Debt Ceiling Information

​​UC Berkeley Be Well at Work Program

• Employee Assistance - no-cost confidential counseling and mental health referral for lab employees

• Elder Care Program - confidential, free assistance to Lab employees who are caring for or concerned about an elder or dependent adult. 

• Work/Life Program  - services and programs around personal and family obligations. Includes parenting resources and support groups.

• Low-Cost/Sliding Scale Community Mental Health Resources - community- based mental health services in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco.

UC Resources

• Mental Health Benefits for Postdocs

• UC Behavioral Health Benefits (Kaiser, Healthnet, Anthem etc.)

Warm-lines & Support Services

• California Peer-Run Warm Line - a non-emergency resource for emotional support. 1-855-845-7415

• California Friendship Line – serving older adults and caregivers. (888) 670-1360.

• 211.org - comprehensive source for local social service information: food, housing, health care, and mental health care.

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

• National Drug & Alcohol Abuse Hotline 1-800-662-43576 

• Find Your Words - A Mental Health Resource from Kaiser

Food Assistance

• Alameda County Community Food Bank 

• SF-Marin Food Bank 

• Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties 

• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley