Helen is on maternity leave.
December 19, 2026 – May 31, 2027. Back in the office Tuesday, June 1, 2027.
Helen won’t be checking email or phone messages during leave. Messages sent then will be answered after June 1. This page lists who to call in the meantime.
In danger right now
- EmergencyCall 911If you or someone else is in immediate danger.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988 · chat24/7, free, confidential. Veterans press 1.
- Crisis Text LineText HOME to 74174124/7, by text.
Los Angeles County
- LA County Mental Health Help Line(800) 854-777124/7. Crisis support, referrals, and mobile crisis teams. Many languages.
- LA County Domestic Violence Hotline(800) 978-360024/7, confidential.
- Center for the Pacific Asian Family(800) 339-394024/7 hotline for domestic violence and sexual assault, in 30+ Asian and Pacific Islander languages.
- 211 LACall 211Food, housing, and other local help.
California and nationwide
- National Maternal Mental Health HotlineCall or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (852-6262)24/7, for pregnancy and new parents. English and Spanish.
- California Peer-Run Warm Line(855) 845-7415Someone to talk to when it isn’t a crisis yet.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline(800) 799-7233 · text START to 8878824/7, confidential.
These services are run by other organizations. Numbers checked October 2026.