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In immediate danger? Call 911. Struggling or thinking about suicide? Call 988 or text 988, any time.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support 24/7 by call, text, or chat. You don't have to be suicidal to reach out; reasons include relationships, economic worries, substance use, depression, and loneliness. Spanish: press 2 or text AYUDA to 988. Veterans: press 1.
Available to anyone in the United States and its territories. See the official site for current rules.
Crisis Text Line
Free, confidential, 24/7 support by text message. Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. to reach a trained volunteer crisis counselor for stress, anxiety, loneliness, substance use, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts.
Available to anyone in the United States. See the official site for current rules.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
A confidential, anonymous search tool for finding mental health and substance use treatment facilities in the United States, with guides on treatment options and paying for treatment.
Free to search. Each facility sets its own intake rules and costs. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Parents Anonymous
Free, confidential support for parents, children, and youth from trained Helpline Specialists by call, text, or live chat, available 24/7. Run by Parents Anonymous, which also offers Parents Anonymous support groups.
For parents, children, and youth. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Family CounselingMental Health
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Support for fathers dealing with depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after a baby arrives. Includes a call/text HelpLine, free peer support such as support groups (including a group for dads) and a peer mentor program, a weekly Chat with an Expert call, and a directory of perinatal mental health providers.
Not for emergencies. The PSI HelpLine is not a crisis hotline and does not handle emergencies. In a crisis, call 988 or your local emergency number, or call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-852-6262 (24/7).
For dads facing perinatal mental health challenges. The PSI HelpLine is not a crisis hotline and does not handle emergencies. You leave a confidential message any time and a trained volunteer returns your call or text; messages are returned every day, within 8am-11pm EST. In a crisis, call 988 or your local emergency number, or call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-852-6262 (24/7).
Topics: Mental HealthInfant Care
Official site: Postpartum Support International: Help for Dads
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service in English and Spanish for people and families facing mental health or substance use disorders. Connects callers with local treatment, support groups, and community organizations. It does not provide counseling.
Open to anyone. No insurance needed; people without insurance may be referred to state-funded or sliding-fee programs. TTY: 1-800-487-4889. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Alabama Children's Cabinet and partner state agencies
Alabama Family Central is a one-stop website that collects state agency resources on education, health care, child services, and family support. It highlights the free, confidential Parenting Assistance Line (PAL), early intervention, and Help Me Grow.
For Alabama parents, family members, caregivers, and teachers. Each listed program sets its own eligibility.
Topics: Family CounselingMental HealthSpecial-Needs Parenting
Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH), Office of Child & Family Services
ADMH's Office of Child & Family Services supports children and families statewide with infant and early childhood mental health, autism services, mental illness treatment, adolescent substance use treatment, intensive home-based services, and suicide prevention. Child and adolescent mental health services are offered in all 67 counties.
Varies by service. Mental health services are for youth who meet criteria for Serious Emotional Disturbance up to their 21st birthday. Autism services are for Medicaid-eligible children and youth from birth through age 20. Adolescent substance use treatment is for ages 13 to 18 through certified providers. Providers decide eligibility.
Alaska Department of Health
The state Division of Behavioral Health oversees Alaska's mental health and substance use system, including community-based crisis services such as 988 and the Crisis Careline, treatment and recovery grants, prevention and early intervention (suicide, substance use, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), and therapeutic courts including Family Care Courts. It links families to find a treatment provider or one that takes Alaska Medicaid.
For Alaskans looking for mental health or substance use services and information. The division mostly funds and oversees providers rather than treating people directly. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Careline Alaska
Careline is Alaska's 24/7 crisis and suicide line, staffed by Alaskans for Alaskans. Anyone can call, chat, or text, whether in crisis, worried about a child or someone else, grieving, having a panic attack, or just needing someone to talk to or local resources. Contacts are confidential.
For any Alaskan. You do not need to be thinking about suicide to reach out. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arizona's statewide behavioral health crisis line is available by phone, text, and chat. Arizona's crisis system, open to any resident regardless of insurance, includes 24/7 crisis phone lines staffed by trained crisis specialists and 24/7 mobile crisis teams. The AHCCCS page also lists crisis lines for each county and for several tribal nations.
For any Arizona resident in a behavioral health crisis, or anyone worried about someone, regardless of health insurance. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Arkansas has two 16-bed Crisis Stabilization Units, created under Act 423 of 2017 as alternatives to jail and emergency rooms for people in crisis who come into contact with law enforcement. Both are open 24/7, staffed by mental health professionals and licensed nurses, and give short-term stabilization for mental health or substance misuse. The Sebastian County unit is in Fort Smith and the Craighead County unit is in Jonesboro.
Either unit accepts referrals from any Arkansas county, at any time of day or night. The Fort Smith unit mainly serves Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, and Polk counties, and the Jonesboro unit serves 20 counties in the Northeast and East-central region. See the official site for current rules.
