PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video contains racist language and graphic descriptions of death by suicide involving children. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health or suicidal thoughts, several community organizations in Central Pa. can offer vital support and guidance.
That help can also take numerous different forms, and you can tailor your mental health care to whatever method feels most comfortable.
For example, if you ever experience a mental health crisis in which you need immediate attention, several local hotlines and text lines are open 24/7 with trained counselors staffing them to offer assistance.
However, Central Pa. organizations also offer one-on-one counseling and therapy sessions both in-person and online for those who may be struggling with long-term mental health issues. This method can also be beneficial for those who want to develop a personal relationship with their mental health care provider.
Many mental health providers offer support group programs as well, where people who struggle with similar issues can come together and discuss them together with an expert.
No matter what method feels most comfortable to you, help is always available for anyone who needs it in central Pennsylvania.
Below is a list of county-by-county mental health resources for both mental health crises and ongoing issues. Although this list focuses on local resources, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is always an outlet to keep in mind if you or someone you know needs immediate suicide-specific counsel and support.
The organization hosts both call and text lines, each staffed 24 hours per day.
- Call line: 1-800-273-(TALK)8255
- Text line: Text "HOME" to 741741
Pennsylvania Resources
- Phone: (717) 885-9161
- info@preventsuicidepa.org
- Our mission: To support those who are affected by suicide, provide education, awareness, and understanding by collaborating with the community to prevent suicide, and reduce the stigma associated with suicide.
Adams County
Adams County Crisis Hotlines
Adams County Mental and Behavioral Health Providers
- Click here for a link to a comprehensive list of Adams County's community provided mental health services, including outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, family based mental health, crisis intervention and community support programs.
- Phone: (866) 840-7036
- WellSpan Philhaven is committed to finding ways to provide services for you and your family members during this difficult time. We are working on virtual options to minimize disruptions to schedules while acknowledging the need for social distancing. Safety for our patients, family and staff are of utmost importance.
- Phone: (717) 848-3784
- 140 Roosevelt Avenue # 105 York, PA 17401
- info@namiyorkadams.org
- NAMI York-Adams Counties PA is an affiliate office working under the direction of our state office – NAMI Keystone. Through this joint partnership we are able to access many state resources and schedule state training’s for members who would like to take the next step in their recovery process and mentor/peer lead our programs.
- Phone: (717) 334-9111
- 44 S. Franklin Street, Gettysburg PA 17325
- TrueNorth Wellness Services is a trauma-informed care agency that has been providing our communities with Counseling Services, Residential Services, Autism Services, Emergency Crisis Services, and Education and Prevention programs for more than 40 years.
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Crisis Hotlines
- Phone: 717.763.2222 (Camp Hill area) or 717.243.6005 (Carlisle area) or 866.350.HELP (all other areas)
Cumberland/Perry Warm Line
- Phone: 1-877-243-7153
- Merakey Star Center Warm Line is a toll free peer support telephone service for people with mental health concerns or issues who reside in Cumberland and Perry counties. Non-crisis calls only. Not an information or referral service.
- Carlisle Regional Medical Center: Emergency Room: 45 Spring Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013
- Holy Spirit Hospital: Emergency Room: 503 N. 21st Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011
- Walk-in crisis service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing face-to-face contact for a person in crisis or a person seeking assistance for a person in crisis. Services include assessment and evaluation, information and referral, crisis counseling, crisis resolution, resource coordination, and emergency psychiatric and medical consultation.
- Phone: (717) 240-6320
- Email: PULSETaskForce@yahoo.com
- 253 Penrose Place, Carlisle, PA 17013
- "Our Mission is to Prevent Unnecessary Loss Though Suicide Education as well as support those affected by suicide in Cumberland and Perry County, Pennsylvania. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month."
- Phone: 717-302-8402 (Education and Outreach coordinator)
- 3 Walnut St. Suite 200, Lemoyne 17043
- The Highmark Caring Place is a family-centered, child-focused, peer support program. With the focus on children, every aspect of the program is designed with the needs of children and teens in mind. It is family-centered because when a family member dies the whole family grieves, and therefore the whole family needs support. As a peer support program, the Caring Place provides an environment where children, teens and adults can receive support from others their own ages who are going through very similar experiences. The Caring Place doesn't provide therapy or counseling; instead children and teens come together with others their age.
