Resources
National Hotlines:
National Suicide & Crisis 24/7 Hotline: 988 or online chat @ https://988lifeline.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: Call 800-950-NAMI (6264) or text "HelpLine" to 62640. You can also chat with a specialist on https://www.nami.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 24/7 Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Disaster Distress 24/7 Helpline: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
Veterans Crisis Line: Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255. You can also chat online https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233, https://www.thehotline.org/
LGBT National Help Center: Offers peer counseling, information, and local resources for all ages: Youth: 800-246-7743, Senior: 888-234-7243
Trans Lifeline: Offers 24/7 support for transgender people: 1-877-565-8860 (United States)
Medical, Mental, and Substance Use Care:
Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Care Practice
To schedule appointments call: (410) 550-2999
Mason F. Lord East Tower, 2nd Floor, 5200 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
Provides primary care and specialized care for patients with Hepatitis-C, HIV, or substance use disorders. Accepts most insurance plans.
JHBMC Community Psychiatry Program
General information and referrals: (410) 550-0104
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/patient-information/bayview/adult
Adult and adolescent psychiatric treatment which includes community programs, emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient clinics. Bayview Psychiatry has many different areas of specialty including dual diagnosis (substance use and another psychiatric disorder), mental illness, neuropsychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, behavioral medicine, sleep disorders, etc.
Behavioral Health System Baltimore
24/7 Crisis Hotline: 988
General Inquiries: (410) 637-1900
100 South Charles Street, Tower 2, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
Helps guide approaches to prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery for persons who are suffering with substance use disorders and mental health. Their goal is to create healthier individuals and safer communities.
Smoking Cessation:
The Baltimore County Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program
Call: (410) 887-0565
Email: tobacco@baltimorecountymd.gov
Aid and education in tobacco and nicotine use, prevention and cessation. Programs available for youth through older adults.
The Maryland Quitline:
Call: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
Text: “Ready” to 200-400
https://quitnow.net/maryland?qnclient=maryland
Several programs available to address individual’s specific needs. Programs available for youth through older adults.
