Mental Health Crisis Support
Most services at Student Health Mental Health Services require a scheduled appointment, but there are situations when students may require more immediate assistance. Mental Health Services offers same-day crisis hour appointments if you have an urgent matter to address. Some reasons to attend a crisis hour appointment may include, but are not limited to
- Thoughts of self-harm
- Thoughts of harming others
- Panic or excessive anxiety
- Experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event
- Death of friend or family member
- Extreme changes in mood
- Difficulty coping with intrusive thoughts
- Recent assault or abuse
AFTER HOURS CRISIS RESOURCES
- For potentially life-threatening emergencies, call 911 or Campus Police at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2325.
- Call the 24 hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or 1-800-799-4889 for Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
- For concerns related to domestic violence, call The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
- Servicemembers and Veterans in crisis can call 1-800-273-8255 (press 1) or text to 838255.
- The LA Warmline offers crisis support from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. Call 855-952-9276.
For Crisis Support:
- Para asistencia en español, llame a la linea directa de Prevención del Suicidio al 1-800-273-8255 (oprima el numero 2).
- Contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “COURAGE” to 741741.
- The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. Call 1-866-488-7386
or text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200.
- For LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project’s trained crisis counselors are available 24/7:
- Call 1-866-488-7386
- Chat atTheTrevorProject.org/Get-Help
- Text START to 678678
- For LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project’s trained crisis counselors are available 24/7:
For Deaf & Hard of Hearing:
The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (BHUCC) – Long Beach
About the BHUCC
The BHUCC facility serves those who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
The BHUCC is open 24 hours a day, seven days per week
Services
The BHUCC has two separate 24-hour psychiatric urgent care facilities:
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- An adult facility for 12 adults
- An adolescent facility for 6 adolescents age 13 to 17
There is also a Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC) open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. where clients can be evaluated and can receive medications on a very short-term basis until they are connected to ongoing psychiatric care.- After the 24-hour period, clients are referred to other care facilities, services, or housing. Clients cannot stay longer than 24 hours for treatment, however, they will only be released during daylight hours (not in the middle of the night).
- Clients are transported via van, are picked up by a family member, or are put on the bus.