You are not alone. Whether you need immediate crisis help, ongoing therapy, or daily mental wellbeing support, the Greater Birmingham Area has resources ready for you.
📍 Map of Birmingham Mental Health Resources
When to use this: You or a loved one are experiencing severe psychological distress, having active thoughts of self-harm, or are at risk of harming others.
Public mental-health authority for Jefferson, Blount & St. Clair counties. Walk-in crisis stabilization for adults 19+. Access/after-hours line: 205-595-4555. 401 Beacon Pkwy West, Birmingham 35209. Alabama’s Region II Crisis Care Center is a temporary place for individuals, 19 or older, who are actively experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Crisis Care Centers provide a stronger continuum of care in the mental health community, establishing an essential link between those who need care and the organizations who provide that care. As a dedicated place for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, this facility provides rapid stabilization and helps connect individuals with the inpatient or outpatient care they need.
https://jbsmentalhealth.com/crisis-care-center/Sole domestic-violence service provider for Jefferson, Blount & St. Clair counties. Licensed therapists, support groups, shelter, and free legal help. 24-hour crisis line. YWCA Central Alabama has licensed mental health therapists on staff who provide one-on-one confidential individual counseling and support groups to victims of domestic violence. Victim support groups for adults address such topics as how to be safe in an unsafe home, dynamics of domestic violence and self-esteem. Clients may also receive referrals to crucial community-based programs and services — making access easier by removing barriers for women and people of color.
https://ywcabham.org/end-domestic-violence/domestic-violence-services/24-hour crisis intervention and suicide prevention through specialized hotlines for adults, teens, children, and seniors in Central Alabama.
Free, confidential crisis support for veterans and their families, 24/7. If you’re a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one, contact the Veterans Crisis Line to receive 24/7, confidential support. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/signs-of-crisis/If you are in immediate physical danger, go to your nearest ER:
When to use this: Your child or teen is experiencing emotional distress, or you need professional guidance.
Capitol Care South is certified by the State of Alabama Department of Mental Health to provide outpatient treatment with an experienced team of licensed clinicians and psychiatrists. These services are available to anyone with a psychiatric diagnosis in the Jefferson County, Alabama area. We specialize in providing high quality care to adults as well as children, and will work with you to create your unique, person-centered treatment plan.
https://www.capitol-care.org/southA free, confidential phone response center linking adult callers to the most appropriate mental health resources for children and teens in their communities.
Individual, play therapy, couples and family counseling. Sliding-fee scale based on income, and they accept Medicaid for children.
Provide individual counseling and spport groups by a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in grief. Counseling fees are based upon your income. However, we continue to provide grief counseling free of charge for those without the resources to pay.
💳 Self-pay, possible sliding scale
https://www.communitygriefsupport.orgLed by Crystal Mullen-Johnson, offering counseling services to children and adults, and mental health support groups, with a focus on helping historically marginalized communities thrive.
Education and support to both children and parents through community events, trainings, parenting classes, and home visits.
When to use this: An older adult is facing loneliness, struggling with grief, or needing mental health support to safely age in place.
Supports mental health and wellness and enables aging-in-place regardless of faith, background, or financial resources. Accepts Medicare.
Services and programs for seniors, caregivers, and families to help with aging in place.
Senior Services Division — health and education awareness, memory screenings, transportation, and resources to enhance the lives of senior citizens.
When to use this: You or a loved one are struggling with substance use, need medically supervised detox, or are looking for sober living.
Aletheia House is a community-based organization that has been providing low-cost substance abuse treatment and prevention services to individuals, and the communities in which they live, since 1972. It is one of Alabama’s largest providers of substance abuse treatment, substance abuse/HIV prevention, employment services, health care and affordable housing.
https://www.specialkindofcaring.orgResidential and outpatient addiction recovery. The Fellowship House provides a substance use disorder recovery program designed to serve the special needs of an individual who suffers from alcoholism, drug addiction, and co-occurring disorders.
https://fshbhm.org/contact.htmlOperated by the Crisis Center to help individuals navigate substance use treatment options.
A full continuum of care from detox to outpatient services, including a full program dedicated to Veterans.
