36 Free to Low Cost Support Resources

It’s my birthday! Today I celebrate 36 years of life and purpose. I believe my greatest purpose in life is to help people! But, I know that it is not humanly possible to help everyone, especially as a professional counselor. Thus, I will accept that I "can change the world, one life at a time!” 

Nevertheless, a long term goal I have is to develop a foundation that will assist unfunded and underfunded individuals to obtain access to the necessary treatment for their mental health, addiction, and/or adverse life experience needs. In the interim, I want to provide a list of thirty-six (36) free to low-cost support resources whether you’re dealing with an addiction, loss of a loved one, or a mental health crisis. Perhaps, you just need someone to talk with to ventilate your thoughts and feelings. 

Many of the resources are peer recovery groups that meet on a weekly basis and accepts a donation or a one-time registration from the group attendees. Some are volunteer run warm and hotlines that will be a safe space to talk about your crisis. While others are websites to connect with a licensed professional at a low cost ($30 to $80) per session or with a monthly subscription.


I hope this helps you in your time of need!

1. Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org 
   
2. Adult Children of Alcoholics www.adultchildren.org 
   
3. Al-Anon/Alateen, for Friends And Families Of Alcoholics www.al-anon.org 
   
4. BetterHelp, e-counseling platform www.betterhelp.com 
   
5. Celebrate Recovery www.celebraterecovery.com
   
6. Cocaine Anonymous www.ca.org 
   
7. Codependents Anonymous www.coda.org  
   
8. The Compassionate Friends www.compassionatefriends.org  
   
9. Crisis Text Line 741741
   
10. Depression and Bipolar Alliance www.dbsalliance.org  
    
11. Disaster Distress HelplineCall 1-800-985-5990or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
    
12. Divorce Care www.divorcecare.org 
    
13. Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
    
14. Emotions Anonymous www.emotionsanonymous.org 
    
15. Gamblers Anonymous www.algamus.org 
    
16. Grief Share www.griefshare.org 
    
17. March of Dimes www.marchofdimes.org 
    
18. Maven Clinic (Telehealth Network for Women) www.mavenclinic.com
    
19. Narcotics Anonymous www.na.org 
    
20. NAMI www.nami.org 
    
21. National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453
    
22. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) www.nationaleatingdisorders.org 
    
23. National Runaway Safeline 1-800-786-2929
    
24. National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE
    
25. SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
    
26. Open Path Collective www.openpathcollective.org 
    
27. Overeaters Anonymous www.oa.org 
    
28. Postpartum Support International 1-800-954-4773
    
29. Return To Zero https://rtzhope.org
    
30. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous www.slaafws.org
    
31. SHARE: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support www.nationalshare.org
    
32. Single & Parenting www.singleandparenting.org
    
33. SMART Recovery www.smartrecovery.org
    
34. Suicide Prevention Lifeline & Veterans Crisis Line Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 
    
35. The Trevor Project- Crisis Hotline for LGBTQ Youth 1-866-488-7386 
    
36. Warmline (A warmline is a peer-run listening line staffed by people in mental health recovery.) www.warmline.org 
    

• Illinois (866) 359-7953 (Illinois Residents Only)
  
• Indiana 800-933-5397 (Accepts Nationwide Calls)
  
• Wisconsin (414) 777-4729 (Accepts Nationwide Calls)
  

If you’re in an immediate emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.