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Resource Center

Resource Center serves as a resource hub for the LGBTQ+ population of Dallas, Texas. Their services include advocacy opportunities, education and training, anti-bullying training programs for schools, community-based programming for specialized populations, sexual health and prevention. They also include a PrEP Care program, medical care, HIV/AIDS services, gender-affirming health services, and behavioral health services.

Southern Area Behavioral Health Services

Phone: (972) 283-9090 | Southern Area Behavioral Health Services offer a variety of behavioral health care services. Their services include crisis intervention & management, recovery & safety planning, psychiatric evaluations, skills training, counseling services, & psychosocial rehabilitation. New patients are encouraged to

Plaquemines Community C.A.R.E Centers Foundation

Phone: (504) 393-5750 | Plaquemines C.A.R.E Centers provide general counseling services provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and children on a sliding scale. Our professionally trained staff is made up of social workers, counselors, and master's level interns. Through the use of evidence based practices and techniques, clients are able to work through a variety of issue including: anxiety, depression, domestic violence, trauma, child abuse, sexual abuse, behavioral issues, relationship dynamics, parenting concerns, drug and alcohol abuse, and personal development. Most clients are seen between two and four times per month and the course of treatment may be short or long term, depending on the client's individualized assessment and treatment plan. Each clinician works with the client to develop a personalized treatment plan to meet the presenting needs.

Milestones Mental Health Agency

Phone: (504) 483-9883 | In-home mental health services for children and teenagers, including skills training; also family services and parenting help, outpatient therapy for caregivers. For residents of Orleans & Jefferson Parishes. Medicaid only.

Mercy Family Center

Psychological counseling and treatment for children, youth & adults at three GNO Locations. Including gender-affirming behavioral health services for transgender and non-binary clients. Medicaid, Insurance, Sliding scale for uninsured individuals ONLY; Submit application online to begin process - must have applied for Medicaid first

504 HealthNet

Phone: (504) 507-9112 | 504HealthNet is an association comprised of 27 non-profit and governmental organizations in the Greater New Orleans area. Membership is open to those who provide primary care or behavioral health services in a community setting irrespective of the client’s ability to pay, with a special focus on low-income, under-insured and uninsured populations. Our members independently operate dozens of service locations throughout the Greater New Orleans area ranging from comprehensive adult/pediatric primary care and behavioral health to medical mobile units.

Loyola Center for Counseling and Education

Email: lcce@loyno.edu | Phone: 504-864-7858 | Loyola Center for Counseling and Education (LCCE) is committed to providing effective mental health counseling services on a sliding scale to underserved families, couples, groups, and individuals at every stage of life. In tandem with clinical services, LCCE supervises exemplary training for graduate students in Loyola University New Orleans’ Department of Counseling.

New Orleans Family Justice Center

Crisis line 24/7: 504-866-9554 | Office: 504-592-4005 | New Orleans Family Justice Center is a partnership of agencies dedicated to ending family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and stalking through prevention and coordinated response by providing comprehensive client-centered, empowerment services in a single location. Our services are available to anyone who has experienced or been impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse or human trafficking. All of our services are free and offered in English and Spanish | On-site childcare is available. If you are interested in getting support, call us today at 504.592.4005 to schedule an intake.

Metropolitan Human Services District

Crisis: (504) 826-2675 | General: (504) 568-3130 | The Metropolitan Human Services District exists to ensure that person-centered support and services are available and are provided to eligible individuals with mental illness, addictive disorders and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.

NAMI New Orleans

Crisis line: 1-800-273-8255 | NAMI NoLa Mid City 504-896-2345 | Westbank 504-368-1944 | NAMI New Orleans serves residents across Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes with free mental health support, online groups, resources and education.

DeKalb County Community Mental Health Center

Phone (appointments, referrals, crisis support: (404) 892-4646 | DeKalb Community Service Board (CSB) is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, offering a full range of mental health services, developmental disabilities programs and substance abuse treatment to more than 11,000 citizens annually who are uninsured and underinsured.

Alive and Well Foundation

Phone: (770) 391-1099 | Alive and Well helps anyone who is struggling with issues related to depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, substance use, addiction, or life changes, regardless of their ability to pay for these services. In individual therapy sessions, therapists work with clients to solve current problems and improve positive thinking and behavior. Customized trauma therapy is also provided. In addition, couples and family therapy are provided. Sliding scale fees

CaringWorks

Phone: (404) 371-1230 | CaringWorks is a nonprofit working to end homelessness, one person at a time, by providing access to safe, affordable housing and a full array of supportive services that are based on clients’ needs. CaringWorks provides quality supportive housing, behavioral health, and a myriad of support services. Programs offered focus on specific obstacles to stability such as disabilities, criminal records, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and PTSD. Short- and long-term housing are offered. Services also include both residential and outpatient treatment, and supportive services include case management, referral for medical treatment, and health and wellness support.

