Hurricane Helene Resources & Crisis Support

The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national multilingual hotline that offers crisis counseling 24/7. Call or text: 800-985-5990. Para Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.”

National suicide and crisis lifeline: call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in the United States 24/7 for help and local resources.

Vaya Behavioral Health is the organization that manages public behavioral health dollars for the N.C.’s western counties and has many resources, including county-by-county up-to-date information on walk-in behavioral health clinics that are open. Vaya’s Behavioral Health Crisis Line (1-800-849-6127) is available 24/7, and the Vaya’s member and recipient service line (1-800-962-9003) is available Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

North Carolina-based Warmline 1-855-PEERS-NC (1-855-733-7762): This peer-run mental health support line is staffed 24/7 by people with lived experience of mental illness with Promise Resource Network in Charlotte. Other warm lines based in the United States can be found here.

The list of mental health providers offering free individual and group therapy to Helene victims in North Carolina.

The resource list Coping with the impact of Helene was put together by Kathleen Turner, the social and emotional learning specialist at Claxton Elementary with Asheville City Schools. It includes resources to help children through a crisis. 

Resources for Resilience is holding daily virtual listening circles from noon to 1 p.m. ET for those affected by Helene now through Oct. 18.

For more information, go to: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/10/10/mental-health-needs-rising-in-wnc-after-helene-how-can-providers-help/