Bay Area LGBTQ+
Community and Emergency Resources
Resource Information Hubs
| www.211.org | Call 2-1-1 (toll-free) |
| One Degree | Visit website or text any keyword (like “shelter”) to 844-833-1334 |
Community Resource Centers
Many offer support groups and/or therapy, or can refer you to these resources and many others.
| Oakland LGBTQ Community Center | (510) 882-2286 |
| San Francisco LGBTQ Community Center | (415) 865-5555 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (SF) | (415) 703-6150 |
| Pacific Center for Human Growth (Berkeley) | (510) 548-8283 |
| Rainbow Community Center (Concord) | (925) 692-0090 |
| Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center (San Jose) | (408) 293-3040 |
| The LGBTQ Youth Space (San Jose) | (408) 343-7940 |
| RYSE Youth Community Center (Richmond) | (510) 374-3401 |
| Project Q Los Angeles-based community center with some mobile services, serving LGBTQIA+ young people experiencing housing insecurity. | (213) 617-8442 |
Health, Health Care & Substance Use Services
| Dimensions Clinic (SF) Free or low cost medical and mental health care for LGB, queer, trans, & nonbinary people 12-25. | (628) 217-5753 |
| Lyon-Martin Health Services (SF) Free or low cost medical services for women + trans & genderqueer people. | (415) 565-7667 |
| HEPPAC (Oakland/East Bay) Free harm-reduction and other services available by drop-in at Casa Segura and at mobile community outreach sites in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. | (510) 434-0307 |
| St. James Infirmary (SF) Peer-based occupational health and safety clinic for current & former sex workers of all genders and their families. | (415) 554-8494 |
| Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic (SF) | (415) 746-1940 |
| Berkeley Free Clinic | (510) 548-2570 (800) 6-CLINIC |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation For folks from a wide range of communities facing sexual health & substance use-related inequities; free or low-cost services promoting health, wellness, harm reduction & social justice. | Main Office (1035 Market): (415) 487-3000 Strut Wellness (470 Castro): (415) 437-3400 |
| Planned Parenthood | (800) 230-PLAN |
| California HIV/AIDS Hotline | (800) 367-AIDS |
| HIV/AIDS Nightline | (800) 273-2437 |
| HIV/AIDS Textline | (415) 200-2920 |
| Drug Info Line (24-hour hotline) | (415) 362-3400 |
| Poison Control Center | (800) 222-1222 |
| North American Syringe Exchange Program (NASEN) Find harm reduction programs and services in your area. |
General Mental Health Support
| Mental Health Referral Service (24-hour hotline) | (800) 843-7274 |
| Teen to Teen Hotline | (510) 236‑TEEN |
| LGBT National Youth Talkline | (800) 246-7743 |
| LGBT National Hotline | (888) 843-4564 |
| Trans Lifeline (24 hour hotline) Peer support service run by trans people for trans people. | (878) 565-8860 |
| Queer LifeSpace Sliding-scale therapy in SF for LGBTQ people, by LGBTQ people. May be able to recommend resources in other areas. | www.queerlifespace.org (415) 358-2000 ext. 301 |
| Phoenix Jackson, MFT Located in Oakland, Phoenix specializes in topics relevant to queer youth and adults specifically, as well as intersectionality. | PhoenixJacksonTherapy.com (510) 214-6762 |
Suicide & Emotional Crisis
| National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | (800) 273-8255 Text: MYLIFE to 741741 |
| Hopeline Network | 24-hour hotline: (800) SUICIDE (800) 784-2433 |
| Hopeline: San Francisco | (415) 781-0500 |
| Hopeline: Berkeley/Oakland | (510) 849-2212 |
| Hopeline: San Leandro/Hayward/CV | (510) 889-1333 |
| Hopeline: Fremont/Newark/Union City | (510) 794-5211 |
| Hopeline: San Mateo County | (650) 579-0350 |
| Hopeline: Livermore Valley/Pleasanton | (925) 449-5566 |
| Hopeline: Contra Costa County | (800) 833-2900 |
| Hopeline: San Jose/Santa Clara County | (408) 279-3312 |
| Hopeline: Marin County | (415) 499-1100 |
| The Trevor Project Crisis support & suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ folks under 25. | Online chat: thetrevorproject.org Call: (800) 850-8078 Text: START to 678678 |
| National Youth Crisis Hotline | (800) 448-4663 |
| California Youth Crisis Hotline (24-hour) | (800) 843-5200 |
Mental Health & Emergency Psychiatric Services
Call 911 if you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
Sexual Violence, Partner Abuse & Domestic Violence
Legal, Crime & Other Resources
| Victims of Crime Resource Center | English/Spanish/TDD: (800) 842-8467 |
| Anti-Violence Project (AVP) For survivors of all forms of violence and those who support and love them, geared towards LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities. | 24-hr Spanish/English: (221) 714-1141 |
| City of Oakland Community Police Review Agency (CRPA) | Portal for filing a complaint: www.oaklandca.gov/services/make-a-cpra-complaint |
| Cop Watch Links and forms for filing complaints with most Bay Area law enforcement agencies. | berkeleycopwatch.org/complaint-resources |
| National Lawyers Guild | (415) 285-5067 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid Free legal advice, referrals, and services for eligible low-income Bay Area residents (civil matters only; for criminal matters contact your county’s public defender office or bar association). | Advice Line: (800) 551-5554 |
| National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) | Manual for victims of police misconduct: nlg-npap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NPAP-Manual-compact.pdf |