Resource Links
This is just a guide to available services and not a recommendation or endorsement of any service. We have tried to provide a well-informed list but this is not exhaustive. We welcome any input to add to this page that you think other people would find helpful
Hotlines & Helplines
Crisis Text Line:
Text HOME to 741741
Español AYUDA to 7411741 and/or WhatsApp 442-AYUDAME
Domestic Violence
AA County - (410) 222-6800
YWCA - (410) 426-7800
Maryland Warm Line
(410) 598-0234
Maryland Free Crisis Stabilization Services Line
(410) 222-0330
Maryland Crisis Hotline
(800) 422-0009 24/7
Native American Crisis Line
Text NATIVE or INDIGENOUS to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Line:
x988 - https://988lifeline.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness:
M-F 10am - 10pm ET
Call (800) 950-NAMI (6264)
Text "Helpline" to 62640
Stop Soldier Suicide Hotline:
(844) 317-1136 - https://stopsoldiersuicide.org/
Trans Lifeline:
(877) 565-8860 - https://translifeline.org/
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
(800) 622-HELP (4357) - https://www.samhsa.gov/
Resources for BIPOC
The foundation was created to give a voice of hope to individuals who suffer in silence with undiagnosed or diagnosed mental health conditions.
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The mission of Black Mental Wellness is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community.
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Mental Health America's 2023 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit
The theme of this year’s toolkit is “Culture, Community, and Connection.“
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Live Another Day was founded with the purpose of providing equal access to life-saving resources. They offer dozens of resources for finding help for mental health and substance use
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An extensive resource list curated for BIPOC parents. This guide was put together by the experts at Louisville Addiction Center
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28 mental health and substance use resources for Asian American students, carefully curated by experts at Lexington Addiction Center
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An excellent resource that features abundant information including mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community
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Extensive resources for Latinx students and their families, put together by Tulip Hill Recovery
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Guides
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A Guide for Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic - In May, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a special report on the public health crisis of loneliness in America.
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T.R.U.E Addiction and Behavioral Health has put together this incredible guide with dozens of mental health and substance use resources that can help.
National Organizations Serving Everyone
Provides resources for suicide prevention and mental wellness, including the Reach Out app, mental health toolkits, free QPR training sessions, and resources for the Cincinnati, Ohio area and beyond.
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Addiction Resource is an informational content guide serving individuals and their families who struggle with addiction, substance abuse, and mental health disorders.
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With this 12-step program, veterans can work to successfully recover from alcohol addiction.
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American Association of Suicidology
Resources include training and certification programs for clinicians, a research program, and a “Healing After Suicide Loss” conference.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Resources surround advocacy, education, and connecting community members via awareness walks and suicide loss support groups.
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Resources include education and support groups.
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Mental health and proactive suicide prevention programming for individuals, groups, and workplaces.
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This organization has been active since 1910 and can provide important resources to people who are struggling.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
For over 40 years, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has helped millions affected by mental illness find support. Resources include local mental health hotlines, education, and support groups. Some resources vary by chapter location.
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The Network of Care utilizes the Internet for social good by providing fast and easy access to comprehensive community services, information, support, and assistance on a localized level to millions of people nationwide. The goal of the Network of Care is to ensure "No Wrong Door" exists for those in need of social services and to provide trusted information for anyone interested in making better decisions about the health and well-being of themselves and those around them.
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Inspires intentional connection by empowering people and equipping partners through established programs and resources to combat the epidemic of loneliness. The Only7Seconds “I Know Lonely” project collects stories of loneliness and hope in an effort to build an understanding of the diverse, universal experience of loneliness. With their direct-to-school programming, Only7Seconds works to build empathy in younger populations.
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One of the biggest obstacles that many who are struggling with substance use disorders face is coming to terms with the fact that they have a problem. Because every addiction is unique, every individual’s treatment process will be unique. However, most treatment programs follow some general steps and stages. This site will help you find Rehab and Treatment Centers for many addictions.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Free resources and information to help prevent suicide and more
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The only federally supported resource center devoted to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Offers consultation, training and resources.
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A Guide for Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic
In May, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a special report on the public health crisis of loneliness in America. T.R.U.E Addiction and Behavioral Health has put together this incredible guide with dozens of mental health and substance use resources that can help.
Senior Services
Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities Services
The Department of Aging and Disabilities in Anne Arundel County has services for seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers.
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Department of Aging Resource Database
The Department of Aging Resource Data base is an online database that contains information about agencies, organizations, businesses and facilities in Anne Arundel County that provide services and programs to assist older persons and persons with disabilities.
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SAGE
Advocacy and resources to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ elders. Resources include a Long-Term Care Equality Index, training for care-providing institutes, a digital financial wellness platform, and the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging.
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Provides resources and toolkits for suicide prevention in the elderly community, as well as webinars and guides for building community around elderly populations.
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American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Works to advance the mental health of older adults through professional education, research and advocacy. They provide resources for caregivers as well as the elderly community.