Arkansas Department of Human Services
DHS's support line helps any Arkansan find mental health and addiction services near them. For people with limited incomes, DHS offers assessment, mental health services for adults with serious mental illness, substance use treatment, help with mental health medication, parent and child counseling for children under 4, and help during a mental health crisis.
Not for emergencies. If you are facing a medical emergency, please dial 911.
Open to all Arkansans looking for a provider. State-funded substance use treatment is for people without insurance, and Specialized Women's Services are for pregnant women and mothers with children. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Official site: Arkansas Mental Health and Addiction Support Line
NAMI Arkansas
NAMI Arkansas is a nonprofit that helps people living with mental illness, their families, and the community. It coordinates a statewide network of local support groups (including virtual groups) and offers education programs, resources, and a helpline.
Not for emergencies. In a crisis? Call 988 or go to your local emergency room immediately
For Arkansans living with mental illness and their families and friends. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
Peer-led, confidential emotional support by phone, text, or chat for challenges such as anxiety, depression, and substance use. Funded by the State of California; described as the official California Warm Line since 2019.
Anyone residing in California can call. It is not 24/7; hours are posted on the site and may change. In a crisis, call or text 988. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Colorado Behavioral Health Administration
Colorado has walk-in centers for anyone who needs immediate, in-person support for a mental health or substance use crisis, regardless of ability to pay. The 988 Colorado site lists locations in Aurora, Wheat Ridge, Denver, Littleton, Greeley, Montrose, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Fort Collins, Louisville, Frisco, and Durango, covering the Metro Denver, Northeast, Southeast, and Western Slope regions.
For anyone in Colorado who needs immediate in-person support. Search by ZIP code for the nearest center. See the official site for current rules.
Colorado Behavioral Health Administration
Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) runs Colorado LIFTS, a network of mental health, substance use, and crisis support services. The OwnPath Care Directory lets you search for services near you, with or without insurance, or you can call to reach a care navigator. Services range from outpatient, individual, and group treatment to intensive outpatient, residential, community-based, and psychiatric care.
Available to people across Colorado. BHA says its job is to make sure everyone in the state can get quality mental health and substance use care, regardless of where they live or ability to pay. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Colorado Behavioral Health Administration
I Matter connects Colorado youth with a licensed therapist for up to 6 free counseling sessions, in person or virtually. No insurance, credit card, or legal status information is needed. A short confidential survey (under 15 minutes) helps guide youth to the right resources and schedule the first appointment.
For youth 18 and younger, or 21 and younger for those in special education services. Youth 11 or younger need a parent or guardian to complete the survey. Start by choosing 'Parent' or 'Youth' on the site. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) funds and runs Mobile Crisis Teams across the state for adults 18 and older in a mental health or substance use crisis. Teams offer assessment, telephone support, crisis intervention, safety planning, referrals, and follow-up. The 24/7 Access Line connects people to substance use treatment, including detox and transportation.
Mobile crisis serves all Connecticut adults 18 and older; the page says a crisis is defined by the person. For emotional distress or a mental health or substance use crisis, the page says to call, text, or chat 988. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: DMHAS Adult Mobile Crisis Services and Access Line
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Mobile Crisis Intervention Services helps any Connecticut family with a child 0-18 having a mental or behavioral health crisis. Call 2-1-1 and press 1 for crisis, then 1 for youth. A crisis specialist connects you to a local Mobile Crisis provider, and a trained clinician can come to the child within 45 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The team then works with the family for up to six weeks and builds a Crisis Safety Plan.
For any family with a child 0-18 in a mental or behavioral health crisis, for example when the child is out of control, at risk of acting violently, or threatening to hurt themselves or others. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Mobile Crisis Intervention Services for Youth (2-1-1)
Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DHSS)
DSAMH's Delaware HopeLine is for anyone who wants to talk with someone about mental health support, information, or referrals but isn't in crisis. DSAMH connects Delaware residents to services for mental health, substance use, and gambling conditions.
For Delaware residents who aren't in crisis. In a crisis, use the mobile crisis lines or 988. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Delaware Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DHSS)
Delaware Medicaid covers doctor visits, hospital care, lab work, prescriptions, transportation, children's shots, and mental health and substance use services. Most members get care through Diamond State Health Plan managed care. Apply through ASSIST or at a State Service Center.
Medicaid has no resource test. It covers pregnant women, children under 19, and low-income uninsured adults ages 19-65, among others. Under federal changes, new noncitizen rules start Oct 1, 2026, and work/community engagement rules (Medicaid ENGAGE) start Jan 1, 2027 for the expansion adult group. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Financial AidMental Health
Official site: Delaware Medicaid (Diamond State Health Plan)
Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DHSS)
This 24/7 service gives hotline support, mobile outreach, and walk-in services for a psychiatric or substance use crisis. It's at the Fernhook Building, 14 Central Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720. A Recovery Response Center in Newark (659 East Chestnut Hill Rd) offers facility-based crisis care for adults.
