Their message: Don't be afraid of the stigma associated with mental health problems, and get help quickly if you see symptoms in someone you know or love.
Doctor Cameron Carter with the U-C Davis Medical Center says most serious mental illnesses first become apparent in adolescents and young adults.
Carter: "There's a growing body of
evidence to suggest that the best outcomes from treatment are when
the treatment is made available at the very earliest stage in the
emergence of symptoms."
Carter says symptoms often include difficulty concentrating, a drop in school or work performance and a decreasing interest in friendships.
State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg is urging the task force led by Vice President Biden to create a national system for treating mental health that's modeled after California's and match state funding dollar-for-dollar.
For more information: 1-800-273-TALK or www.mentalhealthhub.org
24-hour crisis intervention phone numbers for each California county:
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Alameda County |
800-491-9099 |
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Alpine County |
800-318-8212 |
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Amador County |
888-310-6555 209-223-6412 |
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Berkeley City
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510-981-5290 510-981-5244 - Mobile Crisis Team Line |
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Butte County |
800-334-6622 530-891-2810 |
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Calaveras County |
209-754-3239 800-499-3030 |
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Colusa County |
530-458-0520 888-793-6580 |
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Contra Costa County |
925-646-2800 888-678-7277 |
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Del Norte County |
888-446-4408 707-464-7224 |
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El Dorado County |
530-622-3345 - Placerville/El Dorado 530-544-2219 - South Lake Tahoe Outpatient Clinic 800-929-1955 |
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Fresno County |
800-654-3937 |
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Glenn County |
800-507-3530 |
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Humboldt County |
707-445-7715 888-849-5728 |
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Imperial County |
760-339-4504 800-817-5292 |
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Inyo County |
760-873-6533 800-841-5011 |
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Kern County |
800-991-5272 |
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Kings County |
559-582-4484 800-655-2553 |
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Lake County |
800-900-2075 |
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Lassen County |
530-251-8108 |
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Los Angeles County |
800-854-7771 |
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Madera County |
559-673-3508 888-275-9779 |
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Marin County |
415-499-6666 |
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Mariposa County |
209-966-7000 888-974-3574 |
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Mendocino County |
800-555-5906 707-463-4396 |
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Merced County |
209-381-6800 888-334-0163 |
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Modoc County |
800-699-4880 |
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Mono County |
800-841-5011 760-924-1740 |
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Monterey County |
831-755-4111 (Page - Crisis Team) |
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Napa County |
707-253-4711 800-648-8650 |
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Nevada County |
530-265-5811 |
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Orange County |
714-834-6900 |
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Placer County |
888-886-5401 |
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Plumas County |
530-283-6307 800-757-7898 |
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Riverside County |
800-706-7500 |
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Sacramento County |
888-881-4881 |
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San Benito County |
831-636-4020 888-636-4020 |
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San Bernardino County |
888-743-1478 |
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San Diego County |
800-479-3339 |
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San Francisco County |
415-781-0500 |
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San Joaquin County |
209-468-8686 |
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San Luis Obispo County |
805-781-4700 800-838-1381 |
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San Mateo County |
650-579-0350 800-273-8255 |
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Santa Barbara County |
888-868-1649 |
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Santa Clara County |
408-279-3312 - Santa Clara County 650-494-8420 - North Santa Clara County 408-683-2482 - South Santa Clara County |
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Santa Cruz County |
800-952-2335 |
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Shasta County |
530-225-5252 800-821-5252 888-385-5201 |
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Sierra County |
877- 435-7137 |
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Siskiyou County |
800-842-8979 |
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Solano County |
707-428-1131 |
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Sonoma County |
800 746-8181 |
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Stanislaus County |
209-558-4600 |
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Sutter-Yuba County |
530-673-8255 888-923-3800 |
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Tehama County |
530-527-5637 800-240-3208 |
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Tri-City Mental Health |
866-623-9500 |
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Trinity County |
530-623-5708 888-624-5820 |
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Tulare County |
800-320-1616 |
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Tuolumne County |
209-533-7000 |
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Ventura County |
866-998-2243 |