Where To Get Help

If unsure where to go for help, check the Yellow Pages under "mental health," "health," "suicide prevention," "crisis intervention services," "hot­lines," "hospitals," or "physicians" for phone numbers and addresses.

In times of crisis, the emergency room doctor at a hospital may be able to provide temporary help for an emotional problem, and will be able to tell you where and how to get further help.

Listed below are the types of people and places that will make a referral, or provide diagnostic and treatment services:

  • Family doctors
  • Mental health specialists, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, or mental health counselors
  • Health maintenance organizations
  • Community mental health centers
  • Hospital psychiatry departments and outpatient clinics
  • University or medical school-affiliated programs
  • State hospital outpatient clinics
  • Family service or community agencies
  • Private clinics and facilities
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Local medical, psychological, or psychiatric associations
  • Clergy

 

Excerpted from Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years – White House Council on Youth Violence, 2000