Find a local provider, support group or program
The most important step in treating a mental illness sometimes feels like a challenging one: finding a mental health professional. A trustworthy and knowledgeable mental health professional will be a valuable ally. It may take a little time and persistence to locate this ally or assemble a team of allies.
Mental Health America of Hendricks County maintains a list of current providers, groups, and programs for all ages in the Hendricks County area.
Click the button below to find a local mental health provider, support group or recovery program
Take a Screening
Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible.
Mental Health America has free, online screening tools that take just a few minutes to complete. You can take a screening for PTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and many others. They are easy, and you don’t have to provide personal information to get results.
Click the button below to go to Mental Health America’s Screening Tools Page.
Crisis Resources
Be Well Crisis Helpline
Dial 211, enter your ZIP code, press 3.
Trained counselors 24/7 regarding stress, anxiety, loneliness or mental health strains due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Service is free and confidential.
Crisis Text Line
Text “MHA” to 741741.
They offer free 24/7 crisis support in the US. When you text, you will be connected to a live trained counselor.
For more information on the crisis text line, click here.
The National Suicide Hotline
Phone: 1-800-273-8255
It is staffed around the clock, is free, and offers confidential support to people in distress and their families and loved ones. It also provides prevention and crisis resources.
They have additional specific resources for LGBTQ people, youth, Native Americans, veterans, people with disabilities, and disaster survivors. They also offer help in Spanish.
For more information on this valuable service, click here.
The Disaster Distress Helpline 24/7
Immediate crisis counseling for stress, anxiety, depression and more.
English
Call: (800) 985-5990
Chat: Text “TalkWithUS” to 66746
Spanish
Llama: (800) 985-5990 (Llama y prensa “2”)
Charla: Texto Hablanos to 66746
For more information on this resource click here.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Help for if you or someone you know is experiencing violence.
Call: (800) 799-7233
TTY: (800) 787-3224
Chat: Text START to 88788
Click here for more information.