo Grande, Safe Haven 805.489.9659
Atascadero, Life House 805.464.0512
SLO, Hope House 805.541.681
Protective Services/Abuse
Adult Protective Services Mon. - Fri. 8am-5pm 805.781.1790; after-hours: 844.729.8011
Child Welfare Protective Services 805.781.1700, 1.800.834.3002, 24-hour emergency: 805.781.5437(KIDS)
Domestic Violence Shelters and Counseling:
Santa Maria 805.925.2160
Lompoc 805.736.0965
Santa Barbara 805.964.5245
Santa Ynez 805.686.4390
Bakersfield 661.327.1091/1.800.273.7713
Fresno 1.800.640.0333
Salinas 831.422.2201
National 1.800.799.7233 www.ndvh.org
Domestic Violence Shelters and Counseling (SLO county):
North County: Crisis 1.855.886.7473; www.RISEslo.org (sexual assault); Office 805.226.5400 M-Thurs. 8am-5pm F 8am-4pm
SLO & South County: Crisis 805.781.6400 (24 hours); Office 805.781.6401 M-F 8:30am-5pm
Homeless Support
SLO:
Maxine Lewis Memorial Shelter M-F 8am-5pm, Office 805.781.3993; 736 Orcutt Rd.
Messages for clients of staff 805.546.0776
Case management 805.541.6351 (SLO) or 805.473.8210 (South County)
Atascadero:
El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) and Shelter 805.462.3663
CAP-SLO Hotline 805.549.6899
Santa Maria:
Good Samaritan 805.347.3338
Prado Day Center: 43 Prado Rd. SLO 805.786.0617
5 Cities Homeless Coalition 805.574.1638
Transportation: Info 5-1-1 Ride-on: 805.541.8747
TMHA Homeless Outreach 805.548.2644
Counseling
Cal Poly Community Counseling 805.756.1532
Community Counseling Center 805.543.7969
Cal Poly Student Counseling 805.756.2511
Cuesta College Student Counseling 805.546.3171 or North County 805.591.6200 ext. 4207
Friends for Survival (Help after a suicide death) 916.392.0664 www.friendsforsurvival.org
Gambler's Anonymous 855.222.5542
Office of Problem Gambling 916.327.8611 www.problemgambling.ca.gov; Hotline 800.426.2537; Text SUPPORT to 53342
RISE Support Groups:
Survivor's Support Group Monday's 9-10:30am at SLO Office
Healthy Relationship Support Group Tuesdays 12-1:30pm at Paso Robles Office 805.226.5400
Support Groups Central (web-based peer support) 888.799.0907
I want to thank everyone who has read this page, shown it to someone else, or shared it with their friends and family on social media. This information is very important and not widely known, so anything really does help.
If you ever need to talk to someone who isn't with a group and you just need some support, help, a listening ear, etc. you can always contact me through my site, my Instagram, or my Facebook page. If you're in a crisis or emergency however, please call the appropriate number above.
#suicideprevention #mentalhealthresources #suicidehotlinenumber
