If you or someone you care about is in a crisis, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 to talk with a caring, trained counselor. It is free, confidential, and available 24/7.  The Lifeline is also available in Spanish at (888) 628-9454, through TTY (dial 711 then (800) 273-8255) or via online chat.

Additional resources for you to get help now:

• LACDMH Help Line
  Crisis and emotional wellness resources
  (800) 854-7771
• “I’m having thoughts of suicide” (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
  Crisis mental health services
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  Effective prevention resources and programs
• LA County Suicide Prevention Network
  Mental health professionals, advocates, survivors, researchers and representatives

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) supports the wellbeing of our County residents and communities.  LACDMH’s Help Line is available 24/7 to provide mental health support, resources and referrals at (800) 854-7771.

If you or a loved one is in need of Emergency Housing or Shelter, please click on the link below for a list of various options.

“Covenant House California is dedicated to serving all God’s children, with absolute respect and unconditional love, to help youth experiencing homelessness, and to protect and safeguard all youth in need.”

Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter's are committed to providing safety, shelter and hope to victims of domestic violence.

Official State of California CalFresh partner.

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For cash assistance and benefits for low-income individuals click on the link below.

Adult Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs are designed for adults ages 26-59 who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness and would benefit from an intensive service program. The foundation of Full Service Partnerships is doing “whatever it takes” to help individuals on their path to recovery and wellness. Full Service Partnerships embrace client driven services and supports with each client choosing services based on individual needs. Unique to FSP programs are a low staff to client ratio, a 24/7 crisis availability and a team approach that is a partnership between mental health staff and consumers.

Adult FSP programs assist with housing, employment and education in addition to providing mental health services and integrated treatment for individuals who have a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder. Services can be provided to individuals in their homes, the community and other locations. Peer and caregiver support groups are available. Embedded in Full Service Partnerships is a commitment to deliver services in ways that are culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate. Adult Full Service Partnership programs will provide services to 2,611 individuals.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and their families who are 0 to 15 years old experiencing mental health challenges by providing a wide range of client-centered, family-focused services. Our goals are to:

• Provide quality, strength based mental health services to children
• Help children achieve success at school and in the community
• Strengthen and empower family relationships by fostering hope, wellness and resiliency

Children and families may access mental health services through a network of County-operated and contracted agencies providing services in the Antelope Valley, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Metro Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Central Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles and Long Beach/South Bay areas.

Children’s programs include:

• Child Welfare Division
• Family and Community Partnerships
• First 5 LA Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Children’s FSP
• Therapeutic Behavioral Services
• AB 1299
  • Single Point of Contact for Los Angeles County:
    AB 1299 notifications to be sent to outofcounty@dmh.lacounty.gov
  • AB 1299
  • All County Letter (ACL), Mental health and Substance Use Disorder Service (MHSUDS) Information Notice
  • AB 1299 Overview
  • OOC SAR Contacts

Transition Age Youth (TAY) programs provide an array of mental health and supportive services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) and Severe and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) youth ages 16-25. TAY programs focus on a number of priority populations to receive these services, along with a specific emphasis on outreaching and engaging TAY who are currently unserved and underserved.

These priority populations include the following:

• TAY struggling with substance abuse disorders
• TAY who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness
• TAY aging out of the children’s mental health, child welfare, or juvenile justice systems
• TAY leaving long-term institutional care
• TAY experiencing their first episode of major mental illness

TAY Programs

• Full-Service Partnerships (FSP)
• Recovery, Resilience & Reintegration (RRR) Services
• Probation Camp Services 
• Juvenile Justice Transitional Outpatient Treatment Services (JJ-TOTS)
• TAY Drop-In Centers 
• Enhanced Emergency Shelters for TAY (EESP)
• TAY System Navigators 
• Juvenile Justice Transition Aftercare Services (JJTAS)

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth (CSECY)

• Training and Resources