Global Mental Health Resources
Find a helpline or crisis center globally
Global online chat for emotional support and counseling
Crisis Text Lines for the UK & Ireland
- UK: Text SHOUT to 85258
- Ireland: Text YMH to 50808
- Website: crisistextline.org
USA Mental Health Resources
If you need immediate assistance you can:
- call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988
- go to https://988lifeline.org/
- text HEARME to 839863 (for deaf or hard of hearing).
National Alliance on Mental Illness
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
Crisis Text Line – FREE, NOT ONGOING (Crisis Only)
- Text HOME to 741741
- Website: https://www.crisistextline.org
- Description: Provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by trained volunteers
Inclusive Therapists – LOW COST, ONGOING SUPPORT
- Website: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/low-cost-non-profit-services
- Focuses on the needs of marginalized populations, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent folx, and people with disabilities.
Open Path Collective- LOW COST, ONGOING SUPPORT
- Chat feature on website available 8am – 6pm Eastern Time Monday through Thursday.
- Website: https://openpathcollective.org/
- Description: Open Path Psychotherapy Collective is a nonprofit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office and online mental health care—at a steeply reduced rate—to clients in need.
How It Works
- Search
o Search expansive network to find Open Path therapists in your area. Once you’ve found a therapist, you’re ready to become an Open Path Member.
- Join
o Complete brief registration form and pay a one-time membership fee of $65 to join Open Path. Your lifetime membership will allow you to work with an Open Path therapist as long as there is a financial need.
- Engage
o Once you register, you’ll receive a Member ID in your inbox. Schedule appointments directly with your therapist using the information in your Member ID email. You’ll pay between $40-70/session for individual therapy ($30 for student intern sessions)