Crisis & Emergency Resources

Crisis Services

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or are in immediate need of support, please be aware this practice does not provide crisis intervention services, immediate, after-hours, or emergency care. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the San Diego Access and Crisis Line at 988 or 1-888-724-7240. Confidential and free of charge, the San Diego Access and Crisis Line serves as the local crisis call center and is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The San Diego Access and Crisis Line offers crisis support and helps facilitate connections to behavioral health resources including:

Suicide prevention and crisis intervention

Mobile crisis response services

Alcohol and substance use referrals

Mental health referrals

Community resources

Other supportive services

Calls are answered by experienced counselors who provide immediate help for the support you need. Language interpreter services enable the ACL to assist in over 200 languages within seconds. Live chat is also available Monday through Friday, 4pm-10pm, through the ACL website or up2sd.org. The ACL is part of the national 988 network of crisis call centers. Those living in or visiting San Diego County can call the ACL at 1-888-724-7240, or 9-8-8, for support and help navigating services and connections to services.