• https://twloha.auntbertha.com Here you can search for free or reduced local mental health resources like counseling, addiction services, and support groups, as well as other services you may need like food, transportation, and more.

 

University of delaware services

• UD Center for Counseling and Student Development: 

• 302-831-2141

• Group services: https://sites.udel.edu/counseling/services/#group 

• Individual services: https://sites.udel.edu/counseling/services/#individual

 

UD Helpline 24/7/365 (Available 24 hours a day)

• UD Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for any UD student feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or otherwise in need of someone to talk to. Callers to 302-831-1001 can press 1 to request a call back within 10 minutes from a Sexual Offense Support (SOS) advocate, or press 2 to connect with a mental health professional immediately.

 

UD Police and LiveSafe App (Available 24 hours a day)

• If you or a friend are in immediate danger on or near campus, call 911 to connect with University of Delaware Police. You can also use the LiveSafe app on an Apple or Android smartphone to report an emergency or request assistance.

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Crisis Text Line (Available 24 hours a day)

• New in fall 2018, students can text “UDTEXT”, or “STEVE” for students of color, to the phone number 741741 to connect with confidential text message support.

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CCSD Walk-In Assistance

• CCSD is the primary office responsible for responding to mental health crises on campus. We have daily walk-in emergency availability during our office hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) at 261 Perkins Student Center. We recommend arriving between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. if you are experiencing a crisis, which can mean missing other scheduled activities. Calling us ahead of time (302-831-2141) is helpful but not necessary.

• Office of the Dean of Students: 

  • 302-831-8939

• Student Health Services

  • 302-831-2226

• Student Wellness & Health Promotion

  • 302-831-3457

• UD Text line: 

  • text UDTEXT to 741741

• Students of color

  • text STEVE to 741741 to reach a professional trained to support students of color

 

Crisis centers

• Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (MCIS), Northern Delaware

  • NCC Mobile Crisis: Fernhook Building at 14 Central Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720

  • 302-577-2484

  • 1-800-652-2929

• NET Detox

  • 3315 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19804

  • 24/7 Medically Monitored Inpatient Detoxification Treatment

  • Individual & Group Counseling

  • Consumer Engagement & Transition Program

  • 302-691-0140

  • 1-800-359-1367

• Recovery Innovation Recovery Response Center (RRC) 

  • 659 East Chestnut Hill Road, Newark DE 19713

  • 24/7 SERVICES -- FREE 

  • 302-318-6070

• Rockford Center

  • 100 Rockford Dr, Newark, DE 19713

  • 24/7 FREE mental health assessment

  • https://www.rockfordcenter.com/

  • 302-996-5480

  • 866-847-4357

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Disaster Distress Helpline

• by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

•  800-985-5990 

• Adolescent Resource Center (ARC) by Children & Families First Delaware, Inc  

  • 27 Marrows Road, Newark, DE, 19713

 

LGBTQ+ Resources

• Gay and Lesbian Hotline: 800-292-0429

  • Information on coming-out issues, local resources, and events sponsored by AIDS Delaware

• Renaissance Transgender Association

  • http://www.ren.org

• LGBT National Help Center

  • http://www.glnh.org/

 

Therapy/ counseling/psychiatric services

• Alliance Counseling

  • 302-454-8010

• Harmonious Mind Psychiatry & Counseling

  • 302-633-6001

  • http://harmoniousmind.com/

• New Hope Counseling 

  • 302-738-3739

• Mid-Atlantic Behavioral Health

  • 302-224-1400

• Bancroft Behavioral Health

  • 302-502-3255

• Allied Behavioral Health (Psychologist) 

  • 302-832-1281

• Chimes

  • 302-368-1983

• Tranquility counseling 

  • 302-636-0700

• Integrative Psychology Group

  • 302-307-3702

• Delaware Guidance Services

  • 302-455-9333

• Rockford Center (24/7)

  • 302-996-5480

• Cooney-Koss Laura

  • 302-224-1400

• Steve K Eichel 

  • 302-368-9135

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• Catholic Charities

  • Catholic Charities offers a behavioral health program consisting of multiple services for individuals needing help with emotional, behavioral, or mental health services. Catholic Charities provides counseling services to anyone for whom outpatient treatment is the right choice. Wilmington: (302) 655-9624 Dover: (302) 674-1600 Georgetown: (302) 856-9578 

• Christiana Counseling

  • Christiana Counseling is a mutli-specialty, mental health and addictions practice. The practice has professional trainers, licensed clinical social workers, and professional counselors of mental health which provide a spectrum of outpatient services to individuals of all ages. Phone: (302) 995-1680 

• Delaware CORE

  • Delaware CORE (Community Outreach, Referral, and Early Intervention) provides an array of services at no cost to young adults ages 16 - 25 who are experiencing early psychosis.

  • Phone: (888) 284-6030

• Journeys Counseling

  • Journeys Counseling offers individual, group, and family counseling based in Wilmington, Delaware. 

  • Phone: (302) 384-7843

• Mind & Body Consortium

  • Formerly F.H. Everett & Associates, Mind & Body Consortium delivers professional mental health services to children and families in Kent and Sussex counties. 

  • Dover: (302) 674-2380

  • Milford: (302) 674-1299

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substance use and recovery

• Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Counseling by Jewish Family Services

  • 288 East Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711 (Get Directions)

psychiatric hospitals

The following centers provide inpatient and partial hospitaliation treatment programs:

• MeadowWood Behavioral Health System

  • New Castle County: (302) 238-3330

• Rockford Center

  • New Castle County: (302) 996-5480

• Wilmington Hospital CAPES Unit

  • New Castle County: (302) 428-2118 

• Dover Behavioral Health System

  • Kent County & Sussex County: (302) 741-0140

 

Meditation & Reiki

• Psychiatric Meditation 

  • 3023074621

• Delaware Acupuncture and Nutrition 

  • 3012732807

• Awareness Center, DE

  • (302) 426-5050

• Body Mind & Spirit Massage 

  • 3024538151

• Balanced body & Massage

  • 302252578

• Zen Den Massage

  • 3023738334

• Pike Creek Reiki

  • 3015306682

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hotlines

• National Suicide Prevention National 24 Hour Helpline:

  • 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) Text "HOME" to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S.

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delaware mobile crisis intervention

• Delaware Mobile Crisis Intervention

• Northern Delaware: 800-652-2929 Southern Delaware: 800-345-6785

• Mental Health Association in Delaware

  • Crisis Intervention Service (New Castle Co.): (800) 652-2929

  • Crisis Intervention Service (Kent & Sussex): (800) 345-6785 

• Delaware Child Priority Response

  • Helpline: 1-800-969-HELP (4357)

• Contact Lifeline - Crisis Services in Delaware

  • Helpline: 1-800-262-9800

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

  • National Helpline: (800) 950-6264

  • Text "NAMI" to 741741

• National Alliance on Mental Illness | Delaware

  • Helpline: (888) 427-2643

 

community mental health clinics

• Click below for state-run clinics which do not require health insurance: 

  • New Castle Co: (302) 778-6900

  • Kent Co: (302) 857-5490

  • Sussex Co: (302) 856-5490

  • Delaware Mental Health Programs and services 

  • https://kids.delaware.gov/pbhs/pdfs/pbh-guide-to-programs-and-services.pdf