Here are a variety of Community Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services

Faculty/staff are happy to walk you to any campus centers to get help or make contact on your behalf. Please reach out to a trusted ally for help.

Immediate Help

In an emergency call 911

911 can dispatch the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team

National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call 1-800-273-8255 (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)

Dial 988 from any phone (https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/)

Mobile Crisis Response Team

Teams of clinicians, case managers, and peers provide in-person, voluntary assistance to the County of San Diego.Dial 988 or visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/mcrt.html

San Diego Access and Crisis Line

Call 888-724-7240 or visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs/ACL.html)

SDSU’s Counseling & Psychological Services

Call 619-594-5220
Walk into Calpulli 4401
Talk with a therapist link: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/cps/talk-with-a-therapist
Visit the Center for Well Being: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/cps/our-services-and-programs/center-for-well-being

Note: many have experienced issues with counselors in Calpulli being too booked. Please don’t let this dissuade you from help. You can get a referral through your insurance or using any of these other provided resources.

Local Community and Referral Services

For non-emergency community services, resources, and referrals.

Dial 211 from any phone or go to https://www.helplinecenter.org/2-1-1/

San Diego County Human Health Services

Mental health resources (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs.html)

General info (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html)

Resources for Loss Survivors

https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone

SDSU Ombudsman

Supports students in addressing and resolving concerns or issues that may arise within the University.

https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-ombudsman

Substance Abuse Recovery

Start Your Recovery

A website that brings together experts in substance use disorder treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions. They have developed a comprehensive directory of support resources in San Diego, California. Here, you can:

Find local treatment options vetted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Filter to find personalized support options
Find support groups and other important non-clinical resources

https://startyourrecovery.org/treatment/rehab-centers/california/san-diego

Resources for Supporting Health

SDSU Student Health Services

https://sa.sdsu.edu/student-health-services:

Graduate Student Health Insurance https://grad.sdsu.edu/current_grad_students/gship
General resources: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/health-promotion/healthier-you

San Diego Health and Human Services

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html

Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Lactation

Sexual Misconduct Response and Prevention

Immediate help

In an emergency: call 911

SDSU Resources

https://titleix.sdsu.edu/

San Diego Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline

888-385-4657 (https://www.ccssd.org/24-7-crisis-hotline)

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/ems/sexual_assault_response_team.html

Economic Crisis Response

General Resources

Economic Crisis Response Team

ECRT can help students with food, housing, financial, technological, and transportation assistance. An ECRT coordinator will reach out within 72h after a student requests assistance at https://sacd.sdsu.edu/ecrt

More basic needs through ECRT here: http://bit.ly/sdsuresourcehelp

Additional resources: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/ecrt/resources