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Emergency Resources
Warning:
If you or someone you love are experiencing a medical or life-threatening emergency, please call 911. Ask for CIT Trained Officer (Crisis Intervention Team).
Behavioral Health Charlotte 24/7 Help Line
Connect with a licensed professional anytime you are feeling overwhelmed and think you may need help.
Novant / Presbyterian Behavioral Health Hospital
Mental Health Emergencies
Mecklenburg County Mobile Crisis:
(704) 566-3410 (Select Option 1)
Other NC County Crisis Services:
Website allows you to search services in NC by county
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Text Line: Text HOME or TALK to 741741
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Safe Alliance Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Crisis Line:
Mecklenburg County Rape Crisis Line:
Union County Rape Crisis line:
Cabarrus County Rape Crisis Line:
LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
LGBTQ National Hotline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)
Youth: (866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386) or text START to 678-678
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Veterans/Military Crisis Resources
(800) 273-TALK (8255) and Press 1
Text 838255
Cardinal Innovations
24-Hour Toll Free Line: 800-939-5911
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Mental Health Resources
National Institute of Mental Health
Division of the National Institutes of Health (U.S. government health research) that focuses on research about mental illness and mental health issues.
American Psychiatric Association
Learn more about specific topics in mental health including symptoms, prevalence, up-to-date treatment options, and support resources. Easy to search by mental illness and population.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is a large national organization dedicated to helping parents help their children with mental illness get the services they need. NAMI has chapters, called affiliates, all over the United States and offers a rich array of services and opportunities. This is the place to start when you go looking for support and education. NAMI sponsors parents’ groups, siblings’ groups, and offers the Family-to-Family education program, a free 12-week course in living with a person with mental illness, taught by family members. NAMI’s website also has many helpful links and lots of information about mental illness, treatment, advocacy, and support.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Learn more about symptoms and resources for child and adolescent mental illness and substance use concerns. Includes up-to-date information about specific disorders (ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, autism, and others) and psychiatric medications. Explains what a child psychiatrist does and how to locate psychiatrists in your area.
Child Mind Institute
An independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Provides excellent information and resources regarding children’s mental health issues.
Understood
Excellent resource for information and resources regarding childhood learning and attentional issues.
Autism Speaks
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Other Resources
LabCorp
(Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings) www.labcorp.com
Quest Diagnostics
https://www.questdiagnostics.com/home/
Thoroughbred Diagnostics
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