On-Campus Resources
Student Health Services: All SF State students currently enrolled will have access to free health care services provided through your student enrollment and paid through your Student Health Fee. Appointments can be made online or by phone. Virtual appointments are available.
Women’s Center: Safe place for women of any and all backgrounds. Service include resources for survivors of assault, domestic violence, & housing insecurity, library, free pads 7 tampons, and breastfeeding/pumping zone.
Queer Trans Resource Center:: LGBTQAI resource center and safe space. Check out their page for upcoming workshops, support groups, their lending library, and internship and volunteer opportunities.
Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality: EROS offers free safer sex materials, resource referrals, and a variety of events aimed at promoting a sex-positive, inclusive environment for students, and to support LGBTQAI+ students.
Counseling & Psychological Services: CAPS offers one-on-one, couples, and/or group counseling for SF State students. Virtual appointments are available.
Located at: Student Services Building, Room 205
Email: caps@sfsu.edu
Schedule appointment at: (415) 338-2208
The SAFE Place: Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and confidential support for survivors dealing with past or present incidents of sexual assault, dating or domestic violence, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Located at: Student Services Building, Room 403
Email: safeplace@sfsu.edu
Schedule Appointment at: (415) 694 - 3825
Off-Campus Resources
Clinics
LGBTQAI+ Community Centers & Organizations
Domestic and Community Violence
Planned Parenthood: Provide STI/STD testing, birth control, abortion services, pregnancy services, safer sex supplies, and emergency contraception. Online appointments are available.
Lyon-Martin Health Services: Provides health care for bisexual women, trans persons, and heterosexual women. All services are available regardless of ability to pay.
STRUT: STI and HIV testing, PrEP navigation and assistance, substance use counseling, and other sexual health services. Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, please call 415-581-1600 for clinical service appointments and information.
Ruby’s Place (Castro Valley): Free program offering emergency shelter, clinical services, legal aid, and peer support groups.
Website: https://www.rubysplace.org/
24/7 Support Line: (888) 339-7233
Youth Services Text Line: (510) 214-6331
LYRIC: Center for LGBTQQ+ Youth offers housing navigation, PrEP & HIV information & prevention, one-on-one support, and leadership & internship opportunities.
Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays: PFLAG provides LGBTQ advocacy and support. Visit their website for more information about chapters near you!
AGUILAS: Dedicated to creating a supportive, culturally sensitive environment for gay and bisexual Latinx.
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance: GAPA works to address social, political, and cultural issues affecting gay and bisexual Asian and Pacific Islanders.
VPN Mentor: Staying safe online is important for your mental and physical health.
Community United Against Violence: CUAV supports the healing and leadership of those impacted by abuse and works to build the power of LGBTQ communities to transform violence and oppression.
Love is Respect: Work to engage, educate, and empower young people to prevent and end abusive relationships. Free and confidential phone, live chat, and texting services for those with questions about and/or who are experiencing abuse.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network): Operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (free and confidential), and carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: Free confidential online chat and phone support for those in domestic violence situations. Check their resource list of state and national domestic violence services and organizations.
DeafHope: Provides culturally specific services to Deaf survivors of interpersonal violence and their children, such as support groups, safety planning, systems advocacy, and shelter.
Website: https://www.deaf-hope.org/
9am-5pm Hotline: (855) 812-1001
Contra Costa Family Justice Center: Social services organization that serves families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
Locations in Richmond, Concord, Antioch, and Fairfield.
Website: https://www.cocofamilyjustice.org/
Oakland/East Bay
San Rafael
San Jose
San Mateo
A Safe Place (Oakland): Provides emergency shelter, security and support for family and intimate violence survivors.
Website: https://www.asafeplace.org/crisis-shelter
24/7 Crisis Line: (510) 536-7233
Center for Domestic Peace (San Rafael): Provides a variety of support services and programs for domestic abuse victims and survivors. Each service and program provides qualified interpreter services, including sign language, that are available at no cost.
Website: https://centerfordomesticpeace.org/
24-Hour Hotline: 415-924-6616
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley (San Jose): Social services center providing therapy and support services (both walk-ins and telehealth) for domestic violence survivors in the South Bay.
Website: https://yourywca.org/
24/7 Support Hotline: (800) 572-2782
CORA (San Mateo): Provides those affected by intimate partner abuse with counseling, emergency housing, and legal assistance.
Website: https://www.corasupport.org/
24-Hour Hotline: 800‑300‑1080
Resources in San Francisco
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics: Provide primary medical care, blood work, psychiatric services, and women's geriatric, and behavioral health care.
San Francisco Free Clinic: Provide primary care, stress management, and information and support about health insurance services available.
Clinic By the Bay: Heath care services and options for uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medi-Cal or Medicare. Primary care, preventative care, and wellness screenings offered.
Raphael House San Francisco: Offers temporary housing and support for families and women in the last months of pregnancy who are experiencing homelessness.
Website: https://www.raphaelhouse.org/
For more information, contact them at: (415) 345-7200
San Francisco City Clinic: STI treatment and testing, HIV prevention and care, women's health, and LGBTQ health services. Must call for appointments at 415-487-5500.
San Francisco LGBT Center: The center is dedicated to serving LGBT communities by offering free career counseling, social activities, computer lab, youth meals, daycare, and more.
SFWAR: San Francisco Women Against Rape provides resources, advocacy, and education to support communities responding to, healing from, and working to end sexual violence
La Casa de las Madres (San Francisco): Treatment center for domestic violence victims of all ages, providing services such as crisis response, emergency shelter, counseling, and advocacy.
Website: https://www.lacasa.org/
24/7 Hotline for Adults: (877) 503-1850
24/7 Hotline for Youth: (877) 923-0700
Asian Women’s Shelter (San Francisco): Provides counseling, legal assistance, and emergency/transitional housing for domestic violence victims and survivors..
Website: https://www.sfaws.org/
24-Hour Crisis Line: (877) 751-0880
WOMAN, Inc. (San Francisco Bay Area): Provides counseling, safety planning, and referrals, accessible through their 24-hour support line.
Website: https://www.womaninc.org/
24-Hour Support Line: (877) 384-3578