In crisis or need support in
San Mateo County?
24/7 Crisis Hotline:
650-579-0350

Callers can also reach the San Mateo County Mobile Crisis Response Team by calling the Crisis Hotline. Learn more.

Providing mental health crisis services in San Mateo County for more than 50 years.

Founded in 1966, the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center was the first program of the organization known today as StarVista. As one of the first crisis centers in California, the StarVista Crisis Center has been dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention for over half a century, offering free services to youth and adults of San Mateo County.

The StarVista Crisis Center is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology and belongs to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline national network of crisis centers.

Read more about how our services operate on our new Crisis Center Transparency page.

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Give back and learn to support others in crisis through our adult and teen volunteer programs.

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