Mental Health Contact Information
Please Note: SCPS does not make referrals. If you are looking for a psychiatrist and have MediCal (MediCaid), you may call 1-800-854-7771.
There are a number of other referral options: You may try calling your primary physician, or your insurance provider. You may also check the internet, including WebMD. SCPS has not independently investigated any of these services. SCPS is not in a position to recommend or vouch for any referral service.
Hotlines / Referrals
| Alliance for the Mentally Ill (all counties) | (800) 854-7771 |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | (202) 966-7300 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law | (860) 242-5450 |
| American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | (847) 229-6500 |
| American Medical Association | (312) 464-5000 |
| American Psychiatric Association | (888) 357-7924 |
| American Psychoanalytic Association | (212) 752-0450 |
| Business Consumer Alliance | (714) 985-8922 |
| California Alliance for the Mentally Ill | (916) 567-0163 |
| California Child Protective Services | (916) 875-5437 |
| California Department of Managed Healthcare | (800) 400-0815 |
| CME Accreditation | (415) 882-5182 |
| Consumer Affairs Department (State of CA) | (800) 952-5210 |
| Department of Community and Senior Citizens Services | (213) 738-4004 |
| Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (ICP) | (310) 207-8441 |
| Law Enforcement/Paramedics | 911 |
| Los Angeles County Medical Association | (213) 683-9900 |
| New Center for Psychoanalysis | (310) 478-6541 |
| Managed Care Helpline | (800) 343-4671 |
| Medi-Cal Field Office | (213) 897-0745 |
| Medi-Cal Linkage Agency (L.A. County) | (800) 854-7771 |
| Medicare Questions (Dept/Hlth Care Srvcs) | (916) 445-4171 |
| Medicare Questions (APA Hotline) | (800) 343-4671 |
| Mental Health Association, Orange County | (714) 547-7559 |
| National Institute of Mental Health | (301) 443-4533 |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | (800) 950-NAMI |
| Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | (516) 829-0091 |
| Orange County Health Care Agency | (714) 834-4722 |
| Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug & Health Care Srvcs | (805) 681-5220 |
Self-Help Groups
| Adult Children of Alcoholics | (310) 534-1815 |
| AIDS Support | (323) 936-4949 |
| ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS | |
| Los Angeles | (323) 936-4343 |
| San Fernando Valley | (818) 988-3001 |
| Ventura | (805) 389-1444 |
| Santa Barbara | (805) 962-3332 |
| Inland/San Bernardino/Riverside | (909) 825-4700 |
| Alcohol and Drug Self-Help (Jewish Family Services) | (310) 247-1180 |
| Los Angeles County Department of Health | (800) 854-7771 |
| Ventura County National Alliance of Mental Illness | (805) 641-2426 |
| Alzheimer’s Association | (800) 660-1993 |
| Alzheimer’s Association | (323) 938-3370 |
| Family Crisis Center | (310) 543-9900 |
| Youth Shelter | (310) 379-3620 |
| CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (American Cancer Society) | |
| Los Angeles | (213) 386-7660 |
| San Fernando Valley | (818) 905-7766 |
| San Gabriel Valley | (626) 795-7774 |
| South L.A. | (562) 437-0791 |
| COCAINE ANONYMOUS | |
| Los Angeles County | (310) 216-4444 |
| Central California | (805) 969-5178 |
| San Fernando Valley | (818) 760-8402 |
| San Gabriel Valley | (626) 447-2887 |
| Domestic Violence | (800) 978-3600 |
| Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Community Services Center | (323) 993-7400 |
| Greater Los Angeles Association on Deafness | (323) 478-8000 |
| Incest Survivors Anonymous | (562) 428-5599 |
| Freda Mohr Senior Center | (323) 937-5900 |
| West Hollywood Jewish Family Services | (323) 851-8202 |
| Valley Storefront – Jewish Family Senior Center | (818) 984-1380 |
| Alcohol Drug Action Program | (310) 247-1180 |
| Mental Health America of Los Angeles | (213) 413-1130 |
| National Eating Disorders Association | (800) 931-2237 |
| Narcotics Anonymous | (818) 997-3822 |
| Overeaters Anonymous | (213) 321-0337 |
| Panic Assistance League (local) | (310) 374-7407 |
| NIMH Resource Center | (800) 64 PANIC |
| Parents Anonymous (services all counties) | (909) 621-6184 |
| Parents of Murdered Children | (513) 721-5683 |
| National Sexual Assault Hotline | (800) 656-HOPE |
| Sex Offenders Anonymous (services SCPS counties) | (818) 244-6331 |
| SHARE-Self-Help & Recovery Exchange | (310) 305-8878 |
| Step Up On Second Street | (310) 394-6889 |
Professional Contacts
| AIDS Hotline | (800) 922-2437 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | (323) 936-4343 |
| American Red Cross | (800) 733-2767 |
| Battered Women (Bilingual Hotline) | (800) 548-2722 |
| California Youth Crisis Line | (800) 843-5200 |
| Child Abuse Hotline and Reporting | (800) 540-4000 |
| Child Protection Hotline (L.A. County) | (800) 540-4000 |
| Childhelp, Inc. | (800) 4-A-CHILD |
| Children of the Night | (818) 908-4470 |
| Cri-Help (24-hr. drug rehab referral) | (818) 985-8323 |
| Domestic Violence Hotline (also in Spanish) | (800) 978-3600 |
| Elder Abuse Hotline | (800) 992-1660 |
| Family Crisis Center | (310) 379-3620 |
| Gamblers Anonymous | (213) 386-8789 |
| Hearing Impaired Emergency Med Services – Daytime | (800) 621-3300 |
| Hearing Impaired Emergency Med Services – Evening | (800) 422-7444 |
| 211 L.A. County Social Services | (800) 339-6993 |
| or 211 | |
| Narcotics Anonymous | (818) 997-3822 |
| MET (Mental Evaluation Team) L.A. County Sheriff | 911 |
| SMART (Special Mobile Ambulatory Response Team) L.A. Police Dept. |
911 |
| Rape and Battering Hotline | (310) 392-8381 |
| Suicide Prevention Center | (877) 727-4747 |
| Victim-Witness Assistance Program City of L.A. | (213) 978-2097 |