Mental health resources

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Resource Services
2-1-1 Bay Area general information

2-1-1 Bay Area
Phone: 211
Link: Website

2-1-1 Bay Area is the comprehensive information and referral service for San Francisco, San Mateo, Napa, Marin, Santa Clara, and Solano counties. It connects over 37,000 Bay Area callers and texters each year with information about health and human services available to them.
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

San Mateo County Health
225 37th Ave.
San Mateo, CA94403
Phone: 650-573-2222
Link: Website

BHRS provides services for children, youth, families, adults and older adults for the prevention, early intervention, and treatment of mental illness and/or substance use conditions.

Friendly Voices Phone Buddies for Seniors
PO Box 63
Menlo Park, CA 94026-0063
650-395-8017
Link: Website

Know a lonely senior? Phone calls from a compassionate volunteer can make a world of difference. Friendly Voices provides a vital human connection for isolated, homebound seniors age 60+ in California and Hawaii. A weekly phone conversation with a compassionate volunteer matched to your senior from volunteers trained in friendly conversation offer supportive listening and confidentiality. This provides for the safety and comfort of each senior with full transparency for staff or families. 
Opportunity Services Center

LifeMoves
33 Encina Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-853-8672
Link: Website

LifeMoves provides holistic support for families in crisis through family shelters, childcare, education programs and therapeutic services. Individuals can access emergency interim shelter, food, clothing, and intensive case management to rapidly return to stable housing and address the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. LifeMoves offers specialized programs and services to address the specific needs of the Veteran community and community outreach programs include a wide range of field outreach, engagement, and prevention programs to best serve those in need.