Mental Health Resources: Crisis Lines and Trusted Organizations

Use a crisis line, not a clinic website. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached by call, text or online chat, and it is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, at no cost. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, veterans can call 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.

The National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, publishes plain-language overviews of depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions, along with a guide to getting help. NIMH notes that it is a research funding agency and cannot provide medical advice or provider referrals, so use it for background rather than personal guidance.

FindTreatment.gov is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's confidential and anonymous resource for people looking for treatment for mental health and substance use disorders in the United States and its territories.

NIMH also suggests a few other starting points when you are looking for a mental health provider: your primary care provider, your insurance plan, nearby universities, state or county agencies, and an employee assistance program if your employer offers one. It recommends preparing a list of questions to help you decide whether a provider is a good fit.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, describes itself as the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization. Through its state organizations and local affiliates, it works in communities to raise awareness and provide support and education, and it runs a HelpLine; details are at nami.org.

For trauma, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs runs the National Center for PTSD at ptsd.va.gov. It publishes information for veterans, for the general public, and for family and friends of someone living with PTSD, including Spanish-language materials.

Every organization on this page is national, well established and independent of Clear Ketamine Therapy. We do not control what they publish, and linking to them is not an endorsement of every page on their sites. None of them is affiliated with our clinic.

None of them can tell you whether ketamine therapy is right for you. That depends on your diagnosis, history and medications, and it takes an evaluation with a clinician who can review them.