New Feature: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Starting July 2022, the State of Georgia has initiated a mental health emergency hotline number. Call 988 if you or your family member needs immediate help with a mental health crisis. This is similar to 911 but structured for mental health emergencies instead of medical ones.
Virtual Walk In Appointments for Mental Health and Substance Use Services are available at the follow times:
Tuesdays 9am-2pm
Wednesdays 8am-1pm
Fridays 8am-1pm
Ready to get started? Call 706-279-0405 ext 215
Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL)
For immediate access to routine or crisis services, please call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis. GCAL professionals will:
Provide telephonic crisis intervention services
Dispatch mobile crisis teams
Assist individuals in finding an open crisis or detox bed across the State
Link individuals with urgent appointment services
In addition, GCAL will help you to access a State Funded provider in your area in a non-emergency as well.
A nationally accredited Health Care Call Center, crisis center, and partner in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Behavioral Health Link Crisis call Center is proud to operate the Georgia Crisis and Access Line.
Additionally, we are pleased to announce that Georgia’s youth can now access GCAL’s services via text and chat through a new app called My GCAL. Developed by Behavioral Health Link, the app will allow youth to call, text, or chat with GCAL 24/7/365. Help is in your pocket–just a click away. The caring professionals of GCAL are ready to help, and users can choose how they want to reach out.
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment. Get Help Today: Coronavirus, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression, Suicide, Self-Harm
