Your Mental Health Matters.
San Francisco Hillel is proud to support our students in their search for mental health resources.
Compiled on this document are resources available to you throughout the city including on-campus resources, sliding scale and free clinics, clinics that take insurance, and crisis lines. Your Hillel professionals are happy to assist you in navigating these resources.
Questions? Email Maya.
Remember, you are not alone. Your Jewish community is here to support you.
Mental Health Resources document was last updated: June 2025
SF Hillel is able to offer free counseling services for a limited number of students each semester through JFCS (Jewish Family Children Services). Please contact us or fill out this form to get connected.
Additionally, a local alumni has offered to provide SF Hillel students with sliding scale therapy in Oakland or via telehealth. If interested, please contact us to be connected.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, do not hesitate to contact our partners at Shalom Bayit, the Bay Area's Jewish center for domestic violence prevention and response.
Jewish-Specific Services
Online & Telehealth Services
Crisis Support Lines:
Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line
Text “START” to 678-678 for The Trevor Project (LGBTQ support)
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273- TALK (8255) for free, confidential 24/7 support
Text or call the California Coalition for Youth at 800-843-5200 (ages 12-24)
Call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386 (LGBTQ+ specific)
Call the SF Suicide Prevention at 415-781-0500 or text MYLIFE to 741741
Call the National Alliance on Mental Illness at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741741
Non-crisis Support Lines:
California peer-run warmline 1-855-845-7415 NOT for crisis, for smaller scale issues
For additional national resources click here.
SFSU offers counseling and psychological services, groups, workshops, individual counseling, and crisis counseling:
https://psyservs.sfsu.edu/ (415) 338-6149
USF offers counseling and psychological services, short term therapy, one time therapy, and therapy groups:
https://myusf.usfca.edu/caps (415) 422-6352, (855)-531-0761
SFCM offers counseling services and individual and group counseling:
UCSF offers student health + counseling services, individual therapy, clinical groups, and same day appointments are available:
https://studentmentalhealth.ucsf.edu/ (415) 476-1281 (415) 476-1281. Text STEVE to 741741
CCA offers counseling services, individual therapy, and crisis intervention:
https://portal.cca.edu/thriving/counseling/ (415) 551-9267 (415) 551-9344
Campus-Specific Resources
