Mental Health Resources
Are You In Crisis Right Now?
1-800-273-8255
1-800-273-8255
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline
(1-800-662-HELP (4357)
OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline
1 (800) 273-TALK
Text SIGNS to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling
Disaster Distress Helpline - 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.
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
24/7/365 support for transgender youth. Immediate help and support is available by phone or chat.
Help by a Trevor counselor is available by text. Text START to 678678. Standard messaging rates may apply.
Mindfulness and Self Care
Watch this soothing and intriguing video with abstract images and sounds representing how we dream.
Guided Mindfulness at the quiet place
Take a few minutes away from the modern world with this extremely soothing mindfulness experience!
Rain sounds to help you soothe, meditate, study, etc.
Journal online at Penzu
A free, online journal.
Play a mind game or two at Sporcle
Pick any topic and see how many items you can guess right, from logos, to countries, to animals.
Finding Treatment
Mental Health Navigation: Mental Health Navigation is a free and confidential program established in response to the need for mental health care and navigating the often complicated system of resources and services. The program aims to help residents of Portage County to improve their mental wellness and functioning by connecting them to local mental health and community resources. Mental Health Navigation attempts to remove barriers to services that enhance resiliency and self-advocacy which in turn supports well-being.
Contact 715-343-7104
1608 West River Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Peace of Mind Portage County: This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with mental wellness. It provides information about mental wellness services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with mental wellness issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services. This Web site can greatly assist in our efforts to protect our greatest human asset - our beautiful minds.
American Psychiatric Association Foundation
Find a Psychiatrist
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder
American Psychological Association
Find a Psychologist
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
ADAA focuses on improving quality of life for those with anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and co-occurring disorders through education about the disorders. ADAA helps people find treatment, resources, and support. ADAA promotes scientific innovation and engages a diverse network of basic and clinical anxiety and depression researchers and providers encouraging the implementation of new treatments to clinicians. These commitments drive ADAA’s promise to find new treatments and one day prevent and cure these disorders.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Local Chapter: NAMI Portage Wood Counties: https://www.namiportagewoodcounties.org/