- Phone: (717) 795-0330 or 1-866-700-6868
- Office at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Carlisle – counseling on a sliding scale fee & accept an access card.
- Since the 1970s, Diakon Family Life Services has met the mental-health needs of people through quality, compassionate counseling, family-based mental-health services, and specialized programs including addictions counseling, trauma-focused therapy, public school-based services and SPIN, a service designed to assist children and youths who have problematic sexual behaviors.
- Phone: 717-620-9580
- P.O. Box 527, Carlisle PA 17013
- nami.cp.pa@gmail.com
- The families and members of NAMI Cumberland and Perry Counties, PA are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.
Dauphin County
- Phone: (717) 232-7511
- Toll free phone: 1-888-596-4447
- Walk in at 100 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg PA 17101
- Persons experiencing any type of crisis or traumatic event which causes them emotional or behavioral distress, a change in their daily routine, or inability to care for themselves due to a possible mental illness or emotional disturbance may call any time or any day 24 hours and 7 days a week, to speak with a crisis worker, walk-in, or request a mobile outreach service. Many contacts are made by family and neighbors concerned that a person may need assistance. There is no fee for Crisis Intervention Services. Crisis can also provide information and referrals to many human service programs in Dauphin County.
- Phone: (717) 232-8761
- Primary office: 1100 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg PA 17104
- CMU, a private-non-profit agency, is the gateway to the public funded County mental health system in Dauphin County. The CMU determines eligibility and mental health service needs.
- At the CMU, an intake appointment gets you registered and enrolled in the system. The CMU staff offers an assessment of your needs, financial eligibility, and planning of services to meet your needs. CMU offers walk-in intakes Mondays through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at their primary office.
- Phone: (717) 657-2080
- 5351C Jaycee Ave. Ste. 1, Harrisburg PA 17112
- TrueNorth Wellness Services is a trauma-informed care agency that has been providing our communities with Counseling Services, Residential Services, Autism Services, Emergency Crisis Services, and Education and Prevention programs for more than 40 years.
Franklin County
Franklin County Crisis Hotline
- Phone: 717-264-2555 or 1-866-918-2555
- Phone: (717) 264-5387 or 800-841-3593
- 425 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg PA 17202
- The Franklin/Fulton County Mental Health Program provides services to Franklin/Fulton County adults with severe and persistent mental illness and children who have a mental health diagnosis or who are at risk of developing a mental illness.
Franklin County Community Provided Mental Health Services
- Click here for a link to a comprehensive list of Franklin County's community provided mental health services, including outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, family based mental health, crisis intervention and community support programs.
Juniata County
Juniata Valley Crisis Line
- Phone: 800-929-9583
- Telephone and mobile crisis intervention 24/7
New Ray of Hope Support Groups
- (717) 248-1011
- East Third Street, Lewistown PA 17044
Brighter Visions Counseling Support Groups
- (717) 242-1428
- 27 North Brown Street, Lewistown PA 17044
- (717) 242-0351
- 100 East Market Street, Lewistown PA 17044
- Providing case management services to adults with serious mental illness or children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance.
- (717) 248-8540
- 25 Rothermel Drive, Yeagertown PA 17099
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Crisis Line
- Phone 717-394-2631 or 717-399-7417 (for hearing/speech impairments)
- Phone: (717) 544-3820
- Email: letstalk@livewelllancaster.org
- Let’s Talk, Lancaster is dedicated to improving mental health and well-being in Lancaster County. Our vision is a vibrant Lancaster Community that promotes and supports an environment where people live mentally healthy lives.
- Phone: (717) 560-3782
- 802 New Holland Ave Suite 100
- LG Health offers compassionate care including counseling, psychiatry, and addiction services.
- Phone: (717) 397-7461
- 245 Butler Avenue, Suite 204 Lancaster PA 17601
- Our mission is partnering to create a responsive, compassionate community and to eliminate suicide through education, advocacy, and support. Together, we envision a community free of the stigma associated with suicide and mental illness that is supportive of all those affected by suicide.
