Helplines

Resources & Helplines:

*If there is an emergency call 911 for immediate help*

988- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

National Alliance of Mental Health NC (NAMINC)

• Call 800-451-9682

• Text 919-999-6527 

• helpline@naminc.org

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA)

• SAMSHA National Helpline-  https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

• SAMSHA Mental Health-  https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health

Mental Health Resources for Families

• American Academy of Pediatrics Mental Health Resources for Families- https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/mental-health-initiatives/mental-health-resources-for-families/

• The Check-In Project- https://www.thecheckinproject.org/mental-health-resources-for-parents

Mental Health Resources for Black & African Americans

• Boris Laurence Henson Foundation-  https://borislhensonfoundation.org/  

• Black Girls Smile-  https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/ 

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective-  https://beam.community/ 

LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Resources

• The Trevor Project- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

• PFLAG-  https://pflag.org/

• Human Rights Campaign-  https://www.hrc.org/resources/mental-health-resources-in-the-lgbtq-community

Indigenous/Native Mental Health Resources 

• National Alliance of Mental Illness-  https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Indigenous

• We R Native-  https://www.wernative.org/my-mind

• Indigenous Research and Wellness Institute-  https://iwri.org/resource_area/digital-storytelling/

Hispanic & Latine Mental Health Resources

• SAMSHA Hispanic and Latino Americans-  https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/hispanic-latino

• El Futuro-  https://elfuturo-nc.org/

• Healthy Americas-  https://www.healthyamericas.org/help-line

• Latino Community Children´s Health Council- https://www.chconline.org/resourcelibrary/mental-health-resources-for-the-latino-community/

Asian & Asian American Mental Health Resources

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Resource Library-https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Libraries/AAPI_Resources.aspx

• South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network- https://samhin.org/ 

• Arab-American Family Support Center- https://www.aafscny.org/ 

• The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association-  https://www.naapimha.org/

Indigenous Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Mental Health Resources

• National Alliance on Mental Illness-  https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander

• The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association-https://www.naapimha.org/

• AANHPI ‘Ohana Center of Excellence-  https://aanhpi-ohana.org/