Comprehensive Mental Health Care Service Phone Guide
(San Diego County)
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24-Hour Crisis Response

Access and Crisis Line - 24-Hour County Suicide Hotline
24 hours/7 days - Consultation and suicide intervention by phone
(800) 479-3339

Emergency Screening Unit (for Children and Adolescents)
24 hours/7 days - Emergency psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, telephone crisis intervention and referral/hospitalization
(619) 421-6900

Heindorn Lifeline Crisis and Suicide Hotline
24 hours/7 days - Suicide assessment, information and referral, counseling and support; serving all members of the gay men's and lesbian community

Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT)
Hours - Call the local law enforcement agency - Specially trained police and sheriff personnel and licensed mental health counselors
Referrals through local law enforcement agencies or 911)

Hospitals with Emergency Psychiatric Facilities:

Bayview Hospital, Chula Vista
(619) 426-6310

Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa
(619) 465-0711

Mercy Hospital, San Diego
(619) 260-7000

Palomar Medical Center, Escondido
(760) 739-3300

Pomerado Hospital, Poway
(858) 613-4000

Paradise Valley Hospital, National City
(619) 470-4141

Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego
(800) 82SHARP

Tri-City Hospital, Oceanside
(760) 724-8411

UCSD Medical Center, San Diego
(619) 543-6400

Pomerado Hospital, Poway
(858) 613-4000

Veteran's Administration Hospital, La Jolla
(858) 552-8585 x 3386

Villa View Hospital, San Diego
(619) 582-3516

Additional Resources:

The Help Connection (A Roadmap for Mental Health Services)
http://www.sdchip.org/helpConnection/intro.html (In English) http://www.sdchip.org/helpConnection/spanish/certificado.html (In Spanish)

NAMI San Diego (San Diego's Voice on Mental Illness)
http://www.namisandiego.org

San Diego City Kids (Comprehensive Local Youth Resource Listings)
http://www.child.net/sdkids.htm

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