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. 

Click Here for SCPS – Public Directory of Psychiatrists

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