About Us:

The Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline (CVSPH) took their first call on January 17, 2013. In January 2014, CVSPH received National Accreditation being recognized as a best practice call center by the American Association of Suicidology. CVSPH is also 1 of 12 call centers in the state of California that take calls for 988.

CVSPH operates 24/7 and operates 365 days of the year, including holidays.

CVSPH serves the CVSPH local crisis line in the Central Valley, a culturally diverse group of seven counties: Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus.

The Lifeline helps individuals who are in crisis and are having suicidal ideation. Each counselor is trained to safety plan, provide support, guidance and local resources.