Fresno, California
If you're hurting — from mental illness, trauma, crime, or loss — this page exists so you don't have to search for where to turn. Every number below is a real Fresno-area or national service, checked against its official source.
If you need help right now
911
If you or someone else is in immediate danger — don't wait, call 911.
988
Call or text · 24/7 · Free & confidential
Trained crisis counselors for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis — you do not need to be suicidal to call.
Text HOME to 741741
If talking on the phone is too much, text and a trained volunteer will answer.
(559) 600-6000
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Fresno County's mobile team for mental health and substance-use crises — an alternative to police for many situations.
Crisis lines are for emergencies. These are for the longer road.
The county's front door to mental-health and substance-use services — assessment, referral, and connection to care for Fresno County residents.
Run by Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health.
A 'warm line' — free, confidential emotional support from trained peers for Californians who need someone to talk to before things become a crisis.
State of California program, listed by Fresno County as a local resource.
Office line — call or text (not a crisis line)
Peer and family support groups, education classes, and navigation help for people living with mental illness and their families.
Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. National NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264, text 'NAMI' to 62640.
Nonprofit behavioral-health provider serving Fresno with counseling and crisis-stabilization services; call the county access line (1-800-654-3937) to be connected.
Kings View staffs part of Fresno's crisis response alongside the county.
Real services in Fresno County for people hurt by crime — including help that isn't therapy.
Weekdays, business hours
Victim advocates, court accompaniment, crisis help, and assistance applying for victim compensation.
Run by Fresno County Probation — Crime Victim Services.
Help for victims and witnesses navigating the criminal court process.
2100 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721.
Grief support in Fresno for people who have lost someone.
Peer-led grief support for people who have lost a loved one to suicide — serving Fresno since 1985, now a program of Hinds Hospice's Center for Grief & Healing.
Call Hinds' Center for Grief & Healing for the current group schedule and registration.
Drop-in and registered grief support groups for all kinds of loss; Fresno SOSL questions can also go to Hinds directly.
Hinds Hospice / Hinds LifeCare, Fresno.
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