Hotlines
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- 24/7/365 crisis line and suicide prevention
- Central Coast Hotline: 1-800-783-0607
- 24/7/365 crisis line and information on local resources
- SLO County Behavioral Health Access Line:1-800-838-1381
- Community resource for mental health and drug and alcohol services
- SLO Crisis Stabilization Unit: 805-788-2507
- An alternative to a 72 hour psychiatric hold.
- Trevor Project Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7386
- Information and support for young people in the LGBTQIA+ community
- WarmLine: 1-855-600-WARM
- Peer lead non-emergency line for emotional support
Counseling Services and Support Groups
- Hospice SLO: https://hospiceslo.org/ or Call 805-544-2266
- Individual counseling and support groups for those experiencing grief
- Lumina Alliance: https://luminaalliance.org/ or Call 805-545-8888
- Crisis services, individual counseling and support groups for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence
- Community Counseling Center: https://www.cccslo.org/ Or Call 805-543-7969
- Short term, sliding scale individual, couple and family counseling
- SLO Counseling Service at Cal Poly: https://psycd.calpoly.edu/community-programs/counseling-clinic or Call 805-756-1532
- Open to students as well as community members. Counseling provided by graduate students in the MFT program supervised by licensed clinicians. Sliding scale range from $3-15.
Mental Health Resources
- Transitions Mental Health Association (TMHA): https://www.t-mha.org/ or Call 805-540-6500
- Mental Health support for those who experience mental health symptoms and their families
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): http://www.namislo.org
- Provides mental health education and advocacy. Classes and support groups for family members of those who experience mental health symptoms
Substance Use Recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org/find-aa
- Narcotics Anonymous: https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/
- White Bison Wellbriety: https://whitebison.org/medicine-wheel-and-12-steps/
- Dharma Recovery: https://recoverydharma.online
- Al Anon: https://al-anoncacentralcoast.org/
- Alateen: https://al-anon.org/newcomers/teen-corner-alateen/
- Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families: https://adultchildren.org/meeting-search/
- Codependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/meeting/slo-coda/
- Nar-Anon/Narateen: https://www.nar-anon.org/
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
- Postpartum Support International Warm Line: 1-800-944-4773
- Volunteers will return calls to offer support and encouragement
- Parent Connection of SLO County: 805-543-3700
- Provides parenting support and resources
- Pregnancy & Parenting Support: 805-541-3367
- Parenting support and resources
LGBTQIA+ Resources
- Gala Pride and Diversity Center: https://galacc.org/ or Call 805-541-4252
- Resources and support for members of the community
- Tranz Central Coast: https://www.tranzcentralcoast.org/ or Call 805-242-3821
- Resources for transgender and gender diverse individuals. Lists of affirming mental and physical healthcare providers.
Housing Resources
- HASLO, Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo: https://www.haslo.org/ or Call 805-543-4478
- Provide affordable housing and manage the Section 8 program
- People’s Self Help Housing: https://www.pshhc.org/ or Call 805-781-3088
- Management of rental housing/home ownership for low to moderate income
- 40 Prado: https://capslo.org/40-prado/ or Call 805-544-4004
- Services for unhoused people
College Students
- Cal Poly Counseling Services: 805-756-2511
- Counseling services, referrals, and workshops for students
- Cuesta College Mental Health Services: 805-546-3171
- Counseling services, referrals, and workshops for students
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