Get Help Resources

If you are experiencing current thoughts of suicide or are experiencing an urgent mental health crisis, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis line at 988, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Deaf + Hard of Hearing:1-800-799-4889
En Español: 1-888-628-9454
Chat Online: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

Memphis Police – 901-545-2677 OR 911

Mobile Crisis
Adults Call: 901-577-9400
Text Message: text HELLO to 741741
Children and Youth: 1-866-791-9226, 901-252-7734

Behavioral Health Inpatient Care

Crestwyn Behavioral Health – 901-457-5667
Delta Medical Center – 901-369-6021
Lakeside Hospital – 901-377-4733, 1-800-323-5253
Memphis Mental Health Institute – 901-577-1800
Parkwood Behavioral Health (Olive Branch, MS) – 662-895-4900

Community Mental Health Centers

Alliance Healthcare Services – 901-369-1410
CMI Healthcare Services (formerly Case Management, Inc.) – 901-821-5600
Healthquest – 901-566-1002
Arisa Health – 870-735-5118
Professional Care Services – 1-844-727-2778
Region IV Mental Health (North Mississippi) – 662-286-9883

Domestic Violence

National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
YWCA Abused Women’s Services – 901-725-4277

Mental Health Support

Mental Health America

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is a volunteer, nonprofit, self-help group made up of families, consumers and professionals. It is dedicated to improving services and the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families.
In Arkansas, call 1-800-844-0381
In Mississippi, go to www.namims.org 1-800-357-0388
In Tennessee, go to namitn.org 1-800-467-3589

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS)
615-532-6610 (Nashville)
The Crisis Line: 1-855-CRISIS1 (1-855-274-7471)

The TDMHSAS is the state’s mental-health authority and is responsible for system planning, setting policy and quality standards, system monitoring and evaluation, disseminating public information, and advocating for persons of all ages who have a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance.

For the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, go to dmh.state.ms.us

Tennessee Mental Health Consumers’ Association (TMHCA)
1-888-539-0393 - Statewide
615-250-1176 - Nashville

The TMHCA provides education and advocacy opportunities that will enhance the quality of life by creating an atmosphere of respect, self-responsibility, honesty and empowerment for mental-health consumers in Tennessee.

Physical Abuse

TN Adult Protective Services – 1-888-277-8366
TN Department of Children’s Services – 1-877-542-2873

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Tennessee REDLINE (helpline) – 1-800-889-9789
Mississippi Department of Mental Health (helpline) – 1-877-210-8513

Suicide Prevention

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
1-888-333-AFSP (1-888-333-2377)

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has been at the forefront of a wide range of suicide-prevention initiatives. They invest in groundbreaking research, new educational campaigns, innovative demonstration projects and critical policy work. They are expanding assistance to people whose lives have been affected by suicide, reaching out to offer support and offering opportunities to become involved in prevention.

The Jason Foundation, Inc.
1-888-881-2323

The Jason Foundation, Inc., is dedicated to the prevention of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide, through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
615-297-1077

Veterans

Veterans Crisis Line
Call: 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
Chat: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat