Mental Health Resources:
For immediate help in a crisis…
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988; Llame al 988 (para ayuda en español)
The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Support is also available in English via live chat.
Crisis Text Line
Text “HELLO” to 741741
The Crisis Text hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the U.S. The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, connecting them with a crisis counselor who can provide support and information.
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1 or text to 838255
Use Veterans Crisis Chat on the web
The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource that connects veterans 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a trained responder. The service is available to all veterans, even if they are not registered with the VA or enrolled in VA healthcare.
Disaster Distress Helpline
Call or text 1-800-985-5990
The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency.
NIMH 5 action steps for helping someone in emotional pain - infographic to see how you can help those in distress.
Daily Mental Health Resources...
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Treatment Information
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - HelpLine and Resources
BetterHelp - BetterHelp will match you to one of 33,000 licensed therapists based upon your location, preferences, and therapist availability.
Charlie Health - Evidence-based, personalized, and virtual care, with a focus on outcomes-driven treatment designed to build connection and foster sustainable healing. Along the way, Charlie Health has expanded the ability of millions to access the care they need – and deserve – from home.
Erika's Lighthouse - Free resources for mental health education for classrooms.
Talk Space - Connect with licensed therapists and experience the most convenient, affordable way to improve your mental health — with or without insurance. Start today.
Federal Resources...
Some federal agencies offer resources for identifying health care providers and help in finding low-cost health services.
These include:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): For general information on mental health and to locate treatment services in your area, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator on its website that can be searched by location.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): 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): CMS has information on its website about benefits and eligibility for mental health programs and how to enroll.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) MedlinePlus: NLM’s website has directories and lists of organizations that can help in identifying a health practitioner.
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
Tech Safety | https://www.techsafety.org/
Resources-Survivors — Safety Net Project
Power and Control Wheels | The Power and Control Wheel (The Duluth Model) - Free Social Work Tools and Resources: SocialWorkersToolbox.com
Wheel Gallery - Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
Create Your Personal Safety Plan
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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
For an online crisis chat line click on - Crisis Chat or text: 838255
For Veteran Mental Health Resources Click - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health ResourcesHelp for Military Service Members and Their Families
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Go to - https://lnkd.in/gJpSrkx3 National Center for PTSD
Substance Abuse Treatment…
If you or someone close to you needs help for a substance use disorder, talk to your doctor or call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP or go to SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.
Click the link for - Local Health Centers for substance abuse services
Click the link for - Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator
Click the link for - Opioid Treatment Program Directory by state, providing methadone
Click the link for - Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines behavioral therapy and medications to treat substance use disorders.
Click the link for - Handbook: Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
If you have questions about any medicines, call the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poison Help Hotline at 1-800-222-1222.
First Responders…
These resources can provide information, assist individuals seeking help for a behavioral health issue, and provide departments guidance for the implementation or enhancement of behavioral health programs.
National Helplines-
BLUE H.E.L.P. 1st Help - Police focused suicide hotline.
Fire/EMS Helpline / 1-888-731-FIRE (3473) - Free, confidential helpline available 24/7 for Firefighters and EMS Personnel.
Emergency Responder Crisis Text Line - Text BADGE to 741741 to chat with a trained crisis counselor. This free service is available 24/7 for all emergency responders.
Safe Call Now / 1-206-459-3020 - A 24/7 helpline staffed by first responders and their family members. They can assist with treatment options for responders who are suffering from mental health, substance abuse, and other personal issues.
Copline / 1-800-267-5463 - A confidential helpline for members of US law enforcement.
Frontline Helpline / 1-866-676-7500 - Run by Frontline Responder Services. Offer 24/7 coverage with first responder call-takers.
Everyone Goes Home
Resources from the NFFF for firefighters and their families, including the “Fire Service Behavioral Health Management Guide”; a behavioral health podcast; and rapid response procedures for member suicide, mass violence incidents, and on-duty fatality, injury or close call.
Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance
The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance provides workshops to fire and EMS departments and dispatch organizations that focus on behavioral health awareness. The workshops place a strong emphasis on suicide prevention and promoting available resources, such as a directory of behavioral health professionals, a self-assessment tool and a confidential way to report suicide for fire/EMS responders and their families.
International Association of Fire Chiefs
“Surviving the Job: Emotional Self Care for First Responders” is a prerecorded IAFC webinar that details the challenges of stress, secondhand trauma and burnout in fire/EMS responders and how these can take a toll on physical health, mental health and relationships. It also explores concrete, manageable steps that fire and EMS workers can take to protect themselves and their families.
International Association of Fire Fighters
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) offers behavioral health awareness, peer support and personal resiliency training for departments and personnel. The IAFF also offers a members-only program that provides treatment for successful recovery from substance abuse, PTSD and other behavioral health issues.
National Volunteer Fire Council
The National Volunteer Fire Council's Share the Load Program can assist individuals seeking help for a behavioral health issue as well as fire departments looking to implement or enhance a behavioral health program. It includes a directory of behavioral health professionals vetted by the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, an implementation toolkit, and virtual training on several topics including coping with stress, suicide prevention and emergency responder resilience.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The First Responders and Disaster Responders Resource Portal offers tips and online training to help fire/EMS responders learn about the signs of stress and how to manage it.
USFA/National Fire Academy
The National Fire Academy's “Departmental Wellness Program” training course provides the outline and resources for a fire/EMS department to implement and maintain a wellness program in coordination with the department's health and safety program. Contact your state fire training agency for information on course availability in your state.