Emergency & Crisis Resources

While I don’t provide crisis services, I encourage you to use these local and national resources to support your mental heath outside of session.

What is a crisis?

People experience different crisis situations due to mental health, substance use, intellectual/developmental disability, or traumatic brain injury needs. You or your loved one may be:

  • Suicidal or having suicidal thoughts

  • Thinking about hurting themselves or someone else

  • Having trouble knowing what is real and not real

  • Experiencing severe distress due to alcohol or drug use or from withdrawal

  • Displaying uncontrollable behavior

  • Not able to take care of basic health and safety needs

Local

VayaHealth, Western NC 24-hour mental health crisis line (800) 849-6127

Our Voice, Asheville’s 24-hour rape crisis line (828) 255-7576

Helpmate, Asheville’s domestic violence 24-hour crisis line (828) 254-0516

RHA Mobile Crisis, immediate help for mental health or substance use crisis in WNC (888) 573-1006

Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Buncombe County child abuse hotline (828) 259-5500

National

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24-hour crisis line 988

Postpartum Support International, The HelpLine will provide you with support and resources.  You will be asked to leave a confidential message and a trained and caring volunteer will return your call or text (800) 944-4773

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, 24/7, Free, Confidential Hotline for Pregnant and New Moms. Interpreter Services are available in 60 languages (833) 852-6262

National Sexual Assault Hotline, be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area (800) 656-4673

Crisis Text Line, Text HOME to 741741 and you’ll be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor who provides free, text-based support 24/7.

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline, peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers (877) 565-8860

Trevor Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth, national 24-hour, toll free and confidential (866) 488-7386 or text START to 678678

United Way, If you need assistance finding food, paying for housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services, visit 211.org or dial 211

StrongHearts Native Helpline, is a confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic violence and dating violence helpline for Native Americans (844) 762-8483

Caregiver Action Network, call the help desk to get support with your complex caregiving challenges (855) 227-3640

National Child Abuse Hotline, (800) 422-4453

It is important to acknowledge that police are not equipped to offer mental health support and in some cases can pose a danger to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Transgender, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled People.

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