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Crisis Care & Support Hotlines

Call or go to the nearest emergency room (options in Davis) if you are an immediate danger to yourself or others, or if you are in need of immediate medical attention.

UC Davis Crisis Care

There are several crisis support options present for UC Davis students. 

  • Phone: Call Counseling Services if you are in crisis
    • After hours support is available by calling the same line and obeying the prompts, and you will be connected with a trained counselor. 
  • Text: Reach the crisis text line by texting Relate to
    • Crisis Communicate Line is a free, immediate and confidential texting service for UC Davis students in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Chat RELATE to from anywhere in the U.S. to text with a trained volunteer crisis counselor. This service is also obtainable in Spanish.
  • In person: You can request a crisis appointment by calling Counseling Services at and asking for a crisis appointment.
    • Or you can walk in to the Acute Care Clinic during business hours at the Student Health and

      Helpline & Email Support

      A&E /  If you are at significant risk of damage to yourself or to someone else you can attend your nearest A&E or call for immediate support.  

      GP: you can contact your GP to get medical support and advice.

      Samaritans: Offers confidential emotional back by phone, email or letter. Device (24 hours a day): (free), (local call charges apply)   

      Saneline: Saneline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. We are normally open every day of the year from 4pm to 10pm on    

      SHOUT: SHOUT is a free, confidential, anonymous text 24/7 sustain service. You can text from from wherever you are in the UK.  

      Stay Alive App: The Continue Alive App is a pocket prevention resource packed packed of useful knowledge and tools to help you reside safe in a crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you ar

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      Care Before Crisis

      All of our support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire people, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

      Hotline Hours:
      Mon-Fri:
      11 AM - 8 PM/pacific time
      2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time

      Sat:
      9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
      Noon - 5 PM/eastern time

      LGBT Online Peer Support Chat

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      Weekly Youth Chatrooms

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      LGBT National Hotline

      Hours

      Mon - Fri:
      11 AM - 8 PM/pacific time
      2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time

      Sat:
      9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
      Noon - 5 PM/eastern time

      On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.

      Sometimes you just need to be heard. We're here. You deserve respect, support, assurance, and acceptance.

      We don't give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to aid you on your journey.

      • Our highly trained & assigned LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.

      • We offer help, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.

      • We don't announce calls to outside organizations.

      • We answer all of our own calls, we don't outsource.

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