Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

07/11/2025

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month! We're incredibly grateful for the powerful work fostering community care and safety in relationships across Alameda County. Join us in celebrating these vital organizations building true care infrastructure and movements for collective liberation:

✨ Roots Community Health Center (): Providing holistic, integrated health and wellness, honoring BIPOC experiences and fostering self-determination. They center community strengths, not deficits.

✨ Pacific Center for Human Growth (): Enhancing well-being for LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC communities through culturally responsive therapy, peer support, and outreach. They integrate social justice and trauma-informed frameworks for equitable care.

✨ Restore Oakland (): Believes collective liberation intertwines with personal healing. Their mission: to create safe, thriving communities and economies by bringing Oakland residents together to build wholeness, safety, and democratic wealth.

✨ Back To The Land (): An Oakland coalition of Black, Brown, and Indigenous nature enthusiasts helping BIPOC people engage in meaningful outdoor experiences. Through research and community work, BTL demonstrates nature’s power in enhancing mental health and fostering self-determination.

✨ The Betty Ono Foundation (): Builds power through culture, amplifying artists' voices and celebrating everyday culture. Their vision embodies the bold spirit of Betty Mabry Davis and Yoko Ono, valuing art as activism, self-determination, community transformation, and cultural resilience for Black, Brown, Immigrant, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ artists and communities.

These organizations aren't just “providing services”. They are building care infrastructure and movements for collective liberation. Show them some love and learn more about their incredible work!

07/01/2025

📣 We’re Hiring: Text Line Counselor (Full-Time | Hybrid | $25/hr)

Are you passionate about supporting your community and being there when it matters most? Join our Crisis Services team at Crisis Support Services of Alameda County as a Text Line Counselor.

In this vital role, you’ll provide compassionate, confidential support to individuals in crisis via text and chat on our 24/7 Alameda County Text Line and 988 Lifeline. You’ll also help connect texters with the resources they need, while receiving robust training, regular supervision and team support.

✨ Highlights:
✅ $25/hour + bonuses for evenings, weekends, and training duties
✅ Hybrid work after training
✅ Health, retirement & generous paid time off
✅ Make a real difference in people’s lives every day

💬 If you’re ready to be a part of a team that listens, supports, and cares—apply now.

📍 Location: North Oakland
📩 Learn more + apply: https://bit.ly/3ZG3L2n

06/27/2025

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This Pride Month, we honor q***r resilience and grief. Healing is part of the protest.

At Crisis Support Services of Alameda County, we know that Pride is more than a celebration—it’s survival, strength, and showing up for one another in times of struggle.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or in need of support, you are not alone. 💜

☎ Call our 24/7 local crisis line at 1-800-309-2131 Or dial 988
📱Prefer to text? You can text SAFE to 20121 - 24/7
Textear SEGURO al 20121 (5pm - 9pm martes-viernes)

Our support is free, confidential and always here — because your life, your love and your light matter. 🌟

06/24/2025

🧠✨ Upcoming Webinar: The Impact of Migration on Mental Health and Dementia
Join us on Wednesday, June 25th from 4–5 PM for a powerful conversation hosted by Crisis Support Services of Alameda County.

Migration is a social determinant of health—and for the millions of Californians born outside the U.S., experiences of displacement and migration can deeply affect mental health and increase the risk of undiagnosed dementia.

💬 Learn from expert speakers:
🔹 Daniela from the Alzheimer’s Association will discuss dementia types, risk factors, and how it shows up in immigrant communities.
🔹 Dr. Sideman from UCSF will explore the mental health impacts of migration and share insights from a new study.

📍 Zoom Link: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/5876849682?omn=98059787959
🔐 Meeting ID: 831 1589 8784 | Passcode: 056079
📅 Add to your calendar and invite a friend!

06/22/2025

FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP!

Training Name: Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Su***de Prevention

Description: Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Su***de Prevention infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on su***de prevention. This free workshop teaches community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and to connect individuals to help.

Learning objectives:
1. Identify signs of su***de
2. Ask if someone is considering su***de selectively and confidently
3.Connect individuals to appropriate support
4. Approach su***de prevention in a culturally sensitive manner
5. Respond to community needs and decrease stigma

Intended Audience: Recommended for general community members who do not have a formal mental health background. And all are welcome.

Location: ZOOM
Registration: https://bit.ly/3FSvaHC

06/21/2025

Want to feel more confident supporting youth in your life? Join us for Youth Mental Health First Aid, a free, in-person training that equips adults with the skills to recognize, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges in young people.

This nationally recognized training offers practical tools, confidence, and community-based strategies to help youth get the care they need.

For more information and to register, visit the link in our bio.

Let’s create a safer, more supportive Alameda County—together.

06/16/2025

You Are Not Alone. Help is a text and/or a phone call away! When the weight of the world feels heavy, remember: You are not alone. Help is available through our 24/7, free, and confidential Crisis Line and through our Text Line.

Call us at 1-800-309-2131 or simply dial 988. If texting feels more comfortable, text "SAFE" to 20121 between anytime (24-hours daily) (standard message rates apply)

Our text line is also available in Spanish:
Text "SEGURO" to 20121 from 5 pm - 9 pm, Tuesday to Friday
Para Español textear SEGURO al 20121 5p - 9p martes - viernes

Your well-being is our priority, and our crisis line is always free, confidential, and here for you. Reach out, and let's navigate through tough times together.

06/15/2025

We’re grateful to be in community today at the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival! Many thanks to our CSS staff who came out today to provide support for the event! 🙌🏾

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06/14/2025

🏳️‍🌈 Your truth is powerful.

“We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love.” – Laverne Cox

At CSS, we honor and affirm the identities of all people—especially our LGBTQIA+ community. Through inclusive mental health education and compassionate crisis support, we stand beside you in your journey of self-discovery and healing.

This pride month we want to lift up the following community partners: Pacific Center (https://www.pacificcenter.org/) & Oakland LGBTQ Center (https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/)

06/12/2025

The Mental Health Association of Alameda County invites you to join us for a fun-filled Saturday afternoon of Afrobeat and Global Groove Dance music. Proceeds will benefit our work with individuals experiencing serious mental health conditions and their family members. Come dance your cares away with Onye & The Messengers!

Onye & The Messengers are an electrifying 7-piece Afrobeat and Global Dance Band from Northern California.

📆 June 21, 2025 @1:00 p.m.

📍 Dunsmuir Estate
2960 Peralta Oaks Ct
Oakland, California

See the link below for more details ⬇️

Rock the Estate