Mental Health Resources
Here at Self-Care Mentality, we fully support the mental health awareness community and believe in helping others receive the support they need. With the following resources and organizations on this page, we hope you find the help you need and let our brand be a constant reminder of loving and taking care of yourself and your mental health.
For Immediate Mental Health Support, please call 1-800-273-8255 or Text HOME to 741741 (US & Canada) or to 85258 (UK).
If you feel like you're in immediate danger of self-harm or having thoughts of hurting yourself or others:
- It is best to call 9-1-1 and/or go to the closest hospital near you where you can receive immediate help from trained staff to help evaluate your situation and steps to being safe.
- If you are often having suicidal thoughts, please keep your closest hospital's phone number close, a list of other numbers like the Suicide Prevention Hotline, and other personal items to remind yourself to seek the help you need. We recommend writing out these resources out on paper or on phone and keep them on you at all times when you need them.
Here are some other hotlines to call if you are in a specific community or seeking a specific type of help in your situation:
- Self-Harm Hotline: Call 1-800-DONT-CUT (1-800-366-8288) or visit www.crisistextline.org/topics/self-harm/#what-is-self-harm-1
- Family and Domestic Violence Helpline: Call 1-800-799-7233 or Text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474. Or visit www.thehotline.org
- National Eating Disorders Association: Call 1-800-931-2237 or visit https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
- Planned Parenthood: Call 1-800-230-7526 or visit https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1) or visit https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Call 1-800-622-2255 or visit www.samhsa.gov
- The LGBT Hotline: Call 1-888-843-4564 or visit https://www.glbthotline.org/
- The Trevor Project for LGBTQ Young Lives: Call 1-866-488-7386 or visit https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: Visit https://www.nqttcn.com/
Here is a resource for those who have a friend or loved one struggling with their mental health and want to learn how to support them better:
- https://bethere.org/Home - Be There's Website has some awesome resources to help you better understand how to know or recognize when someone you're close to might be struggling with their mental health and how to support them.
Here is a free guide from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for help Navigating a Mental Health Crisis:
- https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Guides/Navigating-a-Mental-Health-Crisis
If you live in the United Kingdom (UK), here are some resources specific to your region:
- Anxiety UK: Call 03444 755 774 or Text 07537 416905 or visit https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/
- Anorexia and Bulimia Care: Call 03000 11 12 13 (with specific options for Parent Helpline (Option 1), Sufferer Helpline (Option 2), and Self-Harm Helpline (Option 3). Visit https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/
- Hullo: Call 0800 001 4455 or visit https://www.hullo.org/
Non-Profit Mental Health Organizations with helpful resources or to donate to:
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Home
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/
We hope these resources are helpful for you and we will continue to update and add more in the future.