Text or chat with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 — no phone call required. Text '988' or use the online chat at 988lifeline.org. Confidential, free, available to anyone in the US including NH. Especially useful for those who prefer not to call.

Eligibility: Anyone in crisis; free

Text or chat with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 — no phone call required. Text "HELLO" to 988 or use the online chat at 988lifeline.org. Confidential, free, available to anyone in the US including NH. Especially useful for those who prefer not to call.

Telehealth program providing 24/7 on-demand psychiatric consultation, behavioral health assessment, triage, and medication-management support in emergency departments and inpatient units across 30+ hospitals in NH and the region. Also supports outpatient virtual visits through Dartmouth Health's Connected Care network.

NH's largest violence prevention and support agency, serving survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. Offers a 24-hour confidential hotline, safe shelter, housing assistance, trauma support groups (including Trauma Sensitive Yoga), and advocacy for women, men, and people of all gender identities.

NH's affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Provides free education programs (Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer), connection support groups, crisis information, and a statewide information and referral line. NAMI NH serves individuals living with mental illness and their families across all NH regions.

NAMI New Hampshire curates mental health resources specifically for LGBTQIA+ individuals including affirming therapists, support groups, crisis resources, and education on the intersection of identity and mental health. NAMI NH also operates several LGBTQIA+-focused support groups.

NAMI New Hampshire operates a free peer support warmline staffed by trained individuals with personal lived experience of mental illness. The warmline offers non-crisis emotional support, connection, and referrals for people experiencing emotional distress, loneliness, or mental health challenges who are not in immediate crisis. Callers are never alone — the line provides compassionate listening and knowledge of NH resources. Distinct from a crisis hotline: for non-emergency peer connection.

Anyone in NH experiencing emotional distress; free

DHHS Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) coordinates behavioral health services for children involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Includes FAST Families program, crisis stabilization, and therapeutic foster care coordination statewide.

Eligibility: Children ages 0–20 involved with DCYF or child welfare system

The NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services funds certified peer recovery support specialists (CPRSS) embedded in CMHCs, hospitals, Doorway NH sites, and recovery community organizations across the state. Peers provide 1:1 support, systems navigation, and lived-experience insight. Connect through your local CMHC, Doorway NH, or crisis team.

Eligibility: NH residents seeking recovery support; free

The NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services funds certified peer recovery support specialists (CPRSS) embedded in CMHCs, hospitals, Doorway NH sites, and recovery community organizations across the state. Peers provide 1:1 support, systems navigation, and lived-experience insight. Connect through your local CMHC, Doorway NH, or crisis team.

NH residents seeking recovery support; free

National Eating Disorders Association helpline accessible to NH residents seeking treatment referrals, crisis support, and information. Connects callers to NH-based eating disorder treatment providers, support groups, and resources. Crisis Text Line: text NEDA to 741741.

Anyone affected by eating disorders or supporting someone who is

Statewide network of child and adolescent mobile crisis teams — part of the NH Rapid Response system. Teams include a licensed clinician and a peer or family support specialist who respond in-person to youth mental health crises at home, school, or in the community. Free; no insurance required.

Statewide network of child and adolescent mobile crisis teams — part of the NH Rapid Response system. Teams include a licensed clinician and a peer or family support specialist who respond in-person to youth mental health crises at home, school, or in the community. Free; no insurance required.

Suicide prevention organization operating a confidential crisis befriending line and 'Safe Place' peer-led support groups for survivors of suicide loss across NH (Keene, Concord, Exeter, Nashua area, Plymouth, North Conway, and more). Meetings are confidential and open only to survivors.

Statewide nonprofit empowering people of all ages. Programs include foster care, adoption, Youth Navigator (ages 12-24 housing crisis), runaway/homeless youth services, mental health counseling, early intervention, parent education.

Critical access hospital in the North Country offering 24/7 emergency care including emergency psychiatric evaluation and stabilization, with transfer arrangements to tertiary psychiatric facilities when higher-level inpatient care is needed.

Crisis center serving southern Hillsborough County (Nashua, Milford, and surrounding communities). Provides free, confidential 24/7 crisis support, emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Bridges is the primary crisis shelter and domestic violence/sexual assault center serving greater Nashua and southern NH. Services include emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, and a 24-hour crisis hotline. Mental health services are integrated into shelter programming. All services are confidential and free.

Eligibility: Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and individuals in crisis; free

State-designated CMHC serving southeastern Hillsborough County (Derry, Londonderry, Chester, Auburn, Salem, Pelham). Comprehensive mental health services for all ages.

Adult voluntary inpatient psychiatric services on a 15-bed unlocked unit, plus partial hospitalization and inpatient/outpatient ECT. Emergency Service Clinicians are available in the Emergency Department for crisis psychiatric evaluation.

Inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents at Concord Hospital, providing 24/7 crisis stabilization, diagnostic evaluation, and acute psychiatric care for youth in New Hampshire. The unit serves as a safety net for the state's most acute pediatric psychiatric presentations.

Eligibility: Children and adolescents in psychiatric crisis; all insurance

Inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents at Concord Hospital, providing 24/7 crisis stabilization, diagnostic evaluation, and acute psychiatric care for youth in New Hampshire. The unit serves as a safety net for the state's most acute pediatric psychiatric presentations.

Eligibility: Children and adolescents in psychiatric crisis; all insurance

Concord public schools embed licensed mental health clinicians from Riverbend Community Mental Health directly in schools. Services include individual therapy, group skills-building, crisis support, and family coordination — provided on-site at no cost to families.

Eligibility: Concord School District students K-12

Genesis Behavioral Health, a NHCADSV member program, provides domestic and sexual violence services for Merrimack County including crisis intervention, advocacy, support groups, and community education. Serving the greater Concord area.

State-designated CMHC serving southern Hillsborough County. Comprehensive mental health and substance use services for all ages. Walk-in open access at 440 Amherst Street (Mon-Thu from 8 AM).

Nonprofit community behavioral health provider (est. 1920) offering adult, child/family, and mobile crisis services with interpreter and language-access support for the region's significant Spanish-speaking population.

Eligibility: All ages; interpreter line 844-245-4458

Peer-led agency providing non-medical mental health wellness and recovery support. Free services include daily peer support, warmline (800-306-4334, daily 5-10 PM), peer crisis respite, step-up/step-down, and wellness training.

HAVEN serves Rockingham and Strafford counties (the greater NH Seacoast) with free, confidential domestic and sexual violence services. Offers 24/7 crisis line, emergency shelter, housing programs, hospital accompaniment, help with protective orders, and adult support groups. Affirming of all genders and identities.

Headrest is the Upper Valley's community-based substance use and crisis center, offering substance use counseling, harm reduction, peer support, and a crisis stabilization room. Serves adults and youth across the NH-VT border region. Accepts all insurance and offers sliding-scale fees.

Eligibility: All ages; all insurance and self-pay

Upper Valley substance use treatment, recovery housing, and a 24/7 helpline for people in crisis or seeking recovery support.

Free counseling and mental health services for Keene State students. Offers short-term therapy, crisis stabilization, psychiatric evaluation, and referral coordination with local area providers for students needing longer-term care.

Eligibility: Keene State College students

Integrated mental and physical health care for children, adults, elders, and families. 24/7 emergency response with mobile crisis team. Walk-in intake Tue-Wed 8:30-11 AM. Telehealth available.

Manchester public schools operate embedded school counselors, social workers, and contracted mental health clinicians in elementary, middle, and high schools. Students can access mental health support without leaving school. Crisis intervention available through school-based teams.

Eligibility: Manchester School District students K-12

Manchester's public schools provide school-based mental health counselors, social workers, and student assistance counselors embedded in elementary, middle, and high schools across the district. Services include individual counseling, crisis intervention, substance use prevention, and connection to community mental health resources.

Eligibility: Students enrolled in Manchester public schools; free

NH crisis center serving all of Belknap County (Lakes Region). Provides free and confidential advocacy and crisis support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. 24/7 crisis line staffed by trained advocates, with emergency shelter and ongoing services.

Peer-led agency serving the Mount Washington Valley. Free services include daily peer support, warmline (866-447-1765, daily 6-9 PM), and crisis respite.

PSU Counseling Center provides free individual therapy, group counseling, psychiatric evaluation, and crisis intervention for enrolled Plymouth State University students. Specializes in college mental health, young adult transitions, and co-occurring academic challenges.

Eligibility: Plymouth State University students; free as part of student fees

Inpatient behavioral health serving the Seacoast, offering voluntary inpatient admission, involuntary emergency admission, and a partial hospitalization program with 24/7 crisis support. Provides stabilization, medication evaluation, and group/individual therapy.

The designated domestic and sexual violence crisis center for Manchester and surrounding Hillsborough County communities. Provides 24/7 crisis intervention, emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, and comprehensive survivor services.

Private, nonprofit CMHC offering comprehensive behavioral health and addiction treatment for all ages in central NH. 24-hour Emergency Services, crisis stabilization apartments.

Youth-focused substance abuse treatment and mental health services. Counseling, intervention programs, and support for teens in crisis.

Inpatient psychiatric unit at Southern NH Medical Center (Nashua) providing acute stabilization for adults in psychiatric crisis. Access through the emergency department. Part of Southern NH Health's integrated behavioral health system serving the greater Nashua area.

Short-term, voluntary crisis stabilization program operated by The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester as an alternative to hospitalization for NH adults 18+ experiencing a psychiatric emergency. Staffed by clinicians plus peer support and recovery coaches; part of the 24/7 mobile/rapid crisis response system.

University of New Hampshire's counseling center offers individual therapy, group therapy, psychiatric consultations, and Let's Talk drop-in sessions for UNH students. Embedded counselors in residence halls. Crisis support 24/7 through on-call clinician.

Eligibility: UNH Durham enrolled students

Deerfield-based community organization serving Strafford and Rockingham counties with emergency food, housing navigation, financial assistance, and connection to mental health resources for individuals and families in crisis.

Eligibility: Individuals and families in Strafford and Rockingham counties

Free, confidential case management, emotional support, and emergency financial assistance for service members, veterans, and their families. Covers crisis intervention, counseling, housing stabilization, military sexual trauma, substance use, and benefits navigation.

Waypoint (formerly YWCA NH) is a comprehensive youth and family services organization with mental health counseling, crisis intervention, foster care, and juvenile justice services. Special programs for runaway and homeless youth, families in crisis, and survivors of domestic violence.

Eligibility: Youth and families; most insurance and Medicaid

Waypoint (formerly YWCA NH) is a comprehensive youth and family services organization with mental health counseling, crisis intervention, foster care, and juvenile justice services. Special programs for runaway and homeless youth, families in crisis, and survivors of domestic violence.

Eligibility: Youth and families; most insurance and Medicaid

Safe, non-judgmental drop-in space for young people in Strafford and eastern Rockingham counties experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Offers counseling, case management, crisis intervention, meals, showers, hygiene and harm-reduction supplies, and serves as a Regional Access Point.

Serving 23 Upper Valley communities in NH and Vermont, WISE provides crisis advocacy, safety planning, emergency shelter, and support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and trafficking. Confidential 24/7 crisis line and text line.