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Researching as many assisted living communities as possible before choosing one is an important step that shouldn’t be overlooked. See our directory of 597 assisted living facilities in the state of Maryland to start that process. Locate information about amenities, size of the facility, pricing, health insurance, and more using this site.
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​Caregiver Resources
Resources for Native & Indigenous
A comprehensive health resource for Native youths, by Native youths, with content and stories on mental health topics, including suicide. Crisis Text Line: Native communities can text NATIVE or INDIGENOUS to 741741.
Federally run mental health programs. Note: Some tribes run their own behavioral health programs so please look at your tribe’s website and search for “mental health services.”
Resources for Athletes
Provides an ambassador program to high school and college students designed to create mental health awareness and eliminate mental health stigma in the student-athlete community. Hosts the Mental Matchup podcast.
Through a unique combination of education and advocacy, KLF provides an engaging curriculum for students to aid them in their social-emotional learning.
Provides resources to high school seniors and college freshmen on suicide prevention. Carli Bushoven, Madison’s sister, speaks across the country in an effort to destigmatize mental health and create suicide prevention awareness.
Resources for Women
2020 Mom​
Policy center working to close the gaps in maternal mental health through providing resources and training, participating in research, impacting federal and state policy, and more.
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Offers resources to empower women-identifying individuals who are seeking recovery, including virtual and local community support for a variety of identities and professions.
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The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists of all genders are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.
Artistic Resources
Breaking the Chains Foundation
Committed to the prevention of bodyfocused and mental well-being stigmas. Their mission is to use the power of art and expression to foster creativity, build connections and create a community in which individuals can thrive. They host in-person and online events aimed at breaking stigma related to mental health through the use of self-expression.
Hosts art-based workshops and events meant to promote mental wellness by creating space for young people to learn more about mental health and connect to a community of support.
Resources for Veterans
Assists with health care access, crisis prevention, family and marital counseling, mental health, PTSD and behavioral health issues.
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Maryland Department of Veteran’s Affairs Resource Guide
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Center for Minority Veterans​
This VA-affiliated organization led by former veterans - highlights the contributions that minority veterans have made and seeks to help them receive the best medical care possible.
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The Center for Women Veterans (CXV) provides health service information about topics such as menopause and maternity care while showcasing the lives of powerful veterans.
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This organization contributes to the research of serious health problems like multiple sclerosis while working on behalf of disabled veterans nationwide.
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Offers an in-depth and easy-to-read website with resources for veterans to explore.
LGBTQ+
created a guide that provides information on How Addiction Affects The Transgender Community. Many rehab centers advertise "LGBTQIA+ friendly" but their programs may not be focused on the challenges faced by community individuals as well as providing a safe environment for recovery.
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Northern Illinois Recovery Center
At our recovery centers, no person is left behind on the road to recovery. It is important to understand these people are no different than you and me. Therefore, their needs are no less important or imminent, and oftentimes need more attention due to the harsh biases they face today.
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There are estimated to be as many as 6 million American children with LGBTQ parents. It is not unusual for LGBTQ parents to worry about facing discrimination when they seek medical care for their children. We created a page to help LGBTQ parents navigate adopting and raising a child with a birth injury.
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Transgender Community
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Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860
LGBTQ+ Youth
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LGBT National Youth Talkline - 1-800-246-7743
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TrevorLifeline - 1-866-488-7386
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TrevorText - Text START to 678-678
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The Steve Fund Crisis Textline* - Text STEVE to 741741
LGBTQ+ Adults
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Lifeline* - 1-800-273-8255
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Crisis Text Line* - Text HOME to 741741
All Ages
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LGBT National Hotline - 1-888-843-4564
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Domestic Violence
Sexual Assault Crisis Center and Hotline
410-222-6800 – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anne Arundel County hotline serves victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse.
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301-334-6255 – Statewide hotline provides shelter for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault/abuse.
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301-731-1203 – Statewide hotline assistance 24/7. Programs are available for victims and survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault/abuse and incest.
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House of Ruth Maryland is one of the nation’s leading intimate partner violence centers, helping thousands of battered women and their children find the safety and security that so many of us take for granted. Intimate partner violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, ability or gender, and can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional, economic, and psychological abuse.
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Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence partners with victim service providers, professional allies, and everyday citizens in order to reduce domestic violence in Maryland. Through our collective efforts, we believe we will one day create a world free of intimate partner and familial violence.
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Battered Women's Justice Project
When we look at the current landscape of gender-based violence, we see proof that the justice system isn’t always just. AND FROM THERE, WE SEE SOLUTIONS. We are BWJP: a collective of national policy and practice centers at the intersection of gender-based violence and legal systems. If you’re looking for resources, training, consultations or research, then you’re in the right place.
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The work of the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly Center for Court Innovation) touches all stages of the justice system, from arrest through reintegration into the community. But our work goes further by seeking to reduce the need for justice system involvement in the first place. Our primary long-term goal is to identify and resolve as early as possible the challenges that bring people into the criminal and civil legal systems. We do this in a number of ways, including investing resources in underserved communities, problem-solving side-by-side with populations affected by crime, and building programs that respond to offending and increase safety without imposing lasting harms on individuals or communities.
