Mental Health and Behavioral Health Support Information and Links
Community Resources
We recognize many people are feeling stressed and anxious in these uncertain times. The Missoula City-County Health Department has compiled some helpful resources for anyone experiencing changes in their mental health, including a crisis line ready to take your call. A print-friendly guide to these resources is also available.
Please also be sure to take advantage of telehealth options with your therapists and counselors.
WATCH: Available resources in the community, checking in on each other when social distancing makes it hard
Crisis Text Line: Text “MT” to 741-741
Suicide prevention
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
- Missoula City-County Health Suicide Prevention office: 406-258-3881
- Project Tomorrow Montana: https://projecttomorrowmt.org/
Mental health support
- Partners in Health has advice for maintaining mental health while social distancing.
- Western Montana Mental Health Center: 406-532-8949, www.wmmhc.org/reach-out-to-us
- Montana Warmline (877-688-3377) is available 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and noon to 9 p.m. on weekends for people with a mental illness who want to talk to a peer who is in recovery for their own mental illness.
- Institute on Aging Friendship Line: 1-800-971-0016
- Helping children understand: Licensed therapist Christine Borst has developed an e-book to help explain COVID-19 to children. Download it for free online.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Locator
- You Are Not Alone: National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Mental Health Resources Guide for Missoula County
Parenting support
- Pregnancy and new parenthood during COVID-19
- Parenting young children during COVID-19
- Helping children understand COVID-19
Substance abuse support
- Shatter Proof has resources to help those dealing with substance abuse disorder during this time of COVID.
- Open Aid Alliance is providing peer support for recovery and substance use via phone and telehealth. Call 406-209-8375 or email mel@openaidalliance.org. Open Aid Alliance also provides harm reduction and overdose prevention supplies via mail or curbside delivery. Call 406-209-9805 or go to www.openaidalliance.org to submit a request.
- Alcoholics Anonymous is holding some meetings via Zoom. More information is online at https://www.aa-montana.org/ and https://aa.org/.
AA hotline: 833-800-8553 - Narcotics Anonymous has online meeting options: https://namontana.com
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Locator
All-abilities support
- Summit Independent Living provides services to help all individuals with disability remain as independent as possible.
- BASE Missoula community center is offering virtual programming aimed at enriching life through the arts as well as assisting individuals in the pursuit of fun, education, employment and interdependence.
Domestic violence support
- Crime Victim Advocate Line: 406-258-3830 or visit the website for more communication options.
- Missoula YWCA Crisis Line: 406-542-1944 or visit the website for more communication options.
Veteran support
- The Veteran Support Network of Montana has a comprehensive list of mental health resources for veterans on its website.
Provider support
- Missoula Provider Support is a community group created to support Montana healthcare providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stress relief and self care
- The Learning Center at Red Willow is offering several free online courses, including stress relief, yoga, tai chi and more.
- Partnership Health Center has compiled a page of self-care resources and exercises.
- Tamarack Grief Resource Center has a variety of clinicians who provide individual and group counseling and offer several free online courses, including mindful moments, gentle movement, kids’ corner, and grief discussion and support workshops.
- Online meditation and calming apps such Insight Timer and Calm can be helpful.
- Red Cross Montana Family Assistance Center