Not for emergencies. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, have taken an overdose, or have harmed yourself in any way, DIAL 9-1-1
Serves all of New Castle County and greater Smyrna in northern Kent County. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, Northern Delaware
Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DHSS)
This 24/7 service gives hotline support, mobile outreach, and walk-in crisis services. It's at 700 Main Street (rear entrance), Ellendale, DE 19941. A Recovery Response Center at the same address offers crisis stabilization and a 'Living Room' crisis alternative.
Not for emergencies. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, have taken an overdose, or have harmed yourself in any way, DIAL 9-1-1
Serves all of Sussex County and Kent County south of greater Smyrna. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, Southern Delaware
Delaware DSCYF, Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services
MRSS is DSCYF's 24/7 crisis line for a youth's mental health or substance use crisis, with mobile response and stabilization.
Not for emergencies. For life threatening emergencies, please dial 911.
For children and youth in Delaware and their families. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily CounselingEmergency Assistance
Official site: Youth Mobile Response and Stabilization Service (MRSS)
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) / Agency for Health Care Administration
Medicaid gives medical coverage to low-income individuals and families. DCF decides eligibility (the Social Security Administration does for SSI recipients), and the Agency for Health Care Administration runs the program. Coverage groups include parents and caretaker relatives, children, pregnant women (covered through pregnancy and 12 months postpartum), and former foster youth under 26. Children on Medicaid can use the Child Health Check-up program. Apply through MyACCESS or a DCF Family Resource Center.
Income limits depend on the group. People who receive TCA are eligible. Parents can apply for children under 21 living with them. Families who lose Medicaid because of earnings may get up to 12 more months. Women over the income limit may qualify for the Medically Needy (share of cost) program. Former foster youth under 26 who aged out on Florida Medicaid qualify with no income limit. See the official site for current rules.
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
More than 50 Mobile Response Teams give 24/7 emergency behavioral health care anywhere in Florida, at home, at school, or wherever the crisis is. Services include screening and assessment, de-escalation and stabilization, crisis counseling, safety planning, psychoeducation, and care coordination, in person or by telehealth. A 988 Florida Lifeline counselor can send a team when in-person help is needed.
For people with an emotional disturbance or a mental health or emotional crisis, people whose escalating symptoms affect daily functioning, and children in the child welfare system at risk of placement instability. Find the team for your county on DCF's Specialty Treatment Team Maps. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceFamily Counseling
Official site: Mobile Response Teams (behavioral health crisis)
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
GCAL is Georgia's 24/7/365 line for mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability crises. Staff give phone intervention, dispatch mobile crisis teams, find open crisis or detox beds statewide, and link people to urgent appointments. For non-emergencies, GCAL helps you reach a state-funded provider near you and can schedule appointments; you can also search providers by ZIP code at mygcal.com. GCAL is operated by Carelon for DBHDD and is Georgia's home for the 988 Lifeline.
Open to anyone in Georgia. People in immediate danger are warm-transferred to local 911, and staff stay on the line until responders arrive (DBHDD Access Services page, https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/access-services). See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceSpecial-Needs Parenting
Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
Medicaid provides health care for people who meet income, resource, and citizenship requirements. Coverage groups include low-income families with children under 19, and adults who are 65 or older, blind, or disabled. Apply with Form 94A or Form 297, or online through Georgia Gateway.
Must meet Medicaid income, resource, and citizenship requirements for your coverage group. Children who are over the Medicaid limits may qualify for PeachCare for Kids (see ga-peachcare-for-kids). See the official site for current rules.
Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH)
PeachCare for Kids is Georgia's state children's insurance program (S-CHIP) for uninsured children. Benefits include doctor visits, preventive care and immunizations, specialist, dental, and vision care, hospitalization, emergency room services, prescriptions, mental health care, and 12 months of postpartum benefits. Each child gets a Georgia Families Care Management Organization and a chosen primary care provider. Apply online through Georgia Gateway (choose 'Medical Assistance'), by phone, in person at a local DFCS office or Right from the Start Medical Assistance Group office, or by mail. One application covers both Medicaid and PeachCare; children are placed in the right program.
For Georgia children age 18 and under (eligible until their 19th birthday) who are U.S. citizens or in an eligible legal immigrant category, have no current coverage, and aren't eligible for Medicaid. Income limits apply and are updated annually; see the official page. Income is verified at application and each annual renewal. Processing can take up to 45 days. See the official site for current rules.
Check current limits and amounts on the official page for PeachCare for Kids
Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division
CAMHD serves Hawaiʻi youth with 'high need' for mental health treatment (severe emotional disturbance). Services include assessment, case management, and therapeutic supports in the home and community, or temporary out-of-home placements. Apply online or mail the application to the Family Guidance Center serving the area where the youth's parent, caregiver, or guardian lives.
