Community Resources

If you're in crisis right now

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Call or text 988, any time, day or night. Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or thinking about suicide. You don't have to be suicidal to call — it's for any mental health crisis.

San Bernardino County Access & Crisis Line 1-888-743-1478 — 24/7 Connects you to county mental health services and support during an urgent situation.

Community Crisis Response Team (San Bernardino County) Call 1-800-398-0018 or text 909-420-0560 — 24/7 A trained team that can talk with you by phone and, if needed, come to you in person during a mental health emergency. Available in English and Spanish.

Leaving or living with abuse

House of Ruth 24-hour hotline: 1-877-988-5559 Office: 909-623-4364 (Mon–Fri, 9–5) Serving eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties since 1977. They offer confidential emergency shelter, safety planning, counseling for adults and children, help filing restraining orders, court accompaniment, and housing support. Services are free and available in English and Spanish. The shelter is pet-friendly.

National Domestic Violence Hotline Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat online at thehotline.org — 24/7 Confidential support and safety planning in more than 200 languages, wherever you are.

Mental health and substance use

San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health Access & referral: 1-888-743-1478 (24/7) County-run mental health services for all ages. No one is turned away for inability to pay — fees are based on a sliding scale.

Substance use disorder services (San Bernardino County) 1-800-968-2636 — 24/7 Free, confidential assessment and referral to treatment for drugs or alcohol.

Support for trauma survivors

Healing after trauma takes time, and it rarely moves in a straight line. These are places built specifically for survivors — for immediate help, for ongoing support, and for making sense of what you've lived through at your own pace.

Partners Against Violence 24-hour hotline: 909-885-8884 — partnersagainstviolence.org One of California's oldest rape crisis centers, serving San Bernardino County — including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland — plus east Riverside County. Free, confidential help for survivors of sexual assault and violent crime, along with their families and loved ones. Services include 24/7 crisis response, one-on-one counseling, support groups, and an advocate who can go with you to medical, police, or court appointments. Available in English and Spanish.

RAINN — National Sexual Assault Hotline Call 1-800-656-4673 or chat at online.rainn.org — 24/7 Confidential support from trained staff, plus connection to services near you. RAINN's website also holds a large, plainly written library on what to expect after an assault, reporting options, and how to help someone you love. En español: rainn.org/es

1in6 Free 24/7 online chat at 1in6.org — phone helpline: 1-877-628-1466 Support built for men and boys who've had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences, whether in childhood or adulthood — including those who are trans or nonbinary. Chat one-on-one and anonymously with a trained advocate any time, join free weekly online support groups, or read a library written by and for male survivors. Men are too often left out of this conversation; this is a place that speaks to them directly.

Trauma Recovery Center at USC (TRC@USC) dworakpeck.usc.edu/TRC Free, culturally sensitive mental health treatment for people harmed by crime, violence, or trauma — child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, grief and loss, human trafficking, community violence, and more. Care is offered both in person and virtually, so you can be seen from home no matter where you live. Open Monday–Friday, 8–5. Funded through CalVCB (below), so there's no cost to you.

California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) 1-800-777-9229 — victims.ca.gov If you've been hurt by a violent crime — domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and others — this state program can help pay for what comes after. Covered costs include therapy and counseling, medical and dental bills, relocation to somewhere safe, lost income, and home security. It pays for expenses that insurance and other sources don't, and you generally have seven years from the date of the crime to apply. A local victim advocate can complete the application with you at no charge.

Learning about trauma

Sometimes reading about how trauma affects the body and mind can make your own reactions feel less frightening and less lonely. These sources are free, research-based, and written for regular people — not just clinicians.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) — nctsn.org A good first stop for parents and caregivers when a child has been through something hard — abuse, violence, loss, a frightening event. Clear fact sheets on how trauma can show up at different ages, and concrete ways to help a child feel safe again. Much of it is offered in Spanish.

National Center for PTSD — ptsd.va.gov Created by the VA but open to everyone, not only veterans. A deep, trustworthy library on trauma and PTSD for adults, including short videos of real survivors describing what recovery looked like for them. Their free PTSD Coach app offers simple tools for the hard moments.

Food

Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) Food Bank 909-723-1500 — capsbc.org/food-bank 696 S. Tippecanoe Ave., San Bernardino The county's largest source of emergency food, supplying more than 250 pantries and distribution sites. They also run a mobile pantry, a diaper bank, and senior food programs. Check their site for the distribution nearest you.

CalFresh (food benefits) Apply at GetCalFresh.org or BenefitsCal.com Monthly money for groceries, loaded onto a card. Many people who qualify never apply — it's worth checking even if you think you earn too much.

Housing and shelter

211 — Inland SoCal United Way Dial 211 or visit 211.org — 24/7 The single best starting point for shelter, rental and utility help, and just about any other local service. Free, confidential, and available in many languages. If you only remember one number from this page, make it this one.

Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino Search "HACSB" or visit hacsb.com Rental assistance and affordable housing programs for county residents.

Legal help

Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS) 1-888-245-4257 — inlandlegal.org Rancho Cucamonga office: 10565 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200 — 909-980-0982 Free civil legal help for low-income residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. They handle housing and evictions, family law and domestic violence, custody, guardianship, public benefits, consumer debt, immigration for crime and trafficking survivors, and more. They do not take criminal or traffic cases.

Medical equipment

Convalescent Aid Society 626-793-1696 — cas1.org Free loan of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, shower chairs, and other home medical equipment, for as long as you need it, at no cost. Service area covers the San Gabriel Valley and adjacent cities including Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, and San Dimas.

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