Montgomery County Mental Health Resources for You and Your Patients
Saturday, October 10 is World Mental Health Day. For physicians, it is a good prompt to keep the county's crisis and support resources within reach, for the patients who disclose a struggle in your exam room, for your staff and colleagues, and for yourself. Here is a current list for Montgomery County.
If someone is in crisis
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988, 24 hours a day. Free and confidential. org
- Montgomery County 24 Hour Crisis Center. Call 240-777-4000, free and open every day of the year. Walk-ins are welcome with no appointment at 1301 Piccard Drive, Rockville, South Entrance. The Center also runs Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams that can respond anywhere in the county. County Crisis Center
- If there is immediate danger to life, call 911.
For emotional support, information, and referrals
- Montgomery County Hotline, run by EveryMind. Call or text 301-738-2255, or chat online, 24 hours a day, for support and connection to services.
- A Montgomery County nonprofit offering crisis support, counseling, and youth and family services, and the operator of the county hotline. everymind.org
- NAMI Montgomery County MD. The local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offering free support groups, education, and a helpline for individuals and families. Call 301-949-5852. org
- Montgomery County Behavioral Health and Crisis Services. The county's hub for assessments, treatment referrals, and specialty behavioral health programs. DHHS Crisis Services
- An online directory that connects residents to local health and human services. infomontgomery.org
For physicians, staff, and colleagues
- Maryland Physician Health Program. Confidential help with burnout, mental health, and substance use, run by the Center for a Healthy Maryland and open to physicians and other licensed practitioners. Call 410-962-5580 or 800-992-7010, or email phpinfo@medchi.org. Maryland Physician Health Program
- MCMS Physician Resilience and Well-Being. Member resources for support and connection through MCMS. org
Keeping this list where your front desk and clinical staff can find it means a patient who needs help can be connected in the moment, without anyone searching for a number. And the reminder on World Mental Health Day applies to physicians too: caring for your own mental health is part of caring for your patients.
