Directory of online resources and phone helplines for mental health, substance use, treatment services, crisis lines, and more.

Intensive Outpatient Program. A home and community-based treatment program for adults experiencing severe and persistent mental health symptoms. IOP offers the opportunity to develop sustainable coping skills, vocational skills, interpersonal skills, and self-awareness of mental health illnesses.

Peer support help line for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. Calls are answered by specially-trained volunteers who have lived experience with mental health challenges. All calls are confidential.

Counseling services for individuals struggling with depression.

A free 10 week-long skills workshop focusing on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Split into four modules: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance.

Apartment complexes providing safe and affordable housing in the community to Lake Whatcom Center clients. Lake Whatcom Center works with the Bellingham Whatcom County Housing Authority to help clients with rental assistance and subsidies.

Seminar (available in 4-hour or 90-minute format) that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources.

LGBTQ young people can talk with a trained counselor for free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide.

This free class is an experiential learning program for people experiencing a mental health challenge who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. Peer-to-Peer consists of eight two-hour units and is taught by a team of two trained teachers and a volunteer support person, all of whom are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.

Counseling services available to children and teens.

Confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). Referrals to other community and VA support services also provided.

Behavioral Health care integrated with Family Care Network's primary care clinics. Includes visits with a licensed behavioral health specialist with follow up appointments.

Intensive outpatient programming (IOP) is a structured behavioral healthcare that offers a personalized combination of support groups, counseling, family therapy, and individualized therapy. Virtual IOP is meant to address issues such as anxiety, behavioral issues, depression, dissociative disorders, gender identity & dysphoria, mood disorders, personality disorders, self harm, substance use, and other trauma. Programs are available for individuals (adults and teens), families, and curated groups.

Assisted Living Facilities provide 24/7 staff supervision to clients experiencing severe and persistent mental illness in a residential treatment setting. Residential treatment offers a safe location for Clients to receive mental health treatment in a community-like setting.

Free counseling services for adults, adolescents, and children. Services are provided by graduate students in training, closely supervised by faculty of the Psychology Department.

Comprehensive mental health services including therapy, case management and other support services.

Weekly one-on-one or group equine therapy sessions with a Mental Health & Family Counselor and their team of horses. These sessions are conducted onsite at a peaceful, secluded farm, and are tailored to the needs of each participant.

8-10 week long mental and behavioral health programs focused on helping young people ages 8-18 years old identify their feelings and needs, manage behaviors, overcome individual challenges and obstacles, set clear and attainable goals, and continually review progress towards meeting those goals.

Recovery-oriented mental health service for individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses, often with co-occurring substance use disorder. Services are comprehensive, highly individualized, and modified as needed through an ongoing assessment and treatment planning process based on the needs of the individuals served.

Variety of services available to help manage and recover from addiction, including peer counselors, service navigators, and lab screenings. Free transit available for additional services at Anacortes location.

Offers comprehensive and culturally sensitive mental health counseling services to the Nooksack Tribal community and Native Americans living in the area (families, elders, adults, adolescents and children).

Mental health assessments are provided to all child victims of abuse.

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) is available to help those in the community experiencing a crisis due to mental illness and/or substance use issues. They provide assistance in community settings such as homes and schools. They are professionals trained to evaluate a person for safety, de-escalate a crisis, and provide information and education. They also refer people to community behavioral health services for additional support.

A central resource point for those affiliated with the Native American and Alaska Native Communities. The Hub was developed to support Indian health care providers, Tribal governments, families, and individuals looking for assistance navigating the complex behavioral health system. Any Indigenous person in Washington state can call the Hub for resources or support.

Behavioral Health care integrated with Family Care Network's primary care clinics. Includes visits with a licensed behavioral health specialist with follow up appointments.