Crisis Support - Get Help Now!
If you or a loved one is experiencing or affected by a mental health, substance use, or suicidal crisis, help is available. Crisis support services are available to all people.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening mental health emergency that needs an urgent response, call 9-1-1 and ask for a CIT (Crisis Intervention Trained) officer to respond.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the Community Crisis Line of Monterey County at 1-866-615-1060 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to be connected with a trained counselor. Services are provided in English and Spanish.
Monterey County Crisis Support Services
Community Crisis Line of Monterey County (Answered by the Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast)
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the Community Crisis Line of Monterey County to be connected with a trained counselor.
- Call 1-866-615-1060
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, confidential, and free of charge
- Services are provided by telephone in English and Spanish. Translation services are used for all other languages.
- Linkage to a community-based Mobile Crisis in-person response is available when appropriate
Seneca Mobile Response Team for Children and Youth
Provides specialized services for children and youth up to 21 years of age and their families.
- Call 1-831-687-4379 to reach the direct support line.
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, confidential, and free of charge.
- Services are provided by telephone and in the community in English and Spanish
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free, and confidential support for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
- Call or text 988
- Available 24/7, 7 days a week, confidential, and free of charge
- Services provided in English and Spanish
Additional Support and Services:
Crisis Text support 24/7: Text HOME to 741-741
Provides free, 24/7 support via text message.
The Trevor Project call (866)-488-7386 or Text START to 867-678
Help and support for LGBTQ young people.
Trans Lifeline: call (877) 565-8860
Crisis and peer support hotline, staffed by trans people, for trans people
National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1 (800) 779-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88-788
24/7 support and tools to help survivors of domestic violence
Veterans Crisis Line call
Monterey County Rape Crisis call 831-424-4357 or text 375-4357
24/7 free and confidential sexual assault counselors who provide crisis intervention services and referrals to survivors, family, friends, and community members
Monterey County Critical Incident Stress Management Team Coordinators
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is a strategic crisis intervention aimed at lessening the harmful effects of an event, accelerating the recovery process, and assessing the need for additional services and supports. In situations where CISM intervention is deemed appropriate, Monterey County Behavioral Health and our allied partners can help individuals and groups in their recovery process.
For more information please contact us.
Co-Coordinator
Kelley Molton, LCSW, CCISM
831-796-1715
Co-Coordinator
Melanie Rhodes, LMFT, LPCC, CCISM
831-796-1742
CISM Team email:
415-CISM@countyofmonterey.gov
For more information on coping with traumatic events or CISM resources, please click here.