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Mental Health

Support and Counseling Lines

  • 7 Cups: provides free online text chat with a trained listener for emotional support and counseling or to find affordable online therapy with a licensed mental health professional. Free, anonymous virtual chat is available 24/7.

To reach the text line or download the app: Click Here  

  • Peer2Peer Warm Line: provides Georgians the opportunity to receive empathetic peer support and assistance from an individual with lived experience recovering from mental health concerns over the phone 24 hours a day. If necessary, callers will be transferred to the Georgia Crisis & Access Line.

For more information: Click Here
Call: (888) 945-1414 Open 24 hours/day

  • Empower Work: is a support text line and web chat that provides free, immediate, and confidential support for people facing tough, non-legal work situations.

For more information: Click Here
Text: HELLO to (510) 674-1414
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am-10pm EST 

  • Lyf App: is a social media app where users share highly personal aspects of themselves without the fear of judgment. It’s the one app where you can be yourself or write anonymously and people won’t degrade or bring you down.

For more information: Click Here

  • TheTribe Wellness Community: provides free, safe, online peer support groups for members facing mental health challenges and/or difficult family dynamics. Support group themes include Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, HIV/AIDS, LGBT, Marriage/Family, OCD and Teens.

For more information: Click Here

Atlanta Area Mental Health Services and Resources

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  • Chris180 Counseling: ** provides a wide range of therapeutic services in Metro Atlanta including individual and group therapy, family counseling, childhood trauma intervention programs. Offers sliding scale and accepts Medicaid and other insurance plans.

For more information and locations: Click Here
Call: 1-800-896-4106 to connect with an office.
Email: AdmissionsSpecialists@CHRIS180.org

  • Emory University Psychological Center ** provides low-cost psychological services for the Atlanta community. The Center is offering telehealth therapy sessions through the Zoom platform.

For more information: Click Here
Call (404) 727-7451
Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00am-8:00pm, Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

  • Center for Black Women’s Wellness: The Wellness Program strives to broaden awareness of the many health issues affecting black women. Services include a Wellness Clinic to provide women’s health care, a Safety Net Clinic that provides no-cost services for uninsured women and men, and a Community Prevention Program that offers a variety of programs to raise awareness about relevant health issues in the community and educate people about risk factors and how to prevent disease.

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Address: 477 Windsor Street SW, Suite 309, Atlanta, GA 30312.
Call: (404) 688-9202
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm

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Call 404.892.4646 to schedule an appointment.
To view five locations: Click Here

  • Grady Behavioral Health Outpatient Center/Park Place: provides outpatient services for individuals who need non-acute mental health care, patients can walk-in or request an appointment. Grady treats behavioral illnesses, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis, and re-occurring substance use.

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Address: 10 Park Place South, Atlanta, GA, 30303.
Call: (404) 616-4444 for main office
(404) 616-1000 for appointments
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-2pm

  • Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition: ** is a community-based organization committed to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, STI, and substance use within vulnerable communities. Services include culturally appropriate treatment; PrEP; testing for HIV, HVC, and STI; condoms; medication assisted treatment; and more.

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Address: 1231 Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Call: (404) 817-9994
Email: ahrcemail@ahrc-atl.org
Community Drop-In Hours: Monday/Wednesday 10am-1pm and 3:30-5pm, Tuesday 10am-5pm, Thursday 11am-6pm

  • Avita Community Partners: provides inpatient and outpatient services counseling and psychiatric services for all people in northeast Georgia, including individual and family counseling, psychiatry, psychoeducation classes, rehab, employment support, medical services.

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24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800) 715-4225

For more information: Click Here or call 404-612-6520
See website for specific services and hours

  • Families First: ** offers counseling, resources and additional services for children, adolescents and families, adults. Provides intensive and personalized case management by connecting individuals and families with community services and resources

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  • Cobb County Behavioral Health Crisis Center: ** offers comprehensive gender specific substance use treatment designed to promote healthy, stable and drug free families.

Address: 1758 County Services Parkway, SE Marietta, GA 30008.
Call: (404) 794-4857
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  • Family Ties: ** provides child and adolescent mental health services. Family Ties accepts PeachState, WellCare,  and Medicaid. Also provides access to free in-home mental health services.

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Address: 270 Carpenter Dr NE # 400, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.
Call: (678) 460-0345

  • The Link Counseling Center: ** provides counseling, psychotherapy, and support groups to individuals of all ages on a sliding fee scale.

To schedule an appointment: (404) 256-9797
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  • Viewpoint: ** provides treatment for mental illness and substance abuse (particularly for uninsured, low-income Medicaid, Medicare patients).

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Daytime Number: (678) 209-2411

Finding a Counselor/Therapist

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  • Ayana Therapy: provides online therapy for marginalized and intersectional communities.

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  • Black Emotional and Mental Health: has a Black Virtual Wellness Directory to help individuals find a virtual Black therapist, doula, yoga teacher, mediator, and more.

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  • Black Female Therapists: has a directory of Black female therapists across the USA and provides a safe place for Black women to discuss their mental health and wellness journey.

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  • Black Male Therapists: has a directory of Black male therapists across the USA, with filters for virtual vs in-person, LGBTQ+ therapists, and more.

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  • The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation: ** is a mental health advocacy group that works to remove the stigma surrounding mental health issues in the African-American community through campaigns, including the Free Virtual Therapy Support Campaign and a directory for finding a culturally competent therapist.

