The Warm Line needs your help. We are asking for your support to help prevent the closure of the 24/7 California Warm Line.
Immediate Support
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Call Your Governor, Senator, and Assembly Member. See contact list below.
Email Your Governor, Senator, and Assembly Member. We have provided a template below.
We Need Your Voice!
The California Warm Line's funding will stop taking calls, texts, or chats on July 1, 2025, without your help.
The CA Warm Line has been instrumental in supporting individuals before crises escalate, reducing reliance on emergency services, and providing an alternative that empowers people to seek help on their own terms. Over the years, MHASF has demonstrated unwavering commitment to mental health advocacy and peer-based support, with more than 90% of our staff identifying as having lived experience of mental health challenges.
Your advocacy can make the difference.
Key Facts
The 988 Implementation Plan states "warm lines are critical not only for emotional support but also for stabilization, recovery, and connecting individuals to essential resources, making the CA Warm Line an indispensable part of California's mental health support network."
The 24/7 peer-led, non-crisis support services help prevent an estimated 14,400 ER visits per year, reducing burden on crisis systems (988, 911, ERs), saving the California health system $93M per year.
Responding to nearly 100,000 contacts annually through calls, texts, and chats.
Who to Contact
Governor's Office
Name/Office
Phone Number
Governor Newsom
(916) 445-2841
Lt. Governor Kounalakis
(916) 445-8994
Senate
Name/Office
Party/District
Phone Number
Scott Weiner, Senator — San Francisco
DEM — 11
(916)651-4011
Akilah Weber Pierson, Senator
DEM — 39
(916) 651-4039
Shannon Grove, Senator
REP — 12
(916) 651-4012
Carolyn Menjivar, Senator
DEM — 20
(916) 651-4020
Assembly
Name/Office
Party/District
Phone Number
Jesse Gabriel, Assembly Chair Budget Committee
DEM — 46
(916) 319-2046
Dawn Addis, Assembly Chair Budget Subcommittee
DEM — 30
(916) 319-2030
Mia Bonta
DEM — 18
(916) 319-2018
Pilar Schiavo
DEM — 40
(916) 319-2040
Jose Luis Solache
DEM — 62
(916) 319-2062
Call Script Template
"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent from [YOUR CITY/COUNTY]. I'm calling to urge [LEGISLATOR NAME]'s support for continued funding of the California Peer Run Warm Line.
The Warm Line is a critical mental health resource that prevented 14,400 emergency room visits last year alone, saving California taxpayers $93 million. This peer-led service responds to nearly 100,000 contacts annually from people seeking support before they reach crisis.
Without immediate action, this essential service will shut down on July 1, 2025. I strongly urge [LEGISLATOR NAME] to support the $15 million annual funding request for the next three fiscal years.
Mental health support is a bipartisan issue that affects all Californians. Will [LEGISLATOR NAME] commit to supporting this vital mental health resource?
[IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please call me back at (YOUR PHONE) to let me know your position on this important issue. Thank you.]"
Email Template
Subject: Urgent: Save the California Warm Line Funding
Dear [LEGISLATOR NAME],
My name is [FIRST NAME LAST NAME]. I am one of the over 600,000 calls, texts, and chats that counselors from the California Peer Run Warm Line have provided support to since 2019.
As your constituent from [YOUR CITY/COUNTY], I'm writing with urgent concern about its future as a vital part of California's mental health infrastructure.
The California Peer Run Warm Line – our state's largest non-crisis mental health support service – will shut down on July 1, 2025 without renewed funding. This preventative service is a critical component of our mental health safety net and has proven extremely cost-effective.
The CA Warm Line helped me, my family, and my friends. We need to make sure it’s there for the next person who needs it. Why do I use and support the continued funding for the Warm line?
77% of users like me report the service helps them avoid using 911, crisis lines, or emergency rooms.
It helps prevent an estimated 14,400 ER visits each year, saving California taxpayers an estimated $93 million annually.
64% of callers report a significant reduction in distress after calling the Warm Line.
The CA Warm Line is a safe place where you can talk to someone who truly gets it—without judgment, without fear, and without cost. Support was and is always on my terms. It offers non-judgmental, voluntary support—no pressure, no forced intervention, just someone who listens. In these times of increasing mental health challenges across our state, eliminating this service would be devastating.
I respectfully urge you to support the funding request of $20 million annually for fiscal years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28, to ensure this vital resource remains available to all Californians.
The CA Warm Line saves lives. Losing it will cost lives. California needs to step up and renew this funding—before it’s too late. More people than ever are reaching out—because mental health struggles don’t wait for office hours.
Will you commit to protecting this essential mental health service?
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[YOUR PHONE]
[YOUR EMAIL]
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