Youth must be physically present in Hawaiʻi when applying and have a qualifying DSM-5 mental health diagnosis from a Qualified Mental Health Professional within the past 12 months. They must also have moderate to severe impairment in daily functioning (scored on the CAFAS). They need at least one funding source: a Med-QUEST Integration Health Plan, an IEP referral for intensive mental health services, an Office of Youth Services referral, or acceptance into a grant-funded CAMHD program. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthSpecial-Needs Parenting
Official site: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD)
Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration
Hawaiʻi CARES 988 is a free, 24/7 support line for crisis, mental health, and substance use, staffed by local crisis counselors. You can call, text, or chat. For youth in crisis, Hawaiʻi CARES 988 passes the information to a Crisis Mobile Outreach team member, who calls the youth or support person, can meet them face to face, makes a safety plan, and helps decide whether an emergency department visit is needed. Calls are safe and confidential.
Open to anyone in Hawaiʻi. In an emergency or if you fear you're in danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. See the official site for current rules.
Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division
Med-QUEST is Hawaiʻi's Medicaid program. Apply online through the KOLEA application (medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov), by phone, or by mailing or faxing form DHS 1100. Eligible people get a packet to choose a QUEST Integration health plan. Newborns of mothers enrolled in a QUEST Integration plan on the delivery date are automatically enrolled in the mother's plan for at least 30 days. If you become eligible again within six months, Med-QUEST reassigns you to your former plan.
Covers eligible children, adults, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind, or disabled. Long-term care and disability applicants need extra forms (listed on the page). People not eligible for Medicaid or CHIP may use the federal marketplace at Healthcare.gov. See the official site for current rules.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW), Division of Behavioral Health
Idaho's community crisis centers are places for adults (18+) in a behavioral health crisis, such as suicidal thoughts or drug withdrawal, to get help 24/7. People can stay up to 23 hours and 59 minutes and get a bed, food, and services from mental health professionals, plus referrals to community resources. Centers by DHW region: Region 1 Northern Idaho Crisis Center 208-625-4884; Region 2 Rural Crisis Center Network (Moscow 208-669-2729, Lewiston 208-748-9846, Orofino 208-400-0799); Region 3 Western Idaho Community Crisis Center 208-402-1044; Region 4 Pathways Community Crisis Center of Southwest Idaho 833-527-4747; Region 5 Crisis Center of South Central Idaho 208-772-7825; Region 6 South East Idaho Behavioral Crisis Center 208-909-5177; Region 7 Behavioral Health Crisis Center of East Idaho 208-522-0727.
Adults 18 and older. If you can't keep yourself safe, go to the nearest emergency department or call 911. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers for Adults (Idaho)
Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline (ICSH)
The Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline gives 24/7 free and confidential support by call, text, or chat for any situation that feels overwhelming or unsafe, including mental health, suicide or self-harm, substance use, or emotional distress. You can reach out for yourself or someone you care about. Trained crisis responders offer emotional support, assess for suicide risk, and help with safety planning. Through 988 you can also reach a Mobile Response Team of behavioral health professionals who may provide in-person support, available 24/7 statewide. ICSH is a member of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Open to anyone. As of March 31, 2026, Idaho law ensures young people can again contact 988 for immediate crisis support. If you're in immediate danger, call 911. See the official site for current rules.
Magellan of Idaho (Idaho Behavioral Health Plan) and partner centers
Youth Crisis Centers are safe places for youth ages 5-17 to go by choice when they're having emotional distress, psychiatric symptoms, substance use challenges, or other stress. They're open 24/7/365 and welcome walk-ins. Youth can stay up to 23 hours and 59 minutes for crisis stabilization, medical screening, assessment, and referrals, and parents and caregivers can get education and support. Centers: Rise Up Teen and Child Crisis Center of East Idaho, Idaho Falls, (208) 826-0994; ProActive Youth and Family Support Center, Twin Falls, (208) 969-9841; Clarvida Youth Support Center, Boise, 1-833-5-CRISIS (833-527-4747; ages 5-9 resources only, 10-17 full admission); Western Idaho Youth Support Center, Nampa, 208-899-4727.
Youth ages 5-17 (Clarvida admits ages 10-17; ages 5-9 get resources only). A parent or guardian must be available when a youth is admitted. See the official site for current rules.
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
BEACON (Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation) is a central place for Illinois youth and families to find behavioral health services. It shares information about community mental health centers and other programs near you and state-funded programs your child may qualify for, and connects you with a team to find the right services. Parents and guardians can create an account to track progress. For individual therapists, BEACON says to contact your insurance or managed care plan.
Illinois youth and families with behavioral or mental health needs. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Official site: BEACON: behavioral health navigation for youth and families
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)
Call the CARES line if you, your child or someone you know is in a mental health crisis, may harm themselves, or may need inpatient psychiatric care. A CARES worker talks through the crisis and decides whether to send a Mobile Crisis Response worker, who arrives within 2 hours. The Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) program is for people under 21 in a behavioral health crisis and gives 90 days of eligibility for crisis services, treatment and care coordination. CARES serves both Medicaid and non-Medicaid customers 24/7, 365 days a year.