A peer-run organization assisting individuals with a substance use disorder in obtaining and maintaining recovery.
When to use this: You are looking for long-term therapy, psychiatric care, grief counseling, or culturally responsive mental health care.
Individual, family, and group therapy, psychiatry, crisis counseling, and telepsychiatry. 205-836-7283 | Access to Care: 205-836-7283 | After Hours/Emergency: 205-836-7283
💳 Sliding scale, insurance, self-pay
https://www.eastsidemhc.orgProvide Family Counseling and Foster Care Services
💳 Sliding scale, insurance
https://gatewayal.comThe Counseling Program in the UAB School of Education and Human Sciences offers affordable counseling services to the residents of Alabama through its Community Counseling Clinic. Well-trained graduate students, supervised by experienced faculty members, conduct all counseling sessions. Our counselors are compassionate and effective, and our services are collaborative, goal-oriented, and personalized for each client.
💳 Low-cost / sliding scale
https://www.uab.edu/education/counselingclinic/Christ Health offers the following mental health services for children and adults through the Live Oaks Clinic. Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (birth to senior in high school) Adult Psychiatry (ages 14 and older) Medication Management
💳 Sliding scale, insurance
https://christhealthcenter.orgFree peer support groups and family education. Info line (not a crisis line). The NAMI HelpLine is a free, confidential nationwide service that provides one-on-one emotional support, mental health information and resources needed to tackle tough challenges that you, your family or friends are facing.
https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/Free telephone service for senior citizens, their caregivers, and others who might find comfort in having a counselor call them on a regular basis to talk.
💳 Free
UAB Psychiatry offers diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment for a wide variety of emotional and mental disorders. UAB’s state-of-the-art technology and innovative therapies ensure that patients and their families receive the most comprehensive and compassionate psychiatric care available. Intensive individual and group therapy allows UAB physicians to provide optimal care for patients of all ages with various psychiatric disorders and in varying degrees of distress.
https://www.uabmedicine.org/specialties/psychiatry-services/Family Justice Center: domestic violence advocacy, counseling referrals, survivor support, safety planning, support groups, and legal and community resource coordination. 3613 6th Ave S, Birmingham 35222.
💳 Generally free to survivors of domestic and sexual violence
https://oneplacebirmingham.com/contact-us/LGBTQ-inclusive individual, couples, and family therapy.
https://www.magiccitywellnesscenter.orgNonprofit, Christian-perspective counseling for children, families, and adults. 2659 Rocky Ridge Ln, Birmingham 35216.
https://www.pathwaysprofessional.orgThe area's only freestanding full-service psychiatric hospital. Adult and adolescent (ages 11–19) inpatient care. Licensed mental health professionals are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you or your loved one. 6869 5th Ave S, Birmingham 35212.
https://hillcrestbhs.com/contact-us/Inpatient/outpatient veteran behavioral health including PTSD, military sexual trauma, an LGBQ+ program, and peer support. Eligible service members, Veterans, and family members can visit one of our Vet Centers to get free individual and group counseling. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA health care or receive disability compensation to use these services.
https://www.va.gov/health-care/health-needs-conditions/mental-health/A mental health private practice providing evidence-based therapeutic services for mood disorders, anxiety, stress, trauma, anger, marital conflict, and ADHD, rooted in cultural sensitivity.
Full-service, adult outpatient facility providing comprehensive, patient-centered care regardless of ability to pay.
Specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families ages 3–99 and takes most major insurances.
Free, professional counseling and support services, such as loss-specific support groups, for adults navigating the loss of a loved one.
Culturally responsive care, free mental health counseling, and support groups like the No More Martyrs Sisterhood.
A mental health movement dedicated to improving emotional wellness of men of color through Barbershop Talks and counseling.
Mental wellness includes how you care for your body and mind daily. Healthy habits can significantly improve your emotional resilience:
Eunoia offers trauma-informed therapy in Birmingham, Alabama for women navigating anxiety, depression, role overload, life transitions, and trauma. We accept BCBS and AETNA insurance as well as private pay. Services are offered via Telehealth and in-person with evening sessions available at least 3 days per week.
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