Behavioral Health
Helpline Resources
| Crisis Text Line (*Immediate Response*) | 741741 |
| Local (Helen Farabee) Crisis Intervention Services | 1-800-621-8504 |
| Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255 |
| Veterans Crisis Line | 1-800-273-8255 |
| Substance Abuse & Mental Health National Helpline | 1-800-662-4357 |
| OK2Talk Teen Helpline | 1-800-273-8255 |
Those who are at risk should call 911.
What is mental health?
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, poor mental health and mental illness are not the same things. A person can experience poor mental health and not be diagnosed with a mental illness. Likewise, a person diagnosed with a mental illness can experience periods of physical, mental, and social well-being.
What is a mental illness?
Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood or behavior, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. Such conditions may be occasional or long-lasting (chronic) and affect someone’s ability to relate to others and function each day.
(Source: CDC)