SUPPORT + EDUCATION
Resources
To find your local resources go to NAMI Greater Los Angeles County chapters’ pages
NAMI Greater Los Angeles County
NAMI Glendale
NAMI Pomona Valley
NAMI San Fernando Valley
NAMI San Gabriel Valley
NAMI South Bay
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
The website provides resources and information on how to help yourself and someone else in a crisis. You can find a therapist/support group, information on building and using a support network, make a safety plan, and find specific crisis resources for coping during community unrest, emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak, youth, disaster survivors, Native Americans, Veterans, Loss Survivors, LGBTQ+, suicide attempt survivors, deaf and hard of hearing/hearing loss, and Spanish speaking resources.
- Phone Number: 988 (The previous Lifeline phone number — 1-800-273-8255 — will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.)
- English chat option available at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
- Website: https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
- Main Office: 10277 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90067
- Opciones de habla hispana disponibles al 1-888-628-9454 (Spanish speaking options available at 1-888-628-9454)
Access Crisis Hotline
24/7 Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team (MCRRT). Services include deployment of crisis evaluation teams, information and referrals, gatekeeping of acute inpatient psychiatric beds, interpreter services and patient transport. Request Psychiatric Mobile Response team made up of two DMH clinicians; law enforcement will be involved only if requested by clinicians based on danger assessment.
- Phone Number: 800-854-7771 (Press 1 for crisis services)
- Website: https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/disaster-services/access-hotline/
- Main Office: 11080 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
- Opción de habla española disponible (Spanish speaking option available)
211
Connects people with local resources and assistance for crisis and emergency, housing, food, and health.
- Phone Number: 211
- Text your zip code to 898211
- Website: https://www.211.org
- Opción de habla española disponible (Spanish speaking option available)
Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (LA County Dept. of Mental Health)
Local offices operating within the purview of the ACCESS crisis line. DMH clinicians designated per Welfare and Institutions Code 5150/5585 to perform evaluations for involuntary detention of individuals determined to be at risk of harming themselves or others or who are unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter as a result of a mental disorder. As above, the crisis team is two DMH clinicians – law enforcement will be involved only if requested by clinicians based on danger assessment.
- Phone Number: 800-854-7771
- Phone Number: 310-482-3260 (West Side)
- Phone Number: 310-534-1083 (South Bay)
- Phone Number: 661-223-3838 (Antelope Valley)
- Phone Number: 213-351-2813 (Downtown)
- Phone Number: 626-430-2901 (San Gabriel Valley/Pomona)
- Phone Number: 818-832-2410 (San Fernando/Santa Clarita)
- Phone Number: 310-668-5150 (South LA)
- Phone Number: 562-467-0209 (East LA County)
- AOT Program: Full Service Partnership – when an adult does not want to take medication, contact the Department of Mental Health AOT
• Information general line: 213-738-2440
• Deputy Emergency number: 213-738-4924 (Mariam Brown)
• Outreach emergency contact: 213-738-4431 (Linda) - Website: https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/countywide-services/eob/
- Main Office: 11080 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Los Angeles County Websites and Guidance
The resources below are consistently updated.
LGBTQ+
Discover a wealth of support and information tailored to the LGBTQ+ community through NAMI GLAC’s dedicated resource page.
Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Tardive dyskinesia is a real condition where people have movements they can’t control. Tardive dyskinesia symptoms may occur in the face, torso, limbs, or fingers and toes. TD may develop after a few months of taking certain medications to treat bipolar disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. For more information, see here:
Additional Resources from NAMIGLAC.org
Additional Resources from NAMI.org
- Talk About Tardive Dyskinesia Resources for people with TD and Support for Caregivers
- Shared NAMI Stories: Facing Tardive Dyskinesia
- Drug-Induced Movement Disorders resource from the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists