Mental Health Support Resources
Mental health support for anyone—but especially those who are low-income or experiencing homelessness—is inaccessible due to cost or reliability. Many free programs are only short-term or come with many terms and conditions that don’t provide long-term support for someone who needs mental health support. The resources below offer long-term programs for low-income and physically displaced people.
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS
School-based mental health counselors provide mental health aid such as presentations, apps, or mental health counselors. Contact your counselor for a referral to a professional Swedish Hospital mental health counselor. After a short referral process, you’ll be able to meet with them weekly for an hour a day.
Garage Teen Cafe provides free mental health counselors! Book an appointment with a mental health counselor at the Garage Teen Cafe, available to any youth; be sure to reserve a slot with a counselor first!
Circles Modern Health provides free group mental health conferences discussing a variety of mental health subjects led by therapists. Learn how to cope, heal, and grow in mental health by attending these one-hour-long sessions.
The National Alliance for Mental Health in Seattle offers a variety of support groups for those who struggle with mental health, including BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and many more. NAMI also offers referrals for free individualized counseling.
CHILDREN’S OUTREACH COUNSELING SUPPORT
Call at (206)-461-3222
CCORS offers short-term, community-based, and family centered services with the goal of crisis stabilization, hospital diversion, and placement disruption prevention. CCORS will come to you and provide mobile, short-term mental, and behavioral health support. Their services are available to children and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
WA WARM LINE
Call at (877) 500-9276
WA Warm Line is a hotline offering mental health support in a variety of languages. WA Warm Line is a peer support helpline for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. Calls are answered by specially-trained volunteers who have lived experience with mental health challenges. They have a deep understanding of what you are going through and are here to provide emotional support, comfort, and information. All calls are confidential.
Call at (866) 833-6546
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Teen Link's hotline with trained young professionals who offer mental health support and guidance via confidential calls.