The social networking site launched a new feature that enables users to connect with a counselor through a confidential chat session triggered after a friend reports distressing content.

Please click the following link to view the guide on how to report suicidal users on Facebook.

You can also read more about this on the Crisis Center Blog and  SAMHSA press release.

MHASF Establishes California Center for Dignity, Social Inclusion and Stigma Elimination

Our SOLVE speakers share their stories of struggle with and triumph over mental illness. Watch all videos on our SOLVE page or use the links below to view new videos.

• Tom Schwertscharf
• David Elliott Lewis
• Eric McClendon
• Leann Simpson
• Tracy L.
• Alex Goldenberg

Follow MHASF on Twitter and Facebook!

Quick Links:

San Francisco Behavioral Health Resource Guide (PDF)

• Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis
(PREP) (Facebook, Twitter)

• Sharing Our Lives: Voices and Experiences
(SOLVE) (Facebook, Twitter)

• Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering
(ICHC) (Facebook)

What's New

The 14th International Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering will be held on

April 26-27, 2012
at the San Francisco Airport
Westin Hotel in Millbrae, CA

Conference Homepage

Please sign up for our email list here or follow us on Facebook or @HoardingSF on Twitter for conference updates. 

 Read about it here

Sunshine Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given of an open meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco. Members of the public are invited to attend and offer comment at this open meeting.

Monday, October 24

870 Market Street
Suite 785
San Francisco, CA 94102
5:30-7:00 PM

Please click here to view the full notice

Please click here for Agenda

MHASF is seeking new Board Members who share a commitment to promote a quality of life that encourages good mental health, helps prevent mental disorders and works toward the improved care of persons experiencing mental health disorders.

Please read full job description here and email your interest to board@mha-sf.org

Dr. Marsha Linehan, expert on Mental Illness, decides to finally share her own story of struggle in the June 23 edition of The New York Times. Read it here.

MHASF Executive Director Eduardo Vega on the role of mental health in public health, in the June 13 SF Chronicle

PREP program's success with early intervention featured on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.