Crisis & Emergency Support
You deserve support that respects your identity, experiences, and safety. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, worried about someone, or need someone to talk to, this page offers crisis lines, warmlines, and support options for Irvine, Orange County, California, and across the United States—including LGBTQIA+ and culturally responsive resources.
Help Send Therapy does not provide emergency services or 24-hour crisis support. Our phone, email, texts, website forms, and social media are not monitored continuously. If you need immediate help, please use the resources below rather than waiting for a response from our team.
Need help right now?
For a mental health crisis or overwhelming emotional distress
Call or text 988 to connect with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the United States. You can reach out for yourself or someone you are concerned about—you do not have to be experiencing suicidal thoughts to seek support.
For Spanish, call and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988. Online chat is also available.
For local crisis support in Irvine & Orange County
Call OC Links at 855-625-4657, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A navigator can help connect you with local mental health services, crisis stabilization, or mobile crisis response.
You can ask about voluntary support and whether a mental health team can respond without police. Availability and the response depend on the situation.
For immediate physical danger or a medical emergency
If someone has taken an overdose, is seriously injured, cannot breathe, is unconscious, or is in immediate physical danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Crisis lines cannot provide emergency medical treatment.
Before you connect: 988 and local crisis services may involve emergency responders in certain circumstances. See “Your safety & choices” below for more information.
Seeking support can feel complicated when you are concerned about how you will be treated. For Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; LGBTQIA+ folx; immigrants; and disabled or neurodivergent people, concerns about discrimination, police violence, detention, or involuntary treatment deserve to be taken seriously.
This page includes crisis lines and peer support options you can contact directly without first calling 911. However, contacting a service other than 911 does not guarantee that police or emergency responders will never become involved. Some services may request emergency intervention or evaluate someone for involuntary hospitalization. We include relevant response-policy information alongside individual resources to help you understand your options.
When connecting with a service, you can ask:
“Can I receive support without sharing my name or address?”
“Under what circumstances would you contact police or emergency services?”
“Can we explore voluntary options together?”
“Is a mental health response without police available?”
You deserve clear information, respectful care, and involvement in decisions about your support. A service’s response will depend on its policies, legal obligations, and the circumstances.
Your safety & choices matter
Crisis Lines, Warmlines & Peer Support
Support can look different depending on what you need. Explore the categories below for local crisis services, someone to talk to, and support that recognizes your identity and lived experience.
Crisis lines help with urgent emotional distress and suicidal thoughts. Warmlines and peer support services offer connection during difficult moments, including before a crisis develops. These services cannot provide emergency medical treatment.
Hours listed below are in Pacific Time, unless the service operates 24/7. Availability may change.
U.S. Crisis Lines
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Description text Support for suicidal thoughts, mental health or substance use crises, emotional distress, or concerns about someone else.
Call or text: 988
Hours: 24/7For Spanish, call and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988. For other languages, including Arabic, call and request an interpreter.
Response policy: Counselors work with you to support safety, but emergency services may be contacted in certain circumstances.
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Description tText-based support for people experiencing emotional distress or a crisis.
Text: HOME to 741741
Hours: 24/7
Languages: English and SpanishResponse policy: Crisis Text Line may request emergency intervention when someone is at imminent risk and cannot stay safe without it.
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LGBTQIA+ Crisis & Peer Support
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Crisis counseling and suicide prevention support for LGBTQ+ young people.
Call: 866-488-7386
Text: START to 678678
Hours: 24/7Response policy: Counselors may contact emergency services or child welfare agencies in specific situations involving imminent suicide or abuse.
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Peer support from trans and nonbinary people for trans and questioning people. You do not need to be in crisis or certain about your gender to call.
Call: 877-565-8860
Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; scheduled closures may apply
Spanish: Press 2Response policy: Trans Lifeline has a policy against nonconsensual emergency rescue. Its published policies also identify exceptions involving credible threats against others and legally required reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect.
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LGBTQIA+ peer support for people of all ages navigating identity, coming out, relationships, discrimination, or other concerns.
Call: 888-843-4564
Hours: Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.Response policy: The provider states that it does not call 911 or rescue services on callers’ behalf, with an exception for a credible threat against someone else.
Irvine & Orange County Crisis Services
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For people in Orange County, including Irvine, who need local mental health support or crisis response.
Call: 855-625-4657
Hours: 24/7Navigators can connect you with local services, mobile crisis response, and crisis stabilization. You can call for yourself or someone you are concerned about.
Response policy: Ask whether a mental health team can respond without police and what voluntary options are available. Police involvement or evaluation for involuntary hospitalization may occur depending on the situation.
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In-person psychiatric crisis support for adults ages 18 and older.
Call: 714-410-3500
Address: 265 S. Anita Drive, Suite 104, Orange, CA 92868
Public walk-in hours: Daily, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.Services include crisis assessment, stabilization, medication evaluation, and referrals. No appointment is required during public walk-in hours. The unit operates 24/7, but public walk-in hours are more limited.
Response policy: This facility can evaluate and involuntarily detain people who meet applicable criteria. Voluntary-only care cannot be guaranteed.
For children, teens, or help outside public walk-in hours, contact OC Links for guidance.
California & Orange County Warmlines
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Free peer support and community resources for Orange County residents experiencing loneliness, stress, mental health concerns, or substance use concerns.
Call: 714-991-6412
Hours: Daily, noon–midnightCallbacks may be delayed. If you need immediate crisis support, use a crisis line rather than waiting for a callback.
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Peer-led emotional support for California residents navigating anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, and other difficult experiences.
Call or text: 855-600-9276
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7 a.m.–11 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m.–10 p.m.The provider describes its approach as non-coercive. Currently published hours do not include weekends; check the website for closures and updates.
Visit the California Warm Line for online chat and current hours
BIPOC & Culturally Responsive Support
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Support centering Black, Indigenous, and other people of color through a Black, LGBTQ+, and Black Femme lens.
Call or text: 800-604-5841
BlackLine offers crisis support and a space to discuss racism, mistreatment, and harmful police or vigilante encounters. Confirm current availability and ask about privacy and response policies when connecting.
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Muslim-informed, culturally sensitive emotional support available to anyone in need.
Call: 866-627-3342
Hours: 24/7Support may be helpful for people navigating Islamophobia, cultural expectations, family conflict, or distress connected to events affecting their communities.
Arab and Muslim identities are distinct. Choose the support that fits your needs, and ask about language availability and emergency-intervention policies when connecting.
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For Mexican, Mexican American, Latino/a/e, and other Spanish-speaking people seeking immediate emotional support.
Call: 988 and press 2
Text: AYUDA to 988
Hours: 24/7Spanish-language access does not guarantee a counselor with the same cultural background. You can ask for culturally responsive support and referrals.
Response policy: As with other 988 services, emergency responders may be contacted in certain circumstances.
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About these resources
You do not need to be a Help Send Therapy client to use these resources.
The services listed are operated independently of HST. Hours, availability, eligibility, costs, privacy practices, and emergency-response policies may change. HST cannot guarantee access to a service or a particular response or outcome.
Help Send Therapy does not provide emergency services or 24-hour crisis support. Our phone, email, texts, website forms, and social media are not monitored continuously. If you need immediate support, use the contacts above rather than waiting for a response from our team.
If you are an existing client, follow the crisis plan developed with your therapist. Do not wait for your next appointment if you need immediate help.
Resources last reviewed: October 11, 2026.