USA National Resources

If you are feeling suicidal and are in the US, please contact:

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• Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

• HopeLine Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

• IAMAlive Online Crisis Center: www.IMAlive.org

• Psychiatric hospital walk-in clinic

• Hospital emergency room

• Urgent care center/clinic

• Call 911

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Resources to find a psychologist or psychiatrist:

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• Psychologytoday.com (online therapist directory - can search by location, area of expertise and insurance)

• Zencare.co (online therapist directory - can search by location, area of expertise, insurance, availability, and cost)

• Call your Primary Care Physician (PCP) – Your primary physician is an excellent resource for making recommendations and referrals to a mental health specialist or therapist in your area

• Contact your Insurance Provider – Contact your insurance company for a list of mental health care providers included in your insurance plan.

• Visit a Psychiatry department at local teaching hospital or medical school.

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:

  • http://www.afsp.org/preventing-suicide/find-help

• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Find a Therapist:

  • ​https://www.findcbt.org/FAT/

• American Psychiatric Association

  • www.psych.org apa@psych.org

  • 1-888-357-7924 and press 0

• American Psychological Association

  • www.apa.org http://locator.apa.org/

  • 1-800-964-2000

• ​National Association of Social Workers

  • www.socialworkers.org

  • (202) 408-8600

  • www.helppro.com/nasw/BasicSearch.aspx

• ​U.S. Substance and Mental Health Services Administration

  • http://store.samhsa.gov/mhlocator

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Therapists

  • http://behavioraltech.org/resources/crd_results.cfm

 

Harvard OSAPR's Resources for Interpersonal Relationships:

• Boston/Cambridge based resources

• National Resources​

 

 

Or, visit the following National Grassroots Support Organizations for more information:

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• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

  • Speak with NAMI members (people living with mental illness and/or their family members) to exchange information about mental health professionals in your community. Go to www.nami.org for more information.

• National Eating Disorders Association

  • www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance

  • www.dbsalliance.org

• Anxiety Disorders of America Association

  • www.adaa.org/findinghelp/treatment

• Mental Health America

  • www.mha.org

• American Association of Suicidology​

  • ​​www.suicidology.org

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