Families First

Email: info@familiesfirst.org | Phone: (404) 853-2800 | Families First is Georgia's largest family and children's services organization in metro Atlanta. Counseling services are provided based upon the needs of the client identified during an initial assessment. An Individualized Service Plan is then developed based on the identified needs and the frequency of services is determined. Most clients are seen on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Individual, family, couples, and group counseling are provided. Therapy services are available to adults, teens and children. Individuals and families can receive counseling in both English and Spanish.

Center for Pan Asian Community Services

Phone: (770) 936-0969 | The Center for Pan Asian Community Services is dedicated to educating the public about and preventing substance abuse, providing family counseling, comprehensive services to educate, outreach, and effectively empower immigrant and refugee women, families and communities as well as tobacco prevention. Culturally and linguistically competent services are available. Services provided include mental health counseling, drug and alcohol addiction evaluation and counseling, and family violence intervention programs.

Heartwork Counseling Center

Phone: (404) 658-1222 | Heartwork Counseling Center is dedicated to excellence in depth-oriented psychotherapy, quality clinical training, and to the Atlanta community. Therapists provide skillful, confidential, and professional services in a relaxed private practice setting where every individual is regarded with personal consideration and respect. Therapy is provided for adults, couples, families, and children. Issues that therapists are trained to help with include LGBTQ issues, family issues, anxiety, stress, depression, attachment and bonding, PTSD and trauma recovery, coping and adjustment, grief and loss, women's issues, identity issues, food issues, and more. Marriage and couples counseling is also provided.

University of Georgia Psychology Clinic

Phone: (706) 542-1173 | Established in 1930, the Psychology Clinic is an outpatient mental health clinic operated by the Clinical Training Program of the Department of Psychology at The University of Georgia. As the training clinic for one of the top-ranked clinical psychology graduate programs in the country, the clinic is committed to excellence in graduate training and provides low cost psychological services, both psychotherapy and psychological assessment (child assessments only), for adults, children, and families in the Athens community. Sliding scale. Insurance not taken

Georgia HOPE

Phone: (706) 279-0405 | Georgia HOPE is a community-based provider of mental health, substance use, and family preservation services in the state of Georgia. For over 20 years, Georgia HOPE has been working directly and in partnership with Individuals, Families, The Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS), Schools, and the Community. We want to help you achieve good health and meaningful living by bringing the care straight to you. HOPE is here.

Fulton County Behavioral Health Services

Center for Health and Rehabilitation: 404-665-8600 | North Fulton Service Center: 404-616-4787. Fulton County provides comprehensive mental health and addiction treatment services to all residents, regardless of their ability to pay. We serve uninsured adults and veterans, including those with Medicaid or Medicare. We offer state-of-the-art facilities conveniently located throughout Fulton County, including Atlanta, North Fulton and South Fulton. Therapy services for common behavioral issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, and other emotional and behavioral health concerns are free or offered on a sliding scale, based on income and family size.

Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic

Phone: 323-661-0718 | Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic provides free, quality medical and counseling services to people of all ages. Clients are primarily low-income, uninsured or under-insured individuals.

LAUSD Mental Health Hotline

Phone: (213) 241-3840 | Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) opened a mental health hotline to connect callers dealing with "fear, anxiety and other challenges related to COVID-19" to the district's Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit. Students and families can utilize the service from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to speak to counselors and mental health professionals in English or Spanish.

California Youth Crisis Line

Phone: 800-843-5200 | The California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL) operates 24/7 as the statewide emergency response system for youth (ages 12-24) and families in crisis. Professionally trained staff and volunteer counselors respond to calls with crisis intervention counseling and referrals to service providers in the caller’s local community (including more than 5,500 free or low-cost resources for youth and families across California). Callers may discuss thoughts of suicide, depression, bullying, health and identity questions, trauma, human trafficking or any teen-related struggle with a crisis counselor in confidence and without fear of judgment. Additionally, translation services are available for multiple languages.

Pacific Clinics

Phone 626-254-5000 | Helpline: (877) PC-CARES (722-2737) | Pacific Clinics is a non-profit organization offering mental health services, substance use treatment, and supportive services to Medi-Cal eligible children, youth, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. Highly-trained and licensed mental health professionals provides culturally and linguistically relevant services in over 22 languages to culturally and ethnically diverse populations. Clinics are operated in over 50 locations across Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties. - free, low cost, sliding scale

Maple Counseling Center

Phone: 310-271-9999 | The Maple Counseling Center (TMCC) provides low-cost comprehensive mental health services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families throughout Los Angeles County. Services are provided by graduate and postgraduate students working towards licensure in the mental health field under the supervision of licensed clinical staff members.TMCC's Older Adult Program supports older clients to explore psychological goals, conflict and desire in relationships, ageism at work, and to grieve losses. These services are provided by associates and trainees with extensive training in counseling older adults or caregivers, and supervised by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in gerontology. - sliding scale

Village Family Services: Drop-in Center for Homeless Youth

Phone: 818-738-7327 | Village Family Services is an organization aiming to provide programs to support youth living on the street. This drop-in center provides services for youth ages 14 to 25 including homeless youth, foster youth and former foster youth in Los Angeles County. Services include meals, showers, laundry, and internet access. Youth also have the opportunity to attend support groups, receive case management, and receive health and mental health services from professionals.