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  • Inclusive Therapists: ** is a resource for finding individual therapy, relationship therapy, family therapy, therapy for children, therapy for teens, group therapy, coaching, medication management, low-cost services, teletherapy, and therapist supervision that centers the needs of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, and disabled individuals.

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  • LGBTQ Therapist Resource: seeks to improve access to safe, competent therapists for LGBTQ-identified individuals in Georgia through therapy groups and a therapist directory.

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  • The Loveland Foundation: ** provides resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing, as well as access and funding for therapy with a particular focus on Black women and girls.

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  • Therapy for Black Men: includes a directory of therapists and coaches, a blog, and other resource links to provide judgment-free care for Black men.

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  • Tru Circle: helps clients find a therapist, either in-person or online, and understand the therapy process.

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  • You Are Rad: connects users with resources for finding a therapist, answering mental health questions, and applying for grants to cover the cost of therapy.

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Trauma Resources

  • Grady's Trauma Recovery Center: ** Grady’s Trauma Recovery Center provides patients at Grady Memorial Hospital with 16 weeks of free psychotherapy and supportive case management services. They offer services for patients 13 years or older who are DeKalb/Fulton county residents and have experienced any of the following within the last three years: burns, domestic violence, firearm violence, human sex trafficking, motor vehicle collision, physical assault, sexual assault, stabbing. They can help connect you to services including primary medical care, assistance with finding emergency/safe housing, case management and assertive outreach, individual and group psychotherapy, legal and financial assistance referrals and advocacy, medication management and support, and self-care education and emphasis.

Email: traumarecoverycenter@gmh.edu

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To find a TF-CBT certified therapist: Click Here

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For Clinician Directory: Click Here

  • After a Suicide Resource Directory: is a portal linking individuals grieving after a death by suicide to a directory of resources and information for coping with the grief, trauma, and distress.

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  • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: information for children, adolescents, and families working to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children and those around them.

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Substance Use Resources

  • CARES Warm Line: is an empathetic support line for individuals in or seeking recovery from substance use disorder.

For more information: Click Here
Call: 1-844-326-5400
Hours: Every day, 8:30am-11pm

  • The Post-Overdose Program (POP): is a part of mobile integrated health at Grady and is meant to support those struggling with substance abuse by providing therapeutic services including peer coaching, harm reduction strategies, and access to treatment programs. A POP Peer support specialist can be reached at (678) 207-8251.

  • Drug & Alcohol Rehab: connects individuals struggling with substance use disorder to addiction treatment facilities and support group meetings.

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Call: (855) 520-2898 

  • Families Anonymous: is a 12 step fellowship for the family and friends of those individuals with drug, alcohol, or related behavioral issues. Services include in-person and virtual meetings among other resources.

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Call: (800) 736-9805
Email: info@familiesanonymous.org

  • Georgia Tobacco Quit Line (GTQL): supports individuals in quitting smoking, vaping, and smokeless tobacco through telephone, text, and web-based services. The phone line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.

For more information: Click Here
English: 1-877-270-7867
Spanish: 1-877-266-3863
Hearing Impaired: 1-877-777-6534

  • MARR Addiction Treatment Centers: offers long-term residential addiction treatment to men and women, including those with dependent children, through intensive, high-quality, gender-specific rehab programs, including programs for homeless and low-income individuals.

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Call: (678) 736-7693

  • National Association for Children of Addiction: provides support, in addition to working to raise awareness and support institutions, to those with a parent who abuses alcohol or drugs in addition to training professionals to better support those individuals.

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Call: 1-800-662-4357 for referrals and information, open 24/7

  • Gilgal: is a Christ-centered recovery residence for women experiencing homelessness due to drug and alcohol addiction through recovery programs, workforce development, and more.

For more information: Click Here
Call: (404) 305-8007
Hours: M-F 9:00am – 4:00pm
Email: info@womenofgilgal.org

Mental Health Education, Wellness & Coping Skills

  • HelpGuide: is a nonprofit dedicated to providing individuals with quality health information, resources, and tools. Topics include mental health, health and wellness, children and family, relationships, aging, and more.

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Email: info@ibpf.org

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For one-on-one support, call: (800) 950-6264
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am-10pm ET
Email: info@nami.org

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Helpline: (888) 375-7767
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am-9pm CST
Email: hello@anad.org

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Call: (800) 931-2237
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11am-9pm ET, Friday 11am-5pm ET
Online Chat: on website, Monday through Thursday 9am-9pm ET, Friday 9am-9pm ET
Text: number above, Monday through Thursday 3pm-6pm, Friday 1pm-5pm ET

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  • Zencare: provides an article on “7 Mental Health Tips For Black Folks From Black Therapists.”

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  • Safe Place App: is an educational app that aims to provide education to the Black community on different mental illnesses such as: post-partum depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and more. The app is specifically made for educating the Black community on mental health.

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  • Shine App: The self-care app to help you through these uncertain times through daily mediations, community discussions, personalized affirmations, and journaling. For free you have access to a daily meditation, a daily article, and a gratitude log.

For more information: Click Here

  • Black Mental Wellness: offers resources, information about coping and wellness, and specific strategies for dealing with life stress.

For more information: Click Here

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