- Crisis Text Line to connect with a Crisis Counselor, free 24 hours/7 days a week, text NAMI to 741741 or call, 1-800-950-NAMI
- Self-Harm Hotline, 1-800-366-8288
- Web Poison Control, 1-800-222-1222
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK
Resources
Crisis
General
Type of Mental Health Professional Types of Mental Health Professionals | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Grief Support Whats your Grief – A Grief Website for the Rest of Us
American Counseling Association Grief and Loss (counseling.org)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, 1-800-662-4357, www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
National Alliance on Mental Illness-NAMI helpline, 1-800-950-6264 or Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com to find a therapist
Family Support NAMI Family Support Group | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Need support with a non-urgent mental health matter? Warmlines are available Need to talk to someone? (Warmlines) – MHA Screening (mhanational.org)
Looking for mental health resources? Check out Mental Health of America website, Finding Help | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
Need support, supporting a loved one with a Mental Illness? Psychiatry.org – Helping a Loved One Cope with Mental Illness
Postpartum Support Helpline 1-800-944-4773 or text 503-894-9453 or the website, Postpartum Support International – PSI
PTSD PTSD Coach – PTSD: National Center for PTSD (va.gov)
The National Sexual Assault Hotline,1-800-656-4673 or Get Help | RAINN
Domestic Abuse, 1-800-799-7233 or Help for Abusive Behaviors | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) or myPlan (myplanapp.org)
National Crisis Line for Anorexia and Bulimia, 1-800-233-4357 or Help & Support | National Eating Disorders Association, Get Help at ANAD | National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Check your local colleges and/or universities for low or free counseling sessions within their Psychology or Clinical Training programs
Cultural
- Resources | BlackMentalWellness
- Therapy For Black Girls
- Home – Melanin & Mental Health® (melaninandmentalhealth.com)
- Therapist Directory – Find Therapists – Locate Therapy
- Home – Clinicians of Color Directory
- Association of Black Psychologists (site-ym.com)
- Black Neuroscience Professional Member Directory — Black In Neuro
- The #1 Resource for Connecting with a Black Psychiatrist (blackpsychiatrydirectory.com)
- Therapists Directory & Mental Health Resources | Therapy services for underserved communities! (mytrucircle.com)
- Home – Therapy for Black Men
- A Black Man’s Safe Haven (expressyourselfblackman.com)
- Latinx Therapy
- Feel Better, Connect with a Latinx Therapist Today (therapyforlatinx.com)
- Home – Asian Mental Health Collective (asianmhc.org)
LGBTQ crisis hotlines
The Trevor Project
Providing confidential support for LGBTQ youth in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7/365.
TrevorChat
Confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor counselor, available 24/7.
Access through a computer.
TrevorText
Text START to 678-678
Confidential text messaging with a Trevor counselor, available 24/7/365.
Standard messaging rates may apply.
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline
Talk and be heard at the SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline. Connects LGBT older people with friendly responders. For LGBT elders and caretakers.
1-877-360-LGBT (5428)
Confidential support and crisis response, available 24/7.
Trans Lifeline
A 24/7 hotline available in the U.S. and Canada staffed by transgender people for transgender people.
1-877-565-8860 (United States)
1-877-330-6366 (Canada)
Confidential, 24/7 crisis support.
Non-LGBTQ-specific crisis hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Available 24/7
Crisis Text Line
Text TALK to 741-741
Available 24/7
LGBTQ support services
Finding LGBTQ-Friendly Therapy
Information from Mental Health America (MHA) on how to find LGBTQ friendly therapy.
TrevorSpace
An online international peer-to-peer community for LGBTQ young people and their friends.