Hotlines and call centers
Mental Health America Hotline
Call 1-(800)-273-TALK(8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center, or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.
Call 1-(800)-273-TALK(8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center, or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.
Mental Health America is a nationwide organization that provides assistance through this text line. You will be linked to someone who can guide you through a crisis or just provide information.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-(800)-273-8255
1-(800)-273-8255
Crisis intervention and free emotional support are available, which is helpful when you need confidential assistance during a time of emotional distress for you or a loved one. The helpline is open 24/7, and a live online chat is available as well.
Crisis Text Line
Text CONNECT to 741741
Text CONNECT to 741741
Specialized crisis counselors are just a text message away on this free, confidential 24-hour support line. To further protect your privacy, these messages do not appear on a phone bill. The text line also provides services and support if you are upset, scared, hurt, frustrated, or distressed.
The Samaritans
1-(212)-673-3000
1-(212)-673-3000
This is a New York–based organization operates a 24-hour crisis hotline for anyone in the area. Even if you’re not in crisis but feel like you need emotional support, this hotline can help.
Veterans Crisis Line
1-(800)-273-8255
1-(800)-273-8255
Text a message to 838255. Operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, these services aid veterans and their families who may be in crisis by connecting them with VA responders.
Find a Health Care Provider or Treatment
Primary Care Provider
Your primary care practitioner can be an important resource, providing initial mental health screenings and referrals to mental health specialists. If you have an appointment with your primary care provider, consider bringing up your mental health concerns and asking for help.
For general information on mental health and to locate treatment services in your area, call the SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). SAMHSA also has a Behavioral Health Treatment Locator on its website that can be searched by location.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
https://www.hrsa.gov/
https://www.hrsa.gov/
HRSA works to improve access to health care. The HRSA website has information on finding affordable healthcare, including health centers that offer care on a sliding fee scale.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
https://www.cms.gov/
https://www.cms.gov/
CMS has information on its website about benefits and eligibility for mental health programs and how to enroll.
Tools to Connect to Others
Unlike a hotline for those in immediate crisis, warmlines provide early intervention with emotional support that can prevent a crisis. The lines are typically free, confidential peer-support services staffed by those who have experienced mental health conditions themselves. Find a warmline in your area at warmline.org.
Bridge Club is a community-led peer support group for women and gender non-conforming folks who are sober or interested in sobriety. A virtual Bridge Club is available and free to join.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)'s Online Support Group
https://tinyurl.com/dbsaonlinesupportgroup
https://tinyurl.com/dbsaonlinesupportgroup
DBSA online support groups give people living with depression and bipolar disorder a safe, welcoming place to share experiences, discuss coping skills, and offer each other hope. With the support of generous donors and friends, we are rapidly adding more groups to meet the urgent need for online support.
An online community where people can connect with others. MHA hosts a dedicated mental health community, but there are communities related to a variety of topics.
In the Rooms
https://www.intherooms.com/home/
https://www.intherooms.com/home/
In The Rooms is a free online recovery tool that offers 130 weekly online meetings for those recovering from addiction and related issues.
Screening Tools and Organizations
B4Stage4 provides an interactive screening tool and resources to help those affected by mental illness recognize and treat the symptoms before a serious mental illnesses get worse and disrupt people’s lives.
Online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/Home
https://www.nami.org/Home
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
