Help & Support

Mental Health Services for Students (EC 49428)

Students in need of mental health related services may reach out to their site administrator, school counselor or school psychologist. To access community-based mental health services, students with Medi-cal or Medicare insurance, or for students who are uninsured mental health services can be requested through Solano County Mental Health Access Line at 1(800)547-0495. To identify other community-based mental health providers please visit solanocares.org. Students and families may also contact their insurance network providers to request mental health services.

If you or your family member is experiencing an acute mental health emergency call 911, go the nearest emergency room, or contact the Solano County Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Unit at 1(707)428-1131. To access 24/7 suicide prevention support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1(800)273-8255 or 1(888)628-9454 for the Spanish line; or to access the 24/7 Crisis Text Line, text HOME to 741741. LGBTQ youth can access crisis support through the 24/7 Trevor Lifeline at 1(866)488-7386 or Trevor Text Line text START to 678678 Mon-Friday 12pm-7pm. 

 

Help With Suicidal Thoughts, Sadness and Depression

 

Helping a Friend With Suicidal Thoughts

 

 

CRISIS HELP& SUPPORT

 

VIOLENCE & ABUSE

Family Investigative Response Services Team is a collaboration of the Vacaville Police Department law enforcement and clinical staff. FIRST works with sexual abuse, domestic violence and elder-abuse victims.

Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Located at 650 Merchant St. 
Phone: (707) 469-6608
eMail: FRC@cityofvacaville.com.

 

OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP

National Domestic Violence Hotline
24 hours per day/7 days per week
Phone: 1-800-799 SAFE (7233)
Website: www.ndvh.org

 

SUICIDE HELP

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

24 hours per day/7 days per week

Phone: 1-800-273-8255

suicidepreventionlifeline.org
TEXT: Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information Here’s how it works:

1. Text START to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis.
2. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly.

 

Suicide Education

www.suicideispreventable.org

 

MENTAL ILLNESS EDUCATION

Stigma and discrimination against mental illness often prevent of delay people from seeking mental health services. The "Each Mind Matters" campaign provides information to children ages 9-13 through the "Walk in Our Shoes" program, teens and young adults through www.ReachOutHere.com, and adults through "A New State of Mind" documentary and community dialogues.