Crisis counseling available to residents affected by recent storms

May 18, 2023 | Communities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Crisis-counseling services are available to Californians affected by the severe storms and flooding that took place in February and March in Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Tuolumne counties.

Affected residents can call (800) 985-5990, a disaster helpline sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The helpline is free and immediately connects callers to trained and caring professionals from the nearest crisis counseling center in a nationwide network of centers.

Helpline staff members provide confidential counseling, referrals and other needed support services. Spanish-speakers can press “2” for bilingual support. Callers can also connect with counselors in more than 100 other languages via third-party interpretation services by indicating their preferred language to the responding counselor. A videophone option with direct crisis counseling and support for deaf or hard-of-hearing American Sign Language users is also available.

FEMA also provides funding to Cal Hope, which offers crisis counseling services to residents after a federal declaration. For more information and referral services call (833) 317-4673 or visit www.calhope.org. Cal Hope is part of the California Mental Health Services Authority through a partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services and local mental health providers and partners.

For the latest information on California’s recovery from the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides, visit FEMA.gov/disaster/4699.

 

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Share

groundwerks quarter page ad page 0001
rim bowling center generic 7 11 22 web
audio in english
audio en español
What’s lush and full of cows? Our trip to the Azores

What’s lush and full of cows? Our trip to the Azores

By Mary-Justine Lanyon The archipelago known as the Azores (Açores in Portuguese) is made up of nine volcanic islands located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 870 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal, 930 miles northwest of Morocco and 1,200 miles southeast of...

Water Lantern Festival celebrates peace and happiness

Water Lantern Festival celebrates peace and happiness

By Douglas W. Motley - Senior Writer Last weekend’s Water Lantern Festival, a two-day affair at Lake Gregory, lured nearly 2000 celebrants from throughout Southern California and from as far as Utah to celebrate the renewal of life associated with the return of...

Rotary awards banquet honors the mountain’s best

Rotary awards banquet honors the mountain’s best

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer The Rotary Club of Crestline-Lake Gregory sponsored its 21st annual Mountain Communities Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 11 in the Whittier Room of Thousand Pines Camp. During the evening, 10 community groups honored their special...