Best For: Mental health education, support groups, family support, local chapters, warmline/help-line guidance, and people trying to understand a diagnosis or next steps.

What It Offers: NAMI offers a HelpLine, local affiliate search, mental health education, condition explainers, peer-led support groups, family support groups, Spanish-language support groups, and resources by community and culture. Its HelpLine can be reached by phone, text, or email, and the site points people in crisis to 988.

How to Use It: Start with the HelpLine, search for a local NAMI affiliate, or browse support groups and condition guides.

Cost: Free to use for education, HelpLine, and many support group options.

Access Options: Phone, text, email, local affiliate search, support groups, articles, Spanish support groups, resource directory, warmline directory.

Good to Know: Scope: national, with local affiliates across the U.S. NAMI HelpLine is available Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET; crisis support should go to 988.

Best For: Finding mental health and substance-use treatment programs, treatment facilities, and official locator tools.

What It Offers: SAMHSA’s Find Help page organizes helplines, treatment locators, and support resources. FindTreatment.gov is described by SAMHSA as a confidential and anonymous resource for people seeking treatment for mental health and substance-use disorders in the U.S. and its territories. It is also available in Spanish.

How to Use It: Use FindTreatment.gov to search by location and type of care. Use SAMHSA’s Find Help page when someone needs official helplines, treatment locators, or support resources.

Cost: Free to search. Treatment cost depends on the provider, insurance, program, and location.

Access Options: Treatment locator, helpline list, Spanish access, official federal resource pages, local search.

Good to Know: Scope: national U.S. and U.S. territories. This is a locator, not a therapy service itself.

Best For: People who are not sure what they are feeling and want a private first step before talking to someone.

What It Offers: Free, quick, confidential mental health screenings backed by science, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar, PTSD/trauma, eating disorder, psychosis, postpartum depression, youth mental health, parent screening, and Spanish depression/anxiety tests. After a screening, the site gives information, resources, and tools.

How to Use It: Choose a screening tool, take the test, then review the results and suggested next steps.

Cost: Free.

Access Options: Online screening tools, Spanish screening options, articles, DIY tools, resource links.

Good to Know: Scope: national/online. MHA clearly says its tools are informational and not a replacement for a full assessment from a mental health provider. It also redirects people in immediate crisis to 988 or Crisis Text Line.

Best For: Affordable therapy for people who are uninsured, underinsured, or cannot afford market-rate therapy.

What It Offers: A nonprofit therapist network that connects members with vetted therapists offering lower-cost sessions. Open Path lists individual therapy rates of $40–$70 per session in the U.S., with a one-time lifetime membership fee of $65. Student intern sessions may be lower.

How to Use It: Search the therapist directory, choose a provider, apply for membership, pay the one-time membership fee, then contact the therapist directly to schedule.

Cost: One-time membership fee plus per-session therapy fees. Lower-cost, not free.

Access Options: Therapist directory, online/in-person options, contact form, live chat support, educational library.

Good to Know: Scope: U.S. and Canada. Open Path says it is meant for people who are uninsured, underinsured, or unable to afford full-fee therapy; it is not meant for people who can afford standard rates.

Best For: Broad therapist, psychiatrist, treatment center, and support group searching by location, issue, therapy type, identity, and specialty.

What It Offers: A large directory for therapists, psychiatrists, treatment centers, and support groups. Users can search by state, city, specialty, mental health concern, life stage, therapy type, and other filters.

How to Use It: Search by location, then filter by issue, insurance, therapy type, provider identity, online/in-person, or specialty.

Cost: Free to search. Therapy cost depends on each provider, insurance, and location.

Access Options: Directory, local search, specialty filters, provider profiles, psychiatry search, treatment center search, support group search.

Good to Know: Scope: national and location-based, with U.S. state/city pages and multiple provider categories.

Best For: People looking for culturally responsive, identity-affirming therapy, especially BIPOC, QTBIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrant, and marginalized communities.

What It Offers: A therapist, counselor, coach, and healer directory; a free human-led get-matched service; low-cost and nonprofit service filters; therapy funds/community resources; crisis support resources; event/group calendars; and learning resources. The directory highlights racial justice, 2SLGBTQIA+ justice, neurodivergence, disability justice, and privacy values.

How to Use It: Search the directory by location, identity, insurance, language, specialty, accessibility, sliding scale, and services. Or use the free get-matched service.

Cost: Free to search. Provider costs vary. Some providers offer sliding scale or low-cost options.

Access Options: Directory, free get-matched service, filters, resources, groups/events, learning library.

Good to Know: Scope: national/online directory. It is identity-forward and values-forward, so it may feel safer for people who have had bad experiences with generic directories.

Best For: People who want a therapist directory with strong filters, simple education, and a more human-feeling search experience.

What It Offers: A therapist and group therapy directory, city/location search, articles for people new to therapy, basic assessments, and filters for concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, work stress, relationships, LGBTQ+ support, BIPOC/race/cultural identity, and more.

How to Use It: Search by location, concern, specialty, identity/language needs, online or local care, then compare profiles.

Cost: Free to search. Provider costs vary.

Access Options: Therapist directory, group therapy directory, location search, articles, basic assessments, provider profiles.

Good to Know: Scope: national U.S. directory with local city pages, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and other major cities.

Best For: Black women and girls looking for therapy, mental health education, community, and culturally familiar support.

What It Offers: A therapist directory, podcast, blog, Sister Circle community, and a starter guide for people who are not ready to search for a provider yet. The provider directory page says it helps users find a therapist for Black girls in their area.

How to Use It: Search the provider directory, listen to the podcast, read the blog, join the community, or start with the therapy guide.

Cost: Free to search and read/listen. Therapy costs vary by provider. Community offerings may have their own terms.

Access Options: Directory, podcast, blog, community, therapy starter guide.

Good to Know: Scope: national/online, with provider search by area. Best for culturally specific support rather than broad crisis help.

Best For: BIPOC and underrepresented communities looking for culturally relevant therapy, wellness resources, mental health education, and community-based support.

What It Offers: A therapist/resource guide, community resources, provider resources, educator resources, programs, events, and mental wellness initiatives. BLHF says it serves BIPOC and underrepresented communities lacking trusted mental health and wellness support systems, and that its resource guide connects people with culturally relevant therapy and integrated wellness practitioners.

How to Use It: Use the “Find a Therapist” resource guide, browse community resources, or explore programs and events.

Cost: Free to browse. Provider costs vary.

Access Options: Therapist/resource guide, resources, programs, events, blog, contact phone/email.

Good to Know: Scope: national-facing nonprofit resource. The site also tells users to call 988 in an emergency.

Best For: Black communities, Black families, culturally rooted behavioral health, neurodiversity support, and community-centered mental health programming.

What It Offers: BMHA describes its work as making culturally relevant behavioral health care accessible for Black communities through trusted resources, support programs, equity-driven mental health services, holistic practices, education, and community programming. It also notes more than four decades of work in culturally relevant behavioral health care.

How to Use It: Browse services, programs, strategic priorities, and contact options. Use it as a culturally specific support and referral resource.

Cost: Free to browse. Program/service costs may vary depending on offering or referral.

Access Options: Website resources, services form, programs, contact page, social channels, newsletter.

Good to Know: Scope: Black community-centered organization with Baltimore-region roots and national relevance.