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Resources for Help and Support
The free and confidential resources below can help you or a loved one connect with a skilled, trained mental health professional.
Helplines
Need Support Now?
- If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
- Disaster Distress Helpline: CALL or TEXT 1-800-985-5990 (press 2 for Spanish)
On This Page
Abuse/Assault/Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522
- National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or text 1-800-422-4453
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat
LGBTQ+
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (para español presiona el 2)
- The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline: 1-866-488-7386
Older Adults
- The Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116 – TTY Instructions
- Alzheimer’s Association Helpline: 1-800-272-3900 (para español presiona el 2)
Veterans/Active-duty Military
- Veteran’s Crisis Line: 988, then select 1, or Crisis Chat or text: 838255
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Resources
- Help for Military Service Members and Their Families
Finding Treatment
- FindTreatment.govFind a provider treating substance use disorders, addiction, and mental illness.
- American Psychiatric Association FoundationFind a Psychiatrist
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder
- American Psychological AssociationFind a Psychologist
