For a psychiatric emergency, you can do the following
- Call 911
- Go to the nearest hospital emergency room for an evaluation
- Call a Crisis Hotline
- You are in crisis, and need immediate support or intervention, call, or go the website of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your confidential and toll-free call goes to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals. If the situation is potentially life-threatening, call 911 or go to a hospital emergency room.
Crisis Helpline Numbers:
The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeLine a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7/365. 1-866-488-7386 or visit: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-TALK (800) 273-8255
National Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hotline: (800) 662-HELP
Orange County Crisis Hotline: (714) 639-4673
Orange County Mental Health Hotline: (714) 834-6900
Warmline through NAMI: (877) 910-WARM or (877) 910-9276 8am – 12pm
NAMI is the National Alliance of Mental Illness
Local hospitals that provide urgent psychiatric care are:
- UCI Medical Neuropsychiatric Center: 101 The City Drive, Orange (714) 456-5801
- Mission Hospital Laguna: 31872 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach (949) 499-7501
- Joseph’s Hospital: 1100 West Stewart Drive, Orange (714) 771-8134
- College Hospital: 301 Victoria St, Costa Mesa (949) 642-2734
- Choc Hospital (Children’s Hospital of Orange County: W La Veta Ave, Orange, (714) 509-9095
Low Cost Mental Health Services:
The Orange County Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has access to low and no-cost resources for patients and families: http://www.namioc.org
