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Institute on Aging

Helpline - Friendship Line

3575 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94118

Distance: 2599 Miles

(800) 971-0016

Website

https://www.ioaging.org/services/friendship-line

Service Details

Description

Staff or volunteers answer questions or talk confidentially with callers. Program can provide information, a sympathetic listener, advice and/or referrals to other resources.


Additional Information

The Friendship Line offers both a crisis intervention center and a warm line for routine, even daily, phone calls that provide emotional support, medication reminders and well-being check-ins.


Provides:
* Crisis intervention and referrals
* Specialized counseling and bereavement support for people who have experienced traumatic loss to suicide or sudden death.


Please Note: The Friendship Line will accept calls from Minnesota, but does not make scheduled out-going calls to Minnesota. Warm line hours are 9:00am - 11:00pm (Central Time).


Features

  • Specialization
    • Older adults 
    • Older adults with disabilities 

Eligibility

Serves older adults age 60 and older and adults living with disabilities


Application Instructions

Complete a Friendship Line intake form


Area Served

Nationwide


Websites

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main - Referrals (415) 750-4111

Last Update

4/19/2023

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

Other Services or resources

This provider does not offer other services or resources at this location.

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