Meditation Phone App’s:
Simple Habit – Meditation
Headspace: Meditation Calm
UC San Diego Health – Guided Meditations
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Chiropractic
Life Chiropractic College West 510-780-4533
25001 Industrial Blvd.; Hayward, CA 94545
Low-cost chiropractic visits
Klein Chiropractic 510-790-1000
40000 Fremont Blvd. Ste H; Fremont, CA 94538
Acupuncture
Fremont Acupuncture Wellness Center
www.fremontacupuncture.com/
24/7 Emotional Help for All
Alameda County Crisis Support 24/7 1-800-309-2131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
7Cups APP
Free anonymous emotional support & counseling from trained active listeners. Easy to use text chat. Real listeners available for you 24/7.
Emotional Wellness
Alameda County Crisis Text support
Text SAFE to 20121
Hours 4:pm-11pm 7 days a week
Alameda County residents only. No Charge. Text STOP to opt out.
After texters send the word SAFE to 20121 to start a session, they will immediately receive auto messages letting them know they have texted the Text Line Program. If it is during operating hours, they will then receive a message from trained counselor within a few minutes. Counselors will not judge. They are supportive listeners.
Outside Resources
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County, low-fee Counseling 1-800-260-0094
www.crisissupport.org/programs/grief-counseling/
Low fee counseling is provided to adults who are bereaved or affected by the traumatic loss through suicide, homicide, or sudden loss.
Family Education and Resource Center
www.askferc.org/
“The Family Education and Resource Center ('FERC') is a family/caregiver-centered program that provides information, education, advocacy and support services to family/caregivers of children, adolescents, transitional age youth, adults, and older adults with serious emotional disturbance or mental illness living in all regions of Alameda County. These services are provided in a culturally competent manner, reaching out to people of various ethnicities and language groups.”
Veterans Support
LifeArmor (iPhone app)
A comprehensive tool to assist members of the military community with common mental health concerns. Browse information on 17 topics, including sleep, depression, relationship issues, and post-traumatic stress. Brief self-assessment help the user measure and track their symptoms, and tools are available to assist with managing specific problems. Videos relevant to each topic provide personal stories from other service members, veterans, and military family members.
LGBTQ+
Empty Closets www.emptyclosets.com/
Coming out resources and safe place to chat.
It Gets Better
itgetsbetter.org/
To uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.
Sexual Assault
The following 24-hour rape crisis center hotlines are available to help:
Bay Area Women Against Rape, (510) 845-7273
Highland Sexual Assault Center, (510) 534-9290
National Sexual Assault Hotline, (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
Alcohol and Drug Community Resources
Hayward
• Cronin House Treatment Center: 2595 Depot Road, Hayward, 94545, (510) 784-5874. Alcohol treatment center. Multiple services include assessment, detox, residential, education, outpatient, support groups. (Serves San Mateo, Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro).
• Project Eden Youth Program: 22646 Second Street, Hayward, CA 94541, (510) 247-8200. Treats teens up to 18. Services include initial assessment, family, individual and group counseling, Youth Prevention Program and Summer Program. Assessment is free, sliding scale for other services.
• Second Chance, Hayward Recovery Center: 107 Jackson Street, Hayward, (510) 886-8696. Outpatient services are assessment, individual and group counseling, education, social activities, crisis intervention. Anyone over the age of 12 accepted. Many insurance types accepted, financial assistance provided.
Oakland
• Chrysalis: 3837-3845 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, (510) 450-1192. Chrysalis is a drug and alcohol prevention, treatment, and recovery facility for women 18 years of age and older.
• Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center: 390 40th Street, Oakland, (510) 653-5040. Serves clients up to age 19. Services include assessment, residential, outpatient support, individual and group counseling.
• Merritt Peralta Institute, Summit Medical Center: 3012 Summit Street, Oakland, (510) 652-7000. Residential inpatient, outpatient, day treatment (mornings and/or evenings offered), workshops, group counseling.
Low Cost Counseling
Berkeley Therapy Institute
1749 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA
(510) 841-8484
Sliding Scale $35 to $175
Argosy University Clinic
1005 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, CA
(415) 273-1121 (Clinic Director)
Sliding Scale $1 and up
UC Berkeley Clinic
2205 Tolman Hall, #1650 Berkeley, CA
(510) 642-2055
Sliding Scale $25 to $50
Psychotherapy Institute
2640 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA
(510) 548-2250
Sliding Scale $22 to $74
Women’s Therapy Center
501 Kearny, El Cerrito, CA
(510) 524-8288
Sliding Scale $25 to $80
Wright Institute
2728 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA
(510) 548-9716
Sliding Scale $15 and up
Elemy - Autism Care for All
This free resource highlights research about gender identity, dysphoria & diversity in neurodivergent individuals as well as information on support groups for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Identity Diversity.