There are several available behavioral (Mental Health) services and professional counseling services available to District residents. Often times people cope with mental illness by using drugs or alcohol. To learn more about behavioral (Mental Health) services and drug treatment programs please click the links below.
Access HelpLine
Call the Access HelpLine to:
- Get emergency psychiatric care
- Help with problem solving
- Determine whether to seek ongoing mental health services or other types of services
- Find out what services are available
Access HelpLine: 1(888)7WE-HELP or 1-888-793-4357
Comprehensive Services (Medical Services)
- MetroHealth (Formerly Carl Vogel Center)
- DC Department of Behavioral Health
- Family and Medical Counseling Service, Inc.
- La Clinica Del Pueblo
- Mary's Center
- SOME (So Others Might Eat)
- Whitman-Walker Health
Local Behavioral Resources
- Family Matters of Greater Washington
- Fihankra Place, Inc.
- Green Door
- Healthy Babies
- Inner City Family Services
- McClendon Center
- Neighbors Consejo
- Pathways
- Perry Family Health Center
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW)
- PSI Services
- Strong Families Program
National Behavioral Health Resources:
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Local Drug Treatment Resources:
- Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA)
- Anchor Mental Health Association
- Community Action Group
- Community Connections
- DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- DC Department of Health, Smoking and Tobacco
- DC Department of Behavioral Health
- Green Door
- Hillcrest Children and Family Services
- N Street Village
National Drug Treatment Resources: