RESOURCES FOR TEENS
Crisis Lines
Teen Crisis Line
Covenant House is the largest privately-funded childcare agency in the
United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth.
In addition to food, shelter, clothing and crisis care, Covenant House
provides a variety of services to homeless youth including health care,
education, vocational preparation, drug abuse treatment and prevention
programs, legal services, recreation, mother/child programs, transitional
living programs, street outreach and aftercare. Their crisis line offers
referrals for a variety of situations.
website: www.covenanthouse.org
phone: 800-999-9999
YouthLine
Telephone hotline and online databases provide information about youth
programs and services in the Bay Area. Their service covers San Francisco,
Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
website: www.youthline.org
phone: 888-977-3399 (4-10pm)
Crisis Support Services
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County offers 24-hour telephone service
support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of crisis.
We work to prevent suicide and offer hope and caring during times of hopelessness.
phone: 1-800-309-2131 (24hrs)
The Suicide Hotline
The Suicide Hotline specializes in suicide prevention, crisis intervention,
hotlines - crisis or suicide, community crisis center, county mental health
center, hospital mental health clinic. Call for over the phone counseling
phone: 1-800-SUICIDE
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Counseling
R.A.P. Project
The R.A.P. Project offers support for youth and free individual
counseling for teens. All services are confidential.
phone: 510-208-0255
La Clínica de la Raza
Offers support groups for girls and boys, free individual counseling for
teens, medical advice, OB/GYN services for girls under 21 years, and HIV
testing. All services are confidential.
website: www.laclinica.org
phone: 510-535-4000 or 510-535-4230
Circle of Care
Individual counseling for teens – fee is on a sliding scale. Services
available for children and families dealing with life-threatening illness
and loss.
website: www.ebac.org
phone: 510-531-7551
Scotlan Center
Girl Power support group where teen girls talk about everything. Family
case management services also available.
phone: 510-832-4544
Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County (SMAAC) Youth Center
Support groups for queer youth (male, female, and transgender), HIV testing,
poetry workshops, dance classes, social movie nights.
phone: 510-834-9578
National Runaway Switchboard
The National Runaway Switchboard helps keep America’s runaway and
at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
phone: 1-800-621-4000
Bay Area Women against Rape
BAWAR provides free in-person counseling to survivors of sexual assault
and their families. Also offers accompaniment to police, court and hospital,
a 24-hour hotline, support groups, and community education
Phone Number: 510-430-1298
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