Mental Health Resources

Phone-based services where you can talk confidentially about personal issues with an empathetic listener. These programs are often staffed by volunteers who can offer referrals for ongoing treatment, if needed.

Programs that coordinate access to local outpatient mental health services and/or psychiatric hospitalization and residential treatment facilities by evaluating the nature and severity of an individual's mental health concerns, and determining which service response would best meet the needs of the patient, assessing eligibility, and providing referral to an appropriate program or facility.

Community-based outpatient facilities that offer individual, group, conjoint and family counseling, therapy groups, medication and other mental health services for community residents who have acute or chronic psychiatric disorders or who are experiencing difficulty resolving personal or interpersonal conflicts or making personal adjustments to stressful life situations.

Programs that provide an alternative, nonresidential environment for people who have mental, emotional or social problems and which may offer recreational activities, socialization, individual or group counseling, mutual support group meetings, information and referral or other similar services.

Programs that provide a therapeutic environment for individuals who have acute or chronic mental or emotional disturbances, who do not require full-time hospital care but who can benefit from a structured environment for some portion of the day or week.

Periodic evaluations to measure the effectiveness of a patient's prescribed medication in modifying symptomatic behavior, as well as early recognition and minimization of undesirable side effects through necessary dosage adjustments, educational interventions, and ensuring that medication is being taken as prescribed.