Mental Health
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Confucius
Emergency Resources
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
800-273-8255
NSP Online Chat 24/7
Textline: Text “Home” to 741741
SF Suicide Prevention Hotline
415-781-0500 24/7
SF Mental Health Warm Line
855-845-7415 SF Warmline Peer-led support; 24/7
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
NDV Online Chat 24/7
Alcoholics Anonymous of SF
800-830-1686
AA of SF
Narcotics Anonymous of SF
415-621-8600
NA of SF
Crisis Resources
Disaster Distress Helpline
800-985-5990;
Textline: Text “TalkWithUs” to 667446
Comprehensive Crisis Services Crisis Lines
Adults (18+) 415-970-4000
Children (18-) 415-970-3800
Home visits available
San Francisco General Psychiatric
628-206-8125
SF Gen Psychiatric Emergencies
Emergency Services Open 24/7
Behavioral Health Access Center
415-255-3737
Information & Referral Services Open 24/7
Hotlines For Specific Emergencies
For emergencies including, but not limited to: domestic violence, transgender violence, sexual assault, eating disorders, substance abuse, and addiction, see UCSF Psychiatry Crisis Help Center
Mental Health Web Resources
Kindness and Hope
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"Project Covid-19" – A project to build community and hope through stories by UCSF post-doc Nouf Al-Rashid
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"Compassion in Action: 15 Easy Ways to Spread Kindness" by Sara Schairer on chopra.com
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"11 Simple Ways to Care for Each Other during the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic" by Nick Young at greenpeace.com
Social Connectedness
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"Seven Free Apps to Help You Stay Connected during Coronavirus" by Wendy Bowman at howstuffworks.com
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"Staying Socially Connected during Covid-19" by Lauren Pierce from San Diego State University Extension
Pets and Pet Care
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"Dogs Can Ease Your Self-Quarantine Stress" by Futurity at GovExec.com
Working from Home
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"9 Tips to be Productive When Working at Home during Covid-19" by Bryan Robinson from Forbes
Anxiety and Panic
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"Coping with Coronavirus: An Upside of Anxiety, the Curse of Panic" by Elissa Eppel, Professor of Psychiatry and Stress at UCSF in SF Chronicle
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"A Simple Exercise to Help Stay Calm in the Face of Coronavirus Uncertainty" by Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychiatry at UPenn
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"Video Strategies to Relieve Acute Stress" from UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry
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"Tapping with Self-Compassion" – YouTube Video from UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry
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"Cognitive Restructuring to Reduce Anxiety" – YouTube Video from UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry
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"Somatic Experiencing Meditation" – YouTube Video from UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry
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"Physical and Mental Grounding (Using Touch)" – YouTube Video from UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry
Grief and Moral Distress
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"That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief" by Scott Berinato in the Harvard Business Review
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"Working with Moral Distress and Moral Residue" – YouTube video from Upaya Zen Center