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 

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns-hopkins-bayview/medical-services/primary-care/comprehensive-care  

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 

https://www.bhsbaltimore.org/  

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.  

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