Crisis Resources
The following resources are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week:
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or start a live chat on the website
- En Español
- For Deaf & Hard of Hearing: For TTY users, use your preferred relay service or dial 711, then 988 or start a live chat on the website
- Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
The following resources are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week:
- If you or the patient resides in Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Orange, or Person counties: 1-866-275-9552
- If you or the patient resides in Cumberland, Johnston and Wake counties: 1-877-626-1772
- Looking for a county not listed above? Visit Crisis Solutions North Carolina to find crisis resources for every county in North Carolina.
Non-Crisis Resources
Mental Health & Counseling Services
- Schedule an appointment with a Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences clinician:
- Adult Services: 919-684-0100
- Child, Adolescent & Family Services: 919-385-3232
- Duke Personal Assistance Service – Faculty/employee assistance program of Duke University and Health System, offering assessment, short-term counseling and referrals to help resolve a range of personal, work and family problems. Services are available at no charge to benefit-eligible Duke faculty, staff, trainees and their family members.
Curated Resource Lists
- Extensive list of mental health and parenting resources compiled by Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Duke Health support resources for emotional well-being
- Extensive list of Duke mental health resources
- Duke Center for Healthcare Safety & Quality wellness and well-being resources
Webinars & Videos
- Mental health webinar series, featuring Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty members sharing their expertise on a range of mental health topics in six 30-minute videos. (Spring 2021)
- Duke Psychiatry Chair Moira Rynn, MD, discusses mental health issues, strategies and resources with Dean Mary Klotman, MD (December 18, 2020)
- Duke Psychiatry Experts Discuss Stress Management Strategies at Town Hall (July 2, 2020)
- "Bite-Sized Resilience" Video Series (April 21, 2020)
- United Way of North Carolina's NC 2-1-1 – An information and referral service provided by United Way of North Carolina. Dial 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162 to get free and confidential information on health and human services and resources within your community.
- Hope4NC Helpline – A mental health resource to support North Carolinians during times of crisis. Call 855-587-3463 (FIND) for support 24/7.
- Hope4Healers Helpline – A free emotional support line for those on the front lines of healthcare. Call (919) 226-2002 for support 24/7.
- Physician Support Line – Psychiatrists helping their US physician colleagues and medical students navigate the many intersections of their personal and professional lives. Free and confidential. Open 7 days a week, 8am to 1am ET. Call (888) 409-0141 for support.
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) Strategy to Promote Wellbeing – Resource that acknowledges the levels of stress that people may be experiencing and offers a way to address unwanted symptoms and promote and replenish wellbeing and enhance resilience.