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GLBT hotline 1-800-246-PRIDE 
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth Talkline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. Free & confidential.

San Luis Obispo County Services for Youth 
The Youth Services component of the SLO County Community Mental Health department for the central county is located at 1989 Vicente Street in San Luis Obispo. The treatment team provides outpatient therapy, school-linked outpatient intensive treatment services, and case management services to seriously emotionally disturbed youth ranging in age from preschoolers to age 18. In addition, children’s services are provided at the Atascadero clinic for North County residents and in Arroyo Grande for South County residents. 

SLO Hotline, Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) 1-800-783-0607
If you need help for yourself or somebody else, that help is available right now in San Luis Obispo County.  You’ll talk to someone right now. It’s free and confidential.

Santa Barbara County Family Services Agency - Youth Services (805) 965-1001 ext. 242
FSA programs ensure access to food, shelter, and other basic needs, as well as youth mentoring, case management, advocacy and a wide-array of mental health programs. We are committed to providing services where they are needed most: in the community. Eighty percent of our services are delivered on school campuses, at community centers and in clients’ homes. 

Santa Maria Suicide Hotline  (805) 928-5818 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255