Mental Health Resources

We all have times when we feel over-whelmed, frustrated, lonely, anxious of just blah. Do you know where to look for help? Many of us think of 911. Some of us call our Pastor. Some of us call our family. Sadly, some, due to trauma, will never call 911.

Well, where do we do? Who we turn to?

Below are a few places that may be able to assist you during your time of need:

Resources For Immediate Response:

1. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1-800-273-8255 / More than 150 languages are offered. Lifeline (988lifeline.org)

2. The Trevor Project: Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

3. Physician Support Line: The Physician Support Line is available at 1-888-409-0141 every day from 8:00 AM - 1:00 AM ET. Physician Support Line is a national, free, and confidential support line service made up of 600+ volunteer psychiatrists to provide peer support for other physicians and American medical students. Physician Support Line

4. Caregiver Help Desk: Contact Caregiver Action Network's Care Support Team by dialing 855-227-3640. Staffed by caregiving experts, the Help Desk helps you find the right information you need to help you navigate your complex caregiving challenges. Caregiving experts are available 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM ET.

5. The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Helpline: Call 1-855-378-4373 if you are having difficulty accessing support for your family, or a loved one struggling with addiction faces care or treatment challenges resulting from COVID-19 circumstances, the Partnership for Drug-free Kids' specialists can guide you. Support is available in English and Spanish, from 9:00 am -midnight ET weekdays and noon-5:00pm ET on weekends. Partnership to End Addiction | Where Families Find Answers - Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)

6. StrongHearts Native Helpline: Call 1-844-762-8483. The StrongHearts Native Helpline is a confidential and anonymous culturally appropriate domestic violence and dating violence helpline for Native Americans, available every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT. StrongHearts Native Helpline | Get Help (strongheartshelpline.org)

7. National Domestic Violence Hotline:

8. Dial 2-1-1: If you need assistance finding food, paying for housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services, visit 211.org or dial 211 to speak to someone who can help. Run by the United Way. Your Local 211 | United Way 211

9. Trans Lifeline: Dial 877-565-8860 for US and 877-330-6366 for Canada. Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. Hotline – Trans Lifeline

10. Crisis Text Line: Text MHA to 741741 and you’ll be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line provides free, text-based support 24/7. Crisis Text Line | Text HOME To 741741 free, 24/7 Crisis Counseling

11. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and leading authority on sexual violence. 24/7 support. 800-656-HOPE (4673) About RAINN | RAINN

12. Mental Health and Substance Abuse resource for Asian Americans: Asian LifeNet 24-Hour Hotline: Call 1-877-990-8585, (Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese are offered). 43 Resources To Support Asian American Mental Health & Addiction Recovery (liveanotherday.org)

13. Muslim Mental Health: Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Get connected to a trained counselor in your area 24/7. Home - Institute for Muslim Mental Health

14. Men to Heal: mentoheal@gmail.com 804-229-4883; The Men to Heal initiative encourages men to pay more attention to their overall wellness, emotional, mental and physical HEALth, to communicate effectively and increase their knowledge of self.

15. The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization that actively works to transform mental health for queer and trans people of color in North America. Together we build the capacity of QTPoC (queer and trans people of color) mental health practitioners, increase access to healing justice resources, provide technical assistance to social justice movement organizations to integrate healing justice into their work. Our overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPoC.

16. We R Native @wernative We are a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. We strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large.

17. Chang To Chill @changetochill

18. @namicommunicate @namimaryland is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

19. The Jed Foundation @jedfoundation

20. The Steve Fund is the nation’s leading organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color.

21. On Our Sleeves@onoursleevesofficial

22. 211 of Maryland @call211maryland

23. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

24. Maryland Psychiatric Society @maryland_psychiatric_society https://mdpsych.org/about/

25. @qchatspace

26. The Diva Effect @thedivaeffect

27. Hands Across Baltimore @handsacrossbaltimore

28. Sheppard Pratt - If you are experiencing an emergency or life-threatening situation and need immediate attention, please call 911 to find the closest hospital emergency room that can provide assistance. If you have any questions or want more information about Sheppard Pratt or our services, follow the steps below or call 410-938-3000 (TTY: 410-938-3075). https://www.sheppardpratt.org/

This list will continue to be updated.