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Mail a Check (payable to Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services) to: Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, c/o Development, 4760 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 9023

Planned Giving

Charitable gifts help you meet your philanthropic goals and extend your generosity well into the future. A planned gift can also protect your assets, provide for your family, and guarantee your income for life. You can even make a significant impact through a gift that costs nothing in your lifetime, through a charitable bequest under your will. Become a member of the Didi Hirsch Legacy Society by making a planned gift.

Create your legacy through a planned gift

See our Glossary of Planned Giving Terms

Wills and Living Trust

Secure a charitable estate-tax deduction for the value of the gift, and know that your generosity will support our mission for years to come.

Retirement Plans

Your retirement-plan benefits are likely a significant portion of your net worth, and because of special tax considerations, they could make an excellent choice for funding a charitable gift.

Appreciated Services

Gifts of long-term appreciated property can generate the most favorable tax benefits: a charitable deduction (in most cases) for the full fair-market value of the property plus avoidance of any potential capital-gain tax.

Life Insurance

Life insurance itself can be the direct funding medium for a gift, permitting the donor to make a substantial gift (face value of policy) for a relatively modest annual outlay (i.e., the premium payment).

Tangible Personal Property

You are entitled to a charitable deduction for personal property such as works of art (not created by donor), rare books, stamp or coin collections.

Real Estate

Most kinds of real estate can be donated to Didi Hirsch, including personal residence, undeveloped land, farms, commercial buildings and vacation homes.

Fundraising

We have two major fundraising events every year:

Alive Together  A life-affirming community event that supports Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center.

Mental Health Is Health A campaign by Didi Hirsch, bringing attention to mental health parity and equity needs, especially with children, adolescents, and young adults.

Donations may be:

  • Given in memory or honor of a loved one
  • Unrestricted and applied to our greatest needs and opportunities
  • Designated to our Suicide Prevention Center or to other specific programs and services
  • Credited to fundraising events or appeals including our Mental Health Is Health Month and our Alive & Running 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated as Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service.

Donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.
Federal Tax ID #95-1816023

Volunteer for the Suicide Prevention Center

Whether one hour or twenty, the commitment to service that volunteers make are important to Didi Hirsch’s clients and staff. Volunteers are always welcome at Didi Hirsch; they help us achieve our mission to provide quality mental health and substance use services to people in need. If you are interested in volunteering seasonally or on a case-by-case basis by doing administrative work, teaching classes, facilitating activities, or participating in fundraising efforts, please complete a Volunteer Application and send it to Lorenza Loza ([email protected]) or call (310) 751-5353.

Volunteer for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Our Suicide Prevention Center needs your help to staff its 24/7 Crisis Line as a volunteer Crisis Counselor! This role is one of the most intensely rewarding ways to contribute to your community while helping to erase the stigma around suicide and mental health. Many of our volunteers are pursuing careers in the mental health field or considering a career change before applying to graduate school, while others are looking for something meaningful to do in their spare time. Some have been touched by suicide, and others just want to help people in crisis.

Qualifications

  • Must be age 18 or older
  • Basic computer competency and fluency in English required
  • Ability to attend the 6-week training and satisfy all training requirements described below
  • Ability to commit to at least one weekly 4-hour shift on the Crisis Line for 12 months

Training Requirements

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all training is held online via Zoom and a working camera + microphone are required for all training dates. Our training is time-intensive in order to ensure that our volunteers are ready to serve on the Crisis Line! Trainees are expected to complete all of the following:

  • Crisis Line Training: Occurs twice a week for 6 consecutive weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6-9pm). Trainees learn to facilitate crisis calls, chats, and texts through evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention and role-playing. Trainees must also complete three 1-hour mentor role-plays outside of training hours.
  • DDH: An 8-10 hour online training for the Disaster Distress Helpline that is completed on the trainee’s own time.
  • ASIST: Attendance at a 2-day suicide first aid workshop will be required at a later date (TBD).

Volunteer Requirements

Trainees who successfully pass all training requirements are asked to commit to at least one weekly 4-hour shift on the Crisis Line for a minimum of 12 months where they take either phone calls or chats/texts. The following are examples of shifts: 8:30AM-12:30PM, 10:30AM-2:30PM, 12:30PM-4:30PM, 2:30PM-6:30PM, 4:30PM-8:30PM, 6:30PM-10:30PM, 8:30PM-12:30AM. However, shift availability fluctuates based on the needs of the Crisis Line. All trainees go through an “apprenticeship” period during their first 3 months on the lines where they are closely monitored and given substantial support.

Volunteer work is mostly remote at this time; however, you may be required to come on-site to our Century City office for orientation and for the first few months of your volunteership. Remote opportunities may become available once a volunteer satisfies their Apprenticeship period.

Application Process

Training cycles are held frequently throughout the year. To obtain more details on upcoming cycles and apply, email [email protected] or call (424) 362-2920. Our team will send you application materials and begin the screening process, which includes an initial phone interview and group interview prior to acceptance into the training class. Please note that as this is a competitive volunteership, we are unfortunately unable to accept every applicant. 

Got Questions?

    • Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
    • Development Department
    • 4760 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
    • Culver City, CA 90230