Arkansas Mental Health Hotline

Free, confidential support for Arkansas residents — available 24/7.

Call 866-903-3787

⚠ Safety Notice

If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911.

If you’re having thoughts of suicide or are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. In Arkansas, those calls are answered by the Arkansas Crisis Center.

The Mental Health Hotline offers support and resources and is not a substitute for emergency services.

Mental health issues affect every population, and Arkansas is no exception. One in five Arkansas residents lives with some form of mental illness, and many go without treatment, often because they are afraid to come forward or worried they cannot afford care. Neither of these should be a barrier to getting the help you need. If you are struggling today, calling the Mental Health Hotline at 866-903-3787 is one place to start.

There is help. No shortage of providers, and no shortage of funds, should ever prevent you from getting the help you deserve. The following resources are free of charge, confidential and available to all Arkansas residents. Help yourself or someone you love today.

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Options for Arkansas Hotlines

The following resources provide support, information and connections to care across Arkansas. Calls and texts to 988 are answered in-state, and the Mental Health Hotline is one of several other places to turn.

Mental Health Hotline
Call anytime, day or night, to reach the Mental Health Hotline. We can help you find resources in your area and answer your questions. Available 24/7.
866-903-3787
Arkansas Crisis Center
A nonprofit serving all 75 Arkansas counties since 1985, and the center that answers 988 for the state. Call or text 988 anytime, or reach the center directly at 888-274-7472.
NAMI HelpLine
The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers free information, resource referrals and peer support. Call 800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 62640, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET.

Local Resources by City

For city-specific mental health resources in Arkansas, explore the page below:

Little Rock Hotline

Arkansas Mental Health Statistics to Know

Across Arkansas, a large share of people living with a mental health condition never receive treatment for it. If that is where you are, you are far from alone.

of Arkansans with mild mental illness never receive treatment
0 %
of those with moderate mental illness never receive treatment
0 %
of those with severe mental illness never receive treatment
0 %

Help Is Here

Living with depression, anxiety or another mental health condition is hard enough without having to work out where to turn next. Arkansas has real resources, and finding the one that fits is often the hardest part.

The Mental Health Hotline is available 24/7 to answer your questions and point you toward support in your area. You can share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with.

Call 866-903-3787

Call when you’re ready.