Resources
Hearing Voices USA groups
Not in California? No problem.
This is a listing of all registered HVN-USA groups, organized by state. Click on a state name to view a list of groups located there. Click on a group's name to see more details about it. States that are not shown on this list do not yet have any groups registered in them.
PEERS Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services
Need more support?
PEERS offers additional support and information around hearing voices, visions, altered states, and more. check out the Special Messages group on the 2nd and 4th Fridays, 12:00-2:00 pm. via zoom. We dissect topics around Special Messages developed by peers for peers. We engage in open discussion and welcome diverse people with Special Message experiences and viewpoints. In addition to supporting one another around Special Message experiences, we foster a space of community and would love to have you join us.
For more info email specialmessages@peersnet.org
TRUST Trusted response urget response team
Are you a Santa Clara resident?
TRUST is a community service that helps Santa Clara County residents during an urgent mental health or substance use situation. Our call center and field response teams are available 24/7 to answer calls for help. It is a partnership between three social service agencies in Santa Clara County: Momentum for Health, Pacific Clinics, and HomeFirst Services. Our team is specially trained to help people who need urgent help for mental health and substance use conditions. TRUST’s team of responders includes behavioral health staff from community organizations. These staff have knowledge and experience assisting people struggling with behavioral health challenges.Our field response team works together to meet the unique needs of each person and those around them. We treat every situation on a case-by-case basis, providing responsive care without involving law enforcement and triaging other teams when needed.
How Do I Reach TRUST?
Call 800-704-0900 and press 1 (call 988 for local 408, 650 and 669 area codes). Ask for the TRUST team!
Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Peer respites
Do you need short-term around the clock support?
A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based, non-clinical crisis support to help people find new understanding and ways to move forward. It operates 24 hours per day in a homelike environment. Successful peer respites are currently operating in California, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Below is a directory of peer respites compiled by NEC. Peer respites are staffed and operated by people with psychiatric histories or who have experienced trauma and/or extreme states. This means that: 1) 100% of staff have lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system; 2) All individuals in program/house management positions have lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; 3) Job descriptions for program/house management positions require lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; and 4) The peer respite is either operated by a peer-run organization OR has an advisory group with 51% or more members having lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system.