Not for emergencies. If you need immediate assistance or are experiencing a medical emergency, please contact 911.
Anyone in Illinois in a mental health crisis; SASS is for people under 21. People not on Medicaid, or unsure, may qualify for state-funded crisis services. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: CARES crisis line and SASS for children and youth
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)
The Family Support Program gives youth with a severe emotional disturbance access to intensive mental health services, so they can stay with their families and use community services rather than out-of-home care. Enrolled youth can receive all community-based behavioral health services, plus individual support, therapeutic support and residential treatment services. Families can apply with help from their Care Coordination and Support Organization (CCSO), online through eQSuite, by fax to (800) 418-4039, or by mail to Acentra Health. Applications are available in English and Spanish.
Youth under 18 when the application is submitted, living in Illinois, not in government custody or guardianship, with a severe emotional disturbance whose needs aren't being met by traditional outpatient services. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthSpecial-Needs Parenting
Official site: Family Support Program (FSP) for youth with severe emotional disturbance
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
The IDHS Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery (which includes the former Division of Mental Health) helps people find crisis and emergency providers, Living Rooms (calm places to work through a crisis with recovery support specialists), non-crisis mental health providers, substance use and gambling providers, free naloxone, and child, adolescent and family services, including BEACON and a school-based mental health database.
Illinois residents. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
If you or someone you know has an opioid or other substance use disorder, call the Illinois Helpline to talk with a trained professional for support and advice, or to be directed to resources made for you. You can also visit helplineil.org.
Anyone in Illinois. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Official site: Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
If you or a family member has mental health or substance use challenges, call the Illinois Warm Line for support by phone. Wellness Support Specialists have their own experience with recovery and are trained in recovery support, mentoring and advocacy. The Warm Line is not a crisis hotline. Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., except holidays.
People with mental health or substance use challenges and their family members. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Indiana FSSA, Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
Indiana's 988 system offers someone to contact, someone to respond and a safe place for help. Call or text 988, or chat at 988Indiana.org, to reach a trained crisis specialist 24/7. When needed, a mobile crisis team, which always includes a certified peer support professional, can come to you, and some people are referred to a local crisis stabilization site. The 988 Indiana community resources page lists mobile crisis teams and safe places by county, including which serve youth.
For anyone in Indiana with emotional distress, thoughts of suicide, or a mental health or substance use crisis, or worried about a loved one. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: 988 Indiana crisis response and mobile crisis teams
Indiana FSSA, Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
DMHA's site helps you search for mental health and addiction treatment providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and county provider reports, and has youth services information and Medicaid sign-up links. You can file a complaint about services by phone.
Open to anyone looking for services; each provider sets its own eligibility. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental Health
Official site: DMHA: find mental health and addiction services
Iowa HHS crisis system (information from Your Life Iowa)
If someone in a mental health or substance use crisis needs in-person help, Iowa's Mobile Crisis Response teams can come to a home, school or public place, usually within 60 minutes, for children, youth and adults 24/7. Call Your Life Iowa or 988 to reach crisis services. Iowa also has community crisis stabilization, 23-hour observation for adults, crisis stabilization residential services for adults and youth, and Access Centers.
For anyone in Iowa in a mental health, substance use or suicide-related crisis. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Iowa mobile crisis response and crisis services
Iowa Warm Line (listed by Your Life Iowa)
The Iowa Warm Line gives free support 24/7 to people in emotional distress. Staff draw on their own recovery from mental health or substance use challenges to listen and offer hope, and can connect you with a Peer Support Specialist. You can also reach it by calling Your Life Iowa or 988.
Anyone in Iowa experiencing emotional distress. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Your Life Iowa (funded by Iowa HHS)
Your Life Iowa is Iowa's free, confidential, 24/7 statewide resource for anyone with a concern about mental health, substance use, gambling, suicide or related issues. Trained counselors answer calls, texts, chats and emails, listen, and connect you to ongoing resources. Teens can reach out without a parent's permission. It is part of Iowa's crisis network along with 988.
Open to anyone in Iowa, regardless of age or income. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL)
1-800-CHILDREN is a free, confidential 24/7 parenting support line and resource directory for Kansas parents and caregivers. Call to talk with a trained resource specialist about any parenting question or concern, without judgment, and get connected to local services, or search the online directory by ZIP code. You can also email, and the line offers free developmental screenings (Ages & Stages Questionnaire) for children up to age 6.
For parents, caregivers and professionals across Kansas. See the official site for current rules.
Sedgwick County COMCARE
COMCARE's Community Crisis Center is Sedgwick County's 24-hour resource for mental health help and suicide prevention. Call the crisis line any time, or go to the center to see clinical staff. Services include phone crisis help, face-to-face assessment, a mobile crisis unit for people who can't get to the center, and a team that helps children, teens, adults and families after a disaster or traumatic event.
