Maryland Department of Health
CovidCONNECT
Connecting to Treatment Including Crisis Services
Crisis
If you might be experiencing a crisis and need immediate assistance, there are a variety of options:
- Maryland’s Crisis Hotline is ‘211, press 1,’ with immediate crisis help available 24/7, along with assistance on how to access mental health or substance use services. You can simply:
- Call 211, and press 1
- 211, press 1 is also accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing through Maryland Relay (dial 711)
- Visit pressone.211md.org
- Text your zip code to 898-211 (TXT-211)
- Chat confidentially
- Call 211, and press 1
- BHA also has a Maryland Crisis Service Locator Map
- NAMI Maryland Crisis Resource Guide
- Veterans Crisis Line (Call 1-800-273-8255 PressHearing 1, Text 838255, Chat, and Support for Deaf/Hard hearingof )
Non Crisis
If you are not in a crisis but want assistance on how to routinely connect to mental health or substance use services also use 211, press 1, and as above, this can occur through a call, text, chat, or online.
- There also is a Maryland Telebehavioral Health Provider Locator Map to locate providers who offer telehealth.
- Nationally there is a SAMHSA Treatment Locator.
Other Services
To access other services 211 offers:
- Call 211 or visit 211md.org to be connected to health and human resources 24/7, ranging from housing to child care, food services to social services. Watch this short video to learn more about what services they offer.