Crisis Intervention

Maine Crisis Hotline: 888-568-1112
Call, chat, or text with a crisis worker to discuss options concerning support, including a crisis assessment.

National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 988 offers phone, text, and chat support.

988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Graphic
This graphic explains the services and resources available when accessing the 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Additionally, this graphic shows how the Maine Crisis Line interfaces with the 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Mental Health

Maine Mental Heath Resources by County
This document is a quick reference guide to basic mental health resources by county. For a more comprehensive guide to resources, please visit NAMI's extensive online mental health database below. 

Maine Mental Health Resource Database
NAMI has made finding mental health resources in Maine easier. Search their database with just four simple steps.

Maine Intentional Warm Line - 1-866-771-9276 
​A mental health peer-to-peer phone support line for adults.

MECASA Mental Health Training Series
In this training series, MECASA invited mental health professionals to provide training on advocacy based crisis intervention skills and practices. Check out the recorded trainings by clicking on the link above.

NEW Toolkit from the Resource Sharing Project!!
Damaged, Not Broken: Exploring Mental Health & Substance Use with Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
For many survivors, child sexual abuse, mental health, and substance use are a tangled knot they are unsure how to navigate. This toolkit is about this connection and offers advocacy programs guidance on their role in addressing mental health and substance use with adult survivors of child sexual abuse.