
County of Monterey offices will reopen on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Use the following resources to get help if your loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis:
- Call or text the 24/7 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat here at 988Lifeline.org to speak to a trained mental health crisis worker. If a local mental health crisis team is available in your community, a mobile crisis team may be able to do an onsite evaluation and provide information about local crisis services.
- To reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for Veterans, select "1"
- To reach Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio (Spanish) select "2"
- Lifeline Options for Deaf + Hard of Hearing for TTY Users: use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988. You may also text 988, or chat function is available here at 988Lifeline.org.