Hotlines
Hotlines
Emergency Services
If you or your loved one is having a psychiatric emergency, you have several options:
- You can call 911
- You can call one of the Psychiatric Emergency Teams or Crisis Hotlines listed below
- Or, you can walk into any hospital emergency room and ask to be evaluated by a clinician
Crisis/Hotline Numbers:
Befrienders Worldwide: www.befrienders.org
Covenant House Nineline Hotline: 800-999-9999
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline: 800-448-3000
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-TALK/(800)273-8255
National Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hotline: (800) 662-HELP
National Runaway Switchboard: 800-RUNAWAY
Orange County Crisis Hotline: (714) 639-4673
Orange County Mental Health Hotline: (714) 834-6900
Self-abuse Finally Ends (SAFE): 800-DONTCUT (366-8288)
If you are in crisis,
call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
There are also local area hospitals that can provide urgent psychiatric evaluations in the Emergency Room and have inpatient psychiatric facilities:
UCI Medical Neuropsychiatric Center: 101 The City Drive, Orange (714) 456-5801
South Coast Medical Center: 31872 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach (949) 499-7501
Joseph’s Hospital: 1100 West Stewart Drive, Orange (714) 771-8134
Newport Bay Hospital: 1501 East 16th Street, Newport Beach, (949) 650-9750
College Hospital: 301 Victoria St, Costa Mesa (949) 642-2734
West Anaheim Medical Center: 3033 West Orange Ave. Anaheim, (714) 229-5750
Western Med Center Anaheim: 1025 South Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, (714) 533-6220
Western Med Center Santa Ana: 1001 North Tustin Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 835-3555
Evaluation and Treatment Services: 1030 West Warner Ave, Santa Ana (714) 834-6913
County and Other Low Cost Mental Health Resources
Please see http://www.ochealthinfo.com/behavioral/amhs/ for additional information on County Resources.
Additionally, the Orange County Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has access to low and no-cost resources for patients and families: http://www.namioc.org/ (click on Services, and scroll down for info for Patients and/or Families).