Mental Health Resources
There are so many resources out there. This list is a good place to start.
For personalized non-crisis peer support, call our warm line 401-467-6855 M-F 9am-5pm.
Crisis
Kids Link RI 1-855-543-5465 to get help 24/7 for children and youth in need of mental health services. Free and confidential.
24/7 Tides Family Services Mobile Crisis Hotline 401-615-9374 serving ages 2 to 21 RI youth and their families who are facing a mental health crisis.
24/7 FSRI Children’s Mobile Crisis Hotline 401-854-6678 for Rhode Island youth (ages 2-21) experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis.
Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime.
BH Link - Call 988 for adult mental health or substance use crisis support.
Call 911 if immediate medical emergency.
Find a Licensed Mental Health Professional
Kids Link RI - for children and youth under 18
RI Community Mental Health Centers - there's a list plus a map available for download
Rhode Island
Community Health Network - mental health is health... lifestyle factors involve a root cause approach and often help with all aspects of health so foundational health education is critical
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) - Rhode Island has a network of six private, nonprofit licensed community mental health centers, known as CMHCs
Family Care Community Partnerships (FCCPs) - a primary prevention resource for the state, FCCPs partner with families and communities to raise healthy children in a safe, caring environment
Mental Health Association of RI
NAMI Rhode Island (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)
Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Rhode Island Health Equity Zones (HEZ)
RIPIN - help to navigate health care, special education, and healthy aging
Rhode Island Regional Coalitions
United Way 2-1-1 offers free, confidential help with housing, food, childcare and many other needs. Specialists are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Here are some ways to get help: Dial 211 on your phone. Text your zip code to 898211. Search for information on the RI Resource Directory, on the 211 sites in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Children's Mental Health
Bend Health - virtual pediatric mental health care for kids, teens and young adults (ages 1-25)
Bradley Hospital - the nation’s first psychiatric hospital exclusively for children
Headspace - free for teens 13-18
National Federation of Families
Yellow Horse - equine therapeutic programs
BIPOC
Resource List from a local Latina psychotherapist
The Mental Health Coalition list of resources
LGBTQ+
Maternal or Perinatal
Maternal Mental Health Alliance
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline - Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)
Postpartum Support International
Urban Perinatal Education Center
National Organizations
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness
NIH - National Institute of Mental Health
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
TWLOHA - To Write Love On Her Arms
Veterans
Beachwood Integrative Equine Therapy
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island