For anyone in Sedgwick County having a mental health crisis. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: COMCARE Community Crisis Center (Sedgwick County)
Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF)
The Family Mobile Crisis Helpline helps with a mental health or behavioral crisis for any Kansan 20 or younger. Call, text or chat 24/7 to reach a licensed clinician, who can help over the phone, refer you to community resources or stabilization services, or send a local mobile crisis team to meet you in person. A parent, caregiver or the young person can call. It is run by DCF with KDADS, Carelon Behavioral Health, the three KanCare plans and a statewide network of mobile crisis providers.
Not for emergencies. In an emergency, call 911.
For Kansas children and young people 20 and under and their families. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceFamily Counseling
Official site: Family Mobile Crisis Helpline (youth 20 and under)
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Johnson County Mental Health Center's crisis team answers local 988 calls and its own crisis line 24/7 for mental health or substance use crises. The team is based at the county's Emergency Communications Center alongside 911 dispatchers. Emergency services also include a mobile crisis response team, co-responders who work with most police departments in the county, and walk-in Access to Care.
Free, confidential and available 24/7 to anyone in Johnson County. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Johnson County Mental Health Center crisis line and mobile crisis
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
In Kansas, 988 is known as the Kansas 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call, text or chat 988 any time, day or night, to reach a trained crisis counselor for thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use concerns, emotional distress or a hard situation, or if you're worried about someone else. Calls are routed to Kansas crisis centers based on your general location, and counselors can connect you with mobile crisis teams, community services and crisis stabilization when needed.
For anyone in Kansas, for themselves or someone they care about. You don't need to be in a crisis to call. See the official site for current rules.
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
Kansas's community mental health centers (CMHCs) are the public mental health safety net. They offer outpatient counseling and therapy, rehabilitation services and 24-hour crisis help, and they are the gatekeepers for state psychiatric hospital admission. KDADS publishes a list of every CMHC's 24-hour crisis line with the counties each center serves, so you can find the center for your county.
CMHC services are for anyone in the center's area. The CMHC association says services are available regardless of income, age or type of illness. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily Counseling
Official site: Kansas community mental health centers and 24-hour crisis lines
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV)
SafeLine Kansas is a free, confidential 24/7 crisis line for people experiencing sexual or domestic violence, stalking or dating violence. Call or text to talk with an advocate, plan for safety, or get connected to a local program. KCSDV's Find Help page also has a map of local programs across Kansas with phone numbers and websites; you don't have to live in the same town as a program to get help.
Not for emergencies. If you are in immediate danger and it is safe to do so, call 911. If calling isn't safe, text SAFE to 847411.
For survivors of sexual or domestic violence, stalking or dating violence, and people who care about them, anywhere in Kansas. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Emergency AssistanceMental Health
Official site: SafeLine Kansas and local sexual and domestic violence programs
Wyandot Behavioral Health Network
Wyandot Behavioral Health Network answers 988 calls from Wyandotte County and runs a 24-hour crisis line. A trained counselor listens, tries to calm the crisis over the phone, and can send mobile crisis responders to meet you in the community. Support is offered in English and Spanish, with other languages through interpreters.
For anyone of any age in Wyandotte County, including Kansas City, Kansas, in emotional distress or a mental health or substance use crisis. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Wyandot Behavioral Health Network crisis line and mobile crisis
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (988 Kentucky)
Kentuckians in a suicidal, mental health or substance use crisis can call, text or chat 988 at any time, free of charge. Calls go to Kentucky's network of Lifeline call centers, and Kentucky also has two dedicated 24/7 text and chat centers. Counselors listen, help resolve most calls on the phone, and when needed connect callers to mobile crisis teams, first responders and follow-up care.
Anyone in Kentucky. See the official site for current rules.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID)
Kentucky's 14 regional community mental health centers provide crisis services 24 hours a day, every day, for people in a behavioral health crisis or an intellectual or developmental disability-related crisis. Reach them by calling 988 or your CMHC's 24-hour crisis line. Many CMHC clinics offer walk-in crisis help, mobile crisis teams can come to a home, job or other community location, and residential crisis stabilization units give short-term care to people who need more than outpatient help but not a hospital. DBHDID publishes a one-page list of every CMHC's 24-hour crisis line with the counties each serves. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Anyone in Kentucky experiencing a behavioral health or developmental disability-related crisis. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Kentucky CMHC 24-hour crisis lines and mobile crisis services
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID)
Kentucky's 14 regional Boards for Mental Health or Individuals With an Intellectual Disability, also called community mental health centers (CMHCs), provide publicly funded services for Kentuckians with mental health, developmental and intellectual disability, or substance use needs. Each is a private nonprofit serving a set multi-county region. Use the county drop-down on the CHFS page to get contact information for your county's office.
Kentucky residents with mental health, developmental or intellectual disability, or substance use needs. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily CounselingSpecial-Needs Parenting
Official site: Kentucky community mental health centers (Regional MHID Boards)
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Medicaid Services (DMS)
Kentucky Medicaid provides health coverage for eligible Kentuckians, including pregnancy-related coverage and services for children, people with disabilities and people with behavioral health or substance use needs. Apply and manage benefits through kynect, by phone or at a DCBS office. Members can learn about Kentucky Medicaid's managed care organizations (MCOs) and how to choose one, and DMS publishes a member toolkit in English and Spanish on applying, renewing and using benefits. DMS has said it will mail notices about a new community engagement requirement to members who will have to meet it.
Eligibility depends on income, household and group (for example children, pregnant people, adults and people with disabilities). See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Financial AidMental Health
Seven Counties Services, Inc.
Seven Counties Services is the community mental health center for Jefferson and six nearby counties. Its 24/7 Crisis and Information Center helps with emotional distress, mental health concerns, addiction and situations involving a loved one with a disability. A 24-hour mobile crisis team can come to a home or other community setting; ask for it through 988 or the crisis line. Seven Counties also runs a local 988 team, a Youth Crisis Center where children and teens can walk in without an appointment, and crisis support for people with developmental disabilities. It also offers ongoing child and family mental health, adult mental health and addiction recovery services.
Residents of the seven counties served; crisis lines are open to anyone. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceFamily Counseling
Official site: Seven Counties Services crisis care (Louisville region)
Capital Area Human Services District (CAHS)
Capital Area Human Services runs the publicly funded community programs for mental health, addictive disorders, developmental disabilities and co-occurring disorders in seven parishes around Baton Rouge. Treatment teams can include a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, counselor and nurse, and there are more than 10 locations, in rural as well as urban areas. Fees are based on ability to pay using a sliding fee schedule, and Medicaid, Medicare and many private insurance plans are accepted. A 24-hour crisis line is available.
Residents of the seven parishes served. See the official site for current rules.
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Local Governing Entities
Louisiana's public behavioral health and developmental disability services are run by ten regional human services districts and authorities, listed on LDH's Local Governing Entities page: Metropolitan Human Services District (Region 1), Capital Area (Region 2), South Central Louisiana (Region 3), Acadiana Area (Region 4), Imperial Calcasieu (Region 5), Central Louisiana (Region 6), Northwest Louisiana (Region 7), Northeast Delta (Region 8), Florida Parishes (Region 9) and Jefferson Parish (Region 10). Each one provides mental health, addiction and developmental disability services for the parishes in its region. Use the page to find the district for your parish.
Residents of each district's parishes. Each district sets its own eligibility and fees. See the official site for current rules.
Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA)
JPHSA serves people and families in Jefferson Parish affected by mental illness, addictive disorders or developmental disabilities. Its JeffCare clinics offer family medicine and behavioral health, including pediatrics and mental health care for children and teens, with a sliding fee discount scale and some telehealth visits. Behavioral Health Community Services brings treatment and support where people live and work, including substance use prevention and treatment, and Developmental Disabilities Community Services supports people with special needs and their families.
People and families in Jefferson Parish affected by mental illness, addiction or developmental disabilities. JeffCare primary care is open to children, teens and adults. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthSpecial-Needs ParentingFamily Counseling
Official site: Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA)
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health
Call or text 988, or chat at Louisiana988.org, for free, confidential support 24/7 for any mental health-related distress, including thoughts of suicide, anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, or a substance use crisis. You can also contact 988 if you are worried about a loved one. In Louisiana, calls are answered by two certified centers, VIA LINK and the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling (LACG), depending on area code. Text AYUDA to 988 for a Spanish-speaking crisis specialist. Veterans and service members can press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line, and TTY users can use their relay service or dial 711 then 988.
Anyone in Louisiana. See the official site for current rules.
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health
The Louisiana Crisis Response System is LDH's Medicaid-covered behavioral health crisis system. It includes mobile crisis response that comes to people where they are, walk-in behavioral health crisis centers open 24 hours a day, community brief crisis support for up to 15 days to help people stay at home, and short-term crisis stabilization beds. Separate mobile crisis services are offered for youth under 21. LDH lists the providers offering each service. For more info, the page says to visit LouisianaCrisisHub.org or call 855-24CARE5 (855-242-2735); it doesn't call this a crisis line. In an emergency or a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
People in Louisiana having a behavioral health crisis. These are Medicaid-covered services; some providers are still under development. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Louisiana Crisis Response System (LA-CRS): mobile crisis and crisis centers
Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD)
MHSD serves people of all ages in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes who have mental illness (such as depression, anxiety or PTSD), addiction (such as alcohol, opioids, cocaine or gambling), or an intellectual or physical impairment that began before age 22 (such as Down syndrome, autism or epilepsy). It offers same-day walk-in for services, appointments, homeless outreach and Mental Health First Aid training, and runs a 24-hour crisis line.
