Crisis help and free mental health services
Kookaburra Community is not a crisis centre and is not equiped to work with urgent mental health needs. If you are experiencing an emergency, suicidal ideation or are in serious danger or are witnessing a crime, we strongly suggest you contact 911.
Clackamas County
24 hour crisis line: (503) 655-8585
Clackamas County Urgent Mental Health Walk-In Clinic
11211 S.E. 82nd Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon – bus #72 & #71
Phone: 503-722-6200
Walk-in: Mon.-Fri., 10 AM – 8 PM and Sat.-Sun. 10 AM – 7 PM
Clark County
24-hour crisis line: 360-696-9560 or 1-800-626-8137
This crisis line is operated by Seattle-based Crisis Connections.
Multnomah County
24-hour crisis line: 503-988-4888 or 1-800-716-9769
Urgent Walk-In Clinic
2415 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon – bus #4 Division
Open 7 AM to 10:30 PM, seven days a week
Unity Center
1225 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon – (503) 944-8000
Open 24 / 7 – call ahead
Crisis Assessment and Treatment Center
30 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, Oregon
Open 24 / 7
The CATC can only be accessed through referral by the Multnomah County Crisis Line 503-988-4888 or 1-800-716-9769 or a hospital. Patients must be medically “cleared” at an ER prior to admission.
Washington County
Crisis line: 503-291-9111
Sorry – we do not give clinical, medical or legal advice, or provide any social services. This page was checked for accuracy on April 10, 2016
Here is a list of free resources:
National
National Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255
Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, press 1
National Crisis Text Line – Text Home to 741741
National Eating Disorders Association Crisis Line – 1-800-931-2237
Youth
National Youth Crisis Hotline – 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
YouthLine – 1-877-968-8491
YouthLine (text) – Text TEEN2TEEN to 839863
YouthLine – Online Chat
Trans Lifeline (Transgender Suicide Hotline) – 1-877-565-8860
Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ+ Crisis Line) – 1-866-488-7386
Trevor Text (LGBTQ+ Crisis Text Line) – Text START to 678678
Trevor Chat LGBTQ+ – Crisis Online Chat
Boys Town National Hotline – 1-800-448-3000
National Runaway Safeline – 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
Domestic Abuse
Love is Respect National Dating Abuse Helpline (all ages) – 1-866-331-9474
National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text TELLNOW to 85944
The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative – 1-844-878-CCRI (2274)
Provides counseling and technical advice to victims of nonconsensual pornography (“revenge porn”) through a 24-hour Crisis Helpline
Clark County YWCA SafeChoice Hotline – 360-695-0501 or 1-800-695-0167
Sexual exploitation (offline or online), abuse or missing teens/kids
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) – 1-800-843-5678
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) – 1-800-656-HOPE
National Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-4-A-Child (422-4453) or text CHILDHELP to 847411
Alcohol
Alcohol Hotline – 1-800-331-2900
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics – 1-800-344-2666
Alcohol and Drug Helpline – 1-800-821-4357
Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline – 1-800-252-6465
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline – 1-800-729-6686
Families Anonymous – 1-800-736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline – 1-800-622-2255
Substance Use
Poison Control – 1-800-222-1222
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline – 1-800-662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous – 1-800-347-8998
National Help Line for Substance Abuse – 1-800-262-2463
WarmLines – Just to Talk
CVAB Warm Line – 360-903-2853 (4 pm – midnight everyday)
Washington Listens Line – 1-833-681-0211 (9 am – 9 pm Mon-Fri, 9 am – 6 pm weekends)
Washington Warm Line – 1-866-427-4747 (24/7)
Therapy for Communities of Color – Text NOSTIGMA to 707070
Teen Text Support Line – 207-515-8398
Mental Health Agency Discrepancies
Southwest Washington (Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat Counties), contact the Mental Health Ombuds at 800-696-1401 or via email at swbhombuds@gmail.com.
Cowlitz County, contact the Mental Health Ombuds at 833-721-6011 or via email at justintblackwell@msn.com.
NAMI National’s Information Helpline
1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
The Information HelpLine is an information and referral service which can be reached by calling 1 (800) 950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., EST. Business callers, including those seeking particular NAMI staff members, should call 1 (703)524-7600.
Additional Resources
Youth
ReachOut – 800 448-3000
Site where teens and young adults can find the information they need, reach out, tell their stories, and voice their opinions “without fear of being judged or being different.”
Alcohol and Drugs
StartYourRecovery.org – Free, confidential tool that helps individuals take steps toward a healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol. It was developed with the input of leading clinicians, experts from the White House and SAMHSA, and people in recovery themselves.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (SAMHSA) – Searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems.
Self-harm and eating disorders
HelpGuide.org – Information on all sorts of self-harm issues.
Proud2BME – An information resource and forum on eating disorders and body issues