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National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health promotes survivor-defined healing, liberation, and equity by transforming the systems that impact survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families. Domestic and sexual violence and other lifetime trauma can have significant mental health and substance use-related consequences, impacting a survivor’s ability to access safety, heal from trauma, and pursue their life goals.
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National Network to End Domestic Violence
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a social change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political, and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists..
Resources for College Bound
Our guide aims to assist students in navigating mental health support programs and policies. It addresses various essential topics, including their rights, available accommodations, access to mental health services, and dedicated scholarships.
Loss and Bereavement
Programs that offer support to people experiencing grief and loss.
Provides grief and trauma support and education to children, adults, families and members of the community, as well as programs and services for individuals and families whose lives are impacted by an unexpected diagnosis or advancing illness.
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Friendly, caring group of individuals providing support through life’s most difficult experiences.
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What is grief, signs of grief and types of support.
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Bereaved Parents of the USA (BPUSA)
National nonprofit self-help group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope especially to the newly bereaved. BPUSA is open to all parents, grandparents and siblings regardless of the age or the circumstances of the death of their children, grandchildren or siblings.
Legal
Information about free legal services for low-income, homeless or disabled Maryland residents.
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Provides free legal services to Marylanders of any age with all types of disabilities (developmental, intellectual, psychiatric, physical, sensory, learning, traumatic brain injury), who live in facilities, in the community or who are homeless.
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Maryland Legal Aid, Anne Arundel County
A private, non-profit law firm providing free legal services to financially qualified Maryland residents and Maryland residents over the age of 60 with civil court matters.
Provides free walk in legal services to individuals that are in need of legal advice and are not being represented by an attorney. Online Chat/Phone sessions are also available if you cannot make it to the district court. The website offers a wide variety of information, forms, and legal information to assist with legal matters.
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Women’s Law Center of Maryland
Profit agency that provides legal services and advocacy for women and children and provide empowerment and access to justice and equality.
Basic Needs
Programs that assist with access to food, insurance, clothing, and emergency housing (rent, mortgage and utility assistance).
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Maryland connects the public to health and human service resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in over 180 languages.
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Office of Emergency Management
410-923-4255 – Provides free food, nutritional supplements, medical equipment, furniture, vehicles, appliances and more free of charge.
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Health Insurance Enrollment at HealthCare Access Maryland
1-855-642-8572 – Sign up for a Qualified Health Plan or Medicaid.
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Crisis
Call 911 for immediate assistance in any emergency.
The following resources provide assistance for people experiencing mental health and substance abuse emergencies and other life crises.
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Hotlines
Community Warm Line/Crisis Response: 410-768-5522
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The response system provides Anne Arundel County residents in crisis with supportive assistance and linkages to community resources.
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At any time of day or night, any Annapolis or Anne Arundel County resident can go to any Annapolis or Anne Arundel County fire or police station to get help from addiction. The individual will be assisted in obtaining the necessary treatment resources. Safe Stations program works in close partnership with the Anne Arundel County Crisis Response Team.
Baltimore Crisis Response Inc.: 410-433-5175
Emergency line provides information and referrals to the Baltimore Metropolitan Area network of services that include mental health crisis intervention, suicide crisis intervention, shelter assistance and adolescence crisis intervention.
Maryland’s Helpline is available 24/7 to provide support, guidance, and assistance. Please call 211 and select option 1, text your zip code 898-211, or visit 211MD.org
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Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-422-0009
Provides a 24-hour toll-free hotline designed to meet the needs of troubled youth in crisis. MYCH is the first decentralized hotline in the country and serves as a primary intervention resource.
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National Suicide Prevention Hotline (The Lifeline): 988
Provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress and their family and friends. Provides prevention and crisis resources and best practices for professionals.
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Crisis Text Line: Text “GO” to 741741
Crisis Text Line is free 24/7 support for those in crisis. From anywhere in the United States, an individual can text confidentially with a trained crisis counselor.
Family Support
The following programs provide families with support for challenges that include mental health, parenting, separation/divorce and substance misuse.
Mental Health
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Family Peer Support Specialists are parents who have cared for a child with mental health, substance use or other behavioral health challenges and have been trained to help other families. They know about the Maryland and local community services and how to apply for them.
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National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI) Signature Programs offers free education and support programs for all those affected by mental illnesses.
Parenting
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Parenting Center at Anne Arundel Community College provides parenting one-on-one courses designed to allow students to arrange courses around their busy and flexible schedules for a personalized approach.
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Strengthening Families Program – 410-222-1844. A 14-session program for Anne Arundel County parents and their children ages 6 to 17. Provides training in parenting; children’s social and life skills; and family relationship skills.
Separation/Divorce
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Changing Focus organization provides support to divorced, separated and widowed individuals.
Substance Use
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Alanon and Alateen. These family groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve common problems.
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Family Wellness Workshop at Pathways. Therapeutic and educational program for family members of adults or adolescents struggling with substance use disorders.
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Naranon helps relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend.
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