Orange County Student Mental Health

CalHope Services

CalHOPE delivers crisis support for communities impacted by a national disaster. This is a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and run by the California Department of Health Care Services.

Services include:

  • Individual and Group Crisis Counseling and Support
  • Individual and Public Education
  • Community Networking and Support
  • Connection to Resources
  • Media and Public Service Announcements

CalHope Warmline

Call the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to other people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help them cope.

Easterseals Southern California

Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) Outreach and Engagement Services provides a variety of mental health resources, case management services, 1:1 skill building, community outreach, and educational workshops to Orange County residents in the disability community. ESSC is a disability support service company that aims to make Southern California the most inclusive place for people with disabilities to live, learn, work & play by 2030.

Asian Pacific Aids Intervention Team (APAIT)

APAIT has held a distinctive record of providing high quality programming through its vision – to advocate, educate, and achieve optimal health and well-being for vulnerable communities. APAIT’s mission is to positively impact the quality of life for vulnerable communities experiencing behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity, and at-risk for HIV/AIDS. APAIT is grounded by its core values of compassion, commitment, communication, empowerment, integrity, mentorship, respect, and teamwork.

Straight Talk Counseling

Straight Talk Counseling has been in business for almost 40 years. The program was founded in 1971 by active parents who wanted to respond to the growing use of illegal drugs amongst children/teenagers in school settings. In 2019, the agency moved their office to Santa Ana to better serve the OC community. Their main focus is to make mental health, rehabilitation, and substance abuse services available to those who might have limited access to these services.