Suicide & Crisis Hotline
(408) 279-3312 (Central County)
(650) 494-8420 (North County)
(408) 683-2482 (South County)
Every life counts, including Yours!

Santa Clara County Resources and weblinks

Survivors of Suicide Services

Mental Health Urgent Care is located at 871 Enborg Court, in the southeast corner of the same building that houses Emergency Psychiatric Services (EPS). (408) 225-7855.  Mental Health Urgent Care is a walk-in outpatient clinic, providing screening, assessment, crisis intervention, referral and short-term treatment (up to 60 days) to voluntary mentally ill.

Youth and Young Adults Resources

ReachOut.com, The Inspire USA Foundation proudly introduces reachout.com a website for teens and young adults who are going through a tough time. Reach Out contains all kinds of information about the issues faced by 16-24 year olds and real stories about how others have made it through those tough times. Fact sheets, blogs, info on how to help a friend, interactive comments, audio, video, written stories and more are all a part of what you can find on Reach Out. Check it out and let Reach Out hear what you think! www.ReachOut.com

Onyourmind.net (for residents of the Bay Area, CA) This local, live chat room is available Monday-Thursday 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. during the school year. It provides a safe and anonymous place for teens to get information and support from other teens. You can talk about anything that’s on your mind, including relationships, school, depression, stress, suicide, friends, parents, cutting, identity, and health. You can also submit a question to be answered on the Q&A page, or connect to resources for additional information and support. www.onyourmind.net/

24 hour Youth Crisis and Teen Health hotline 1-888-247-7717 

National/ State Resources/ weblinks

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. Please click on the link provided to learn more: http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=F2F25092-7E90-9BD4-C4658F1D2B5D19A0

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center: The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies, and to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Please click on the link provided to learn more: http://www.sprc.org

Young and Young Adults Resources

Connected Youth: Teen Health and resources- a dynamic site offering safe and accurate resources for teens to get answers to your questions. Links are provided for the following subjects: Teen physical health, teen Mental Health, Teen Substance Use and Abuse, Body Image and Eating Disorders, Sexuality and STDs, Nutrition, Especially for Girls, Especially for Guys, Violence and Violence Prevention, and more! Find out what you need to know at http://www.connectedyouth.org/resources/index.cfm?resource=health#ment   

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: “The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy or NSSP) is designed to be a catalyst for social change with the power to transform attitudes, policies, and services. Representing the combined work of advocates, clinicians, researchers and survivors, the National Strategy lays out a framework for action and guides development of an array of services and programs yet to be set in motion. It strives to promote and provide direction to efforts to modify the social infrastructure in ways that will affect the most basic attitudes about suicide and its prevention, and that will also change judicial, educational, and health care systems. To view the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, please click on this link: http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA01-3517/SMA01-3517.pdf

The California Department of Mental Health has a dedicated Office of Suicide Prevention. The website is where you can find the California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention as well as links to several other resources, reports, statistics and news and updates. Click on the link provided to access learn more:
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/PEIStatewideProjects/SuicidePrevention.asp

The State of Oregon has completed its own targeted Suicide Prevention Plan aimed at reducing the number of youths who die by suicide. This plan identifies15 strategies that emphasize three key prevention approaches: community education, integration of systems serving high risk youth, and access to full range of health care that includes mental health and alcohol and drug treatment services. Click on the link provided to access learn more about Oregon's Youth Suicide Prevention Plan: A Call to Action: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ipe/ysp/2000plan/index.shtml