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Phone: 323-993-7500 | The Los Angeles LGBT Center is the largest facility in the world providing services to the LGBTQ+ community. The organization offers programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. Mental health services specialize in psychotherapy for LGBT people of all cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Counselors include masters and doctoral-level staff (both licensed and license-eligible), and have experiencing with treatment in depression, anxiety, relationships, HIV, substance abuse, domestic/intimate partner abuse and violence, and coming out support. Most therapy is short term, usually 16 sessions. Group therapy may go on for longer periods of time.

Institute of Multicultural Counseling and Education Services

Phone: 213-381-1250 | The Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services (IMCES) is a nonprofit community clinic that provides clinical services, as well as clinical training and education. IMCES provides integrative mental health, primary care, substance abuse, and social services to help people of all ages, ethnicities, and cultures. The clinic is designed specifically to treat the varied needs of the underserved, culturally and linguistically diverse communities of Los Angeles. - no fees for eligible people

NAMI San Diego and Imperial Counties

At the heart of NAMI San Diego’s mission is the sharing of information and striving to end the stigma associated with mental illness. To this end, we offer a Helpline, support groups, educational meetings, newsletters, a lending library and a number of classes on mental illness held at various locations throughout San Diego County.

Open Heart Leaders

Email: info@OpenHeartLeaders.org | 858-256-6736 | We specialize in helping people from diverse backgrounds. No matter where you are in life we can, and we will meet you there. We strive to help align the head and heart to create and maintain a healthy connection between your physical, spiritual, and emotional self.

Say San Diego

Email: INFO@SAYSANDIEGO.ORG | Phone: 858-565-4148 | From before- and after-school programs and early childhood services to therapy services for youth and adults, to support for key populations, like the region’s local military families, SAY San Diego strives to make sure that every San Diegan can get the help they need, whenever and wherever they need it.

Jewish Family Service of San Diego

Phone: (858) 637-3210 | Jewish Family Service of San Diego provides comprehensive human care and serves people of all ages and faiths. JFSSD offers more than 50 programs and services for individuals, youth, couples, families, and groups through short-term, problem-focused therapy, long-term therapy, and mood disorder counseling. Its case management programs are dedicated to providing services critical to the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of their clients. Professional case managers work to empower each client to reach a higher level of functioning.

Active Minds

A nonprofit organization that empowers college students to speak openly about mental health, in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking. Through campus-wide events and national programs, Active Minds aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues, and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health challenges on campuses nationwide.

La Familia

Phone: 1-510-300-3500 | La Familia is a community outreach nonprofit in the greater Bay Area, California. We provide services throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties, with a comprehensive selection of programs to meet a variety of mental health and community support needs.

Blue Oak Therapy Center

Phone: (510) 649-9818 | We are now offering virtual therapy, either by phone or video (teletherapy), for all clients as a safety precaution due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To contact us, please call (510) 649-9818 or fill out our online intake form https://forms.gle/Vfk2K6WrAfYEak8n6. We welcome any inquiries. Blue Oak Therapy Center serves those interested in working on a specific life issue, as well as those who seek deeper meaning and joy in their lives. WHO WE WORK WITH: We work with individuals, children, teens, parents, couples and families of all cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. We offer a sliding scale fee based on client income. We each hold different areas of specialization, while sharing a deep commitment to working with kindness and compassion.

Bay Area Community Counseling

Email: info@sf-bacc.org | Phone: (415) 488-6122 | At Bay Area Community Counseling, we provide affordable therapy for children, teenagers, adults, and couples. Everyone can use some help now and then and at BACC we can provide you that help to get your life back on track. We work with various issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, relationship problems, learning problems, and a number of other issues that get in the way of living a fulfilling life. Bay Area Community Counseling (BACC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mental health community clinic providing treatment to those across all level of socio-economic status.

Bay Area Music Therapy

Phone: 707-595-0995 | Bay Area Music Therapy is an organization dedicated to providing you with the highest quality integrative music therapy services. Our well-trained music therapists and adjunct providers can address the emotional, physical, psychological and social needs of you, your loved ones, or your community. We serve children and adults of all ages, needs and abilities. We work with special needs, senior care facilities, community outreach programs, stress & pain managements groups, as well as team building and wellness care in the corporate arena.

Alameda Family Services

Phone: 510-629-6300 | Our mission to foster healing, resiliency, and growth creates a foundation underlying all we do. We fulfill this mission by providing extensive services that improve the emotional, psychological and physical health of individuals of all ages and families at all stages. Our program areas are uniquely designed to offer a comprehensive continuum of care and opportunities for Alameda families seeking support and resources. Our services can be accessed through the following program divisions: Early Childhood and Family Support Services School-Based Services Mental Health Clinic & Community Services