Residents of Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes who are uninsured or Medicaid-eligible and have one of the conditions served. A 'Do You Qualify?' page has details. See the official site for current rules.
988 Maine
Call, text or chat 988 for free, confidential support 24/7 if you or someone you know is in emotional distress, facing a substance use crisis, or just needs someone to talk to. 988 calls from Maine are answered in Maine, so you reach a trained crisis responder who can connect you with help close to home.
Anyone in Maine. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: 988 in Maine: call, text or chat for emotional distress
The Opportunity Alliance, Maine Crisis Line (for Maine DHHS)
The Maine Crisis Line is Maine's statewide crisis service. Trained crisis specialists give free, confidential support by phone, text or chat, 24 hours a day, to anyone having a behavioral health crisis or thoughts of suicide or self-harm, and to people worried about someone else. They can connect you with a local mobile crisis team for a face-to-face assessment. Interpreting is available for non-English speakers, and deaf and hard of hearing callers can use Maine Relay 711. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Anyone in Maine in a behavioral health crisis, or worried about someone who is. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: Maine Crisis Line: 24/7 call, text or chat for mental health crises
Maryland Department of Health (MDH), Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a support helpline for people having mental health or substance use emergencies. Call, text or chat 988 to talk with a caring specialist 24/7 and connect with services. In Maryland, 988 can also connect you to in-person mobile crisis help if appropriate. Veterans can press 1, Spanish speakers can press 2, and deaf or hard of hearing callers can use 988 videophone in ASL. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Anyone in Maryland. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: 988 in Maryland: call, text or chat for a mental health or substance use crisis
Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF)
The Maryland Coalition of Families gives family peer support at no cost to families who have a loved one with mental health, substance use or problem gambling challenges. Family Peer Support Specialists, who have cared for their own loved ones, offer emotional support, help finding services, and help navigating school, legal, health care and child welfare systems. Parents and caregivers of children with mental health challenges can get help regardless of income or insurance. Request services online, by email or by phone.
Maryland families and caregivers of a child, youth or adult with mental health, substance use or problem gambling challenges. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthFamily CounselingSpecial-Needs Parenting
Official site: Maryland Coalition of Families: family peer support for behavioral health
Maryland Department of Health (MDH), Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)
Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration funds urgent and crisis behavioral health care across the state. Some form of mobile crisis response is available in every Maryland jurisdiction for people of all ages: teams come to a home, school or other place to calm the situation, assess needs and connect people to ongoing care. A mobile model for children, youth and families can support a family for several weeks after a crisis. Crisis receiving and stabilization centers offer walk-in or scheduled help. To reach mobile crisis, call or text 988; in a medical emergency, call 911.
People of all ages in Maryland having a behavioral health crisis. See the official site for current rules.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
If you or a loved one are having emotional distress or thoughts of suicide, call or text 988, or chat online, to connect with a lifeline specialist. The service is free, confidential and available around the clock, every day of the year. You do not need to be suicidal to contact 988. Veterans can press one, Spanish speakers can press two, and deaf or hard of hearing callers can use ASL videophone. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Anyone in Massachusetts.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency Assistance
Official site: 988 in Massachusetts: call, text or chat for emotional distress or a crisis
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Community Behavioral Health Centers are one-stop shops for mental health and substance use care at locations across Massachusetts. Crisis services, including mobile crisis teams that can come to you, are available around the clock for anyone in Massachusetts, with or without health insurance. Centers also offer urgent and routine care such as evaluations, individual, group and family therapy, medication help, peer support and addiction treatment, plus short-term overnight crisis stabilization. All centers take walk-ins daily. The Behavioral Health Help Line can connect you to your nearest center.
Crisis services: anyone in Massachusetts. Ongoing services: covered by all MassHealth plans and many commercial plans. See the official site for current rules.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceFamily Counseling
Official site: Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; operated by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP)
The Behavioral Health Help Line connects you directly to clinical help for mental health or substance use concerns, for yourself or someone you care about, even if you are not sure what kind of help you need. It is free and confidential, no health insurance is required, and it is open around the clock including holidays. Call or text, or chat online. Real-time interpretation is available in many languages by phone; text and chat are in English only. Deaf or hard of hearing callers can use MassRelay.
Anyone in Massachusetts.
Topics: Mental HealthEmergency AssistanceFamily Counseling
Official site: Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL)
Parent/Professional Advocacy League
PPAL is the Massachusetts family voice for children's mental health. Its trained staff, mostly family members with lived experience raising youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges, support families, build advocacy skills and help them connect with resources and services. PPAL also offers workshops, support groups, family networking events and publications in English, Spanish and Portuguese. All services for families are free.
Families of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental health challenges in Massachusetts.
Topics: Mental HealthSpecial-Needs ParentingFamily Counseling
