The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Your local NAMI Affiliates and volunteer leaders work in communities across the country to raise awareness and provide essential and free education, advocacy, and support group programs.
NAMI San Fernando Valley is dedicated to the well-being and support of every person affected by mental illness across the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. Serving communities including Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, and surrounding areas, NAMI SFV offers free education programs, peer-led support groups, and advocacy services to individuals living with mental illness and their family members — all at no cost, supported by memberships and donations.
NAMI San Fernando Valley
11100 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 8 PMB 392
Mission Hills, CA 91345-1101
Helpline: (818) 994-6747 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website: namisfv.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) changes lives, saves lives and impacts lives, through education, peer support groups and advocacy for those diagnosed with a mental health illnesses and empowers their family and friends to embrace their independence, advocate for improved services, and to love them for who they are.
What makes us unique is the fact that we are peer based and lead. What this means is that all of our meetings and all of our leaders are members or caring friends and family of members.
DBSA California is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower people with mood disorders to find community, wellness, and hope while navigating the challenges of mental health conditions. DBSA California offers free, peer-led support groups facilitated by trained Peer Facilitators with lived experience, providing a safe and confidential space for individuals to share their stories, reduce isolation, and build pathways toward recovery. The organization also provides education, advocacy, and community events for individuals living with depression, bipolar disorder, and related mental health challenges. Additionally, the DBSA City of Angels Chapter hosts peer-led support groups in the Los Angeles area, open to any adult living with a mood disorder.
Phone: (855) 327-2221
Crisis Hotline: (800) 784-2433
Email: info@dbsacalifornia.org
Website: www.dbsacalifornia.org
DBSA City of Angels Chapter: www.dbsacityofangels.com
MHA is a powerful voice for healthy communities throughout the nation and offers information, referrals, and resources for individuals living with any type of mental illness. One of MHA’s services includes online screening, which is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible.
Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) works to ensure that people living with mental health needs achieve meaningful, healthy lives in their communities. We use integrated, comprehensive solutions and meet each individual where they are, providing the specific services each person needs. We work in partnership with those we serve, assisting them to work toward their personal goals. Our services are strength-based, working with each individual to help them develop the talents, resources, and skills they already have.
Our Services Include:
– Outreach and Engagement
– Mental Health Care
– Psychiatry and Medication Management
– Housing Services
– Benefits and Income Services
– Health Care Services
– Linkage to Substance Abuse Services
– Wellness and Life Skills Programs
– Employment and Vocational Services, including Social Enterprise Opportunities
– Transition Age Youth and Foster Youth Services
– Specialized Veterans’ Services
We serve adults and transition age youth who are dealing with mental health needs and do not have financial resources, including Veterans and people who are homeless.
MHALA
200 Pine Avenue, Ste 400
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (888) 242-2522
Website: www.mhala.org
San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center (SFVCMHC) has been moving lives forward for over 55 years through compassionate, trauma-informed behavioral health services that empower individuals, strengthen families, and transform communities across the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County. The Center provides a wide range of services for children, adolescents, transition age youth, adults, and older adults — including those facing serious emotional disorders, severe and persistent mental illness, domestic violence, and substance use challenges. All services are delivered with dignity and grounded in whole-person care, with fees based on ability to pay.
Programs and services include outpatient mental health care, case management, residential services, employment support, housing assistance, peer support, and specialized programs.
San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center
16360 Roscoe Blvd, 2nd Floor
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: 818-901-4830
Fax: 818-373-4830
Email: info@sfvcmhc.org
Website: www.movinglivesforward.org
Hope the Mission is one of the San Fernando Valley’s leading nonprofit providers of homeless and housing services, founded in 2009 with a mission to meet the needs of every hungry and homeless man, woman, and child in the greater Los Angeles area. Through strategic partnerships and compassionate crisis intervention, Hope the Mission empowers clients with the faith, knowledge, resources, and skills to lead lives of wholeness and self-sufficiency. Services span across multiple Valley locations and include emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, hot meals, showers, clothing, mental health care referrals, job training, and case management — with dedicated programs for families, women and children, veterans, and transition-age youth.
Hope the Mission
16641 Roscoe Place
North Hills, CA 91343
Phone: (818) 392-0020
Email: info@hopethemission.org
Website: hopethemission.org
The Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank distributes over 2.1 million canned and dry goods and more than 2.5 million pounds of fresh food per year to more than 180,000 people in need across the San Fernando Valley. Partnering with local churches and community organizations, the food bank ensures that fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and pantry staples reach individuals and families facing food insecurity close to home.
Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank
12701 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite A
Pacoima, CA 91331
Phone: (818) 510-4140
Email: vfbinfo@erescuemission.org
Website: valleyfoodbank.org
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Greater Los Angeles & Central Coast Chapter serves the communities of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties with a mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. The chapter’s grassroots work focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research, and providing outreach and support to individuals who have lost someone to suicide. Volunteers, mental health professionals, educators, and loss survivors work together to build a community that is smart about mental health.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Greater Los Angeles & Central Coast Chapter
AFSP GLACC
107 N Reino Rd #1048
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (424) 327-7101
Joslynn Skelton, Executive Director
Email: jskelton@afsp.org
Website: afsp.org/chapter/greater-los-angeles-and-central-coast
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) operates the nation’s largest county mental health system, providing services to residents across all regions of Los Angeles County, including the San Fernando Valley. Individuals and families can access a wide range of mental health services by calling the 24-hour access line, which connects callers to crisis support, assessments, and referrals to local programs. Services are available in multiple languages and offered on a sliding scale based on ability to pay.
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Phone: (800) 854-7771 (24-Hour Access Line)
Website: 211la.org
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