Lebanon County
Lebanon County Crisis Line
- Phone: (717) 274-3363
- Phone: (717) 274-3415
- The Lebanon County MH/ID/EI (Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Early Intervention) program provides funding and administrative oversight for services in our community that support people and their families living with serious and persistent mental illness, children and adolescents with a mental health diagnosis, individuals with intellectual disability, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and children birth to age three (3) for early intervention services. Through an intake process, a person’s eligibility for services and funding is determined and referrals are made to appropriate programs that correspond to service needs.
Lebanon County CASSP (Child and Adolescent Service System Program)
- Phone: (717) 274-3415
- 220 East Lehman Street, Lebanon PA 17046
- CASSP is a comprehensive mental health service system for children, adolescents and their families. These services are planned collaboratively with the child’s or adolescent’s family, the mental health system, the school and other agencies. CASSP also gives technical assistance to provider agencies on state-of-the-art mental health services for children and adolescents, supports best practice and assists in communication among all those who serve children in Pennsylvania.
- Phone: (717) 272-3291
- 728 Walnut Street, Lebanon PA 17042
- Halcyon provides social rehabilitation to those, 18 years of age and older, with serious and persistent mental illness. These services assist individuals on their personal journey of recovery to develop a greater sense of self-concept, sense of responsibility, independence, interdependent social competencies and community integration, as they receive the support of recovering peers
Lebanon County Community Provided Mental Health Services
- Click here for a link to a comprehensive list of Lebanon County's community provided mental health services, including outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, family based mental health, crisis intervention and community support programs.
Mifflin County
Juniata Valley Crisis Line
- Phone: 800-929-9583
- Telephone and mobile crisis intervention 24/7
Mifflin County Community Provided Mental Health Services
- Click here for a link to a comprehensive list of Mifflin County's community provided mental health services, including outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, family based mental health, crisis intervention and community support programs.
Perry County
Cumberland/Perry Warm Line
- Phone: 1-877-243-7153
- Merakey Star Center Warm Line is a toll free peer support telephone service for people with mental health concerns or issues who reside in Cumberland and Perry counties. Non-crisis calls only. Not an information or referral service.
- Phone: (717) 240-6320
- Email: PULSETaskForce@yahoo.com
- 253 Penrose Place, Carlisle, PA 17013
- "Our Mission is to Prevent Unnecessary Loss Though Suicide Education as well as support those affected by suicide in Cumberland and Perry County, Pennsylvania. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month."
- Phone: 717-620-9580
- P.O. Box 527, Carlisle PA 17013
- nami.cp.pa@gmail.com
- The families and members of NAMI Cumberland and Perry Counties, PA are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.
York County
York County Crisis Hotlines
- Phone: (717) 851-5320
- 24/7 Wellspan Behavioral Health at York Hospital Hotline for psychiatric emergencies: 717-851-5320
- Phone: (717) 843-0800
- 1195 Roosevelt Ave., York PA 17404
- TrueNorth Wellness Services is a trauma-informed care agency that has been providing our communities with Counseling Services, Residential Services, Autism Services, Emergency Crisis Services, and Education and Prevention programs for more than 40 years.
- Phone: (717) 632-4900
- 625 W. Elm Ave., Hanover PA 17331
- 33 Frederick St., Hanover PA 17331
- TrueNorth Wellness Services is a trauma-informed care agency that has been providing our communities with Counseling Services, Residential Services, Autism Services, Emergency Crisis Services, and Education and Prevention programs for more than 40 years.
- Phone: (717) 235-0199
- 73 E. Forrest Ave. Suite 340, Shrewsbury, PA 17361
- TrueNorth Wellness Services is a trauma-informed care agency that has been providing our communities with Counseling Services, Residential Services, Autism Services, Emergency Crisis Services, and Education and Prevention programs for more than 40 years.
- Phone: (717) 848-3784
- 140 Roosevelt Avenue # 105 York, PA 17401
- info@namiyorkadams.org
- NAMI York-Adams Counties PA is an affiliate office working under the direction of our state office – NAMI Keystone. Through this joint partnership we are able to access many state resources and schedule state training’s for members who would like to take the next step in their recovery process and mentor/peer lead our programs.
- Phone: (866) 840-7036
- WellSpan Philhaven is committed to finding ways to provide services for you and your family members during this difficult time. We are working on virtual options to minimize disruptions to schedules while acknowledging the need for social distancing. Safety for our patients, family and staff are of utmost importance.