Colorado Mental Health Hotline
Free, confidential support for Colorado residents — available 24/7.
⚠ 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 Colorado, those calls are answered by the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line.
The Mental Health Hotline offers support and resources and is not a substitute for emergency services.
Colorado ranks among the states with the highest rates of mental illness, and access to care has not kept pace with the need. Seven counties (Baca, Bent, Conejos, Rio Grande, Las Animas, Costilla and Huerfano) also rank consistently among the US counties with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths.
Wherever you are in the state, free and confidential help is available. If you are not sure where to start, you can call the Mental Health Hotline at 866-903-3787 to talk through your options.
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Options for Colorado Hotlines
The following resources provide support, information and connections to care across Colorado. Calls and texts to 988 are answered in-state, and the Mental Health Hotline is one of several other places to turn.
Local Resources by City
For city-specific mental health resources in Colorado, explore the pages below:
The State of Substance Use in Colorado
Colorado also faces significant substance use challenges. A National Survey on Drug Use and Health report covering the Denver metro area found that, among people aged 12 and older:
- 24% smoke cigarettes each month.
- 27.4% binge drink each month.
- About 19.3% use illicit drugs each year.
- Around 16.5% use marijuana each year.
- Prescription drug misuse runs higher in parts of Colorado than the national average.
If you are struggling with alcohol or drug use in Colorado, you are not alone. Looking for help is a real step, and substance use disorder is treatable.
Colorado Mental Health Statistics to Know
Mental health conditions are common across Colorado, and many people living with one go without care. If that is where you are, you are far from alone.
Sources: Mental Health America state rankings; Colorado Health Access Survey (2019); National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Denver metro report.
Help Is Here
Living with depression, anxiety or another mental health condition is hard enough without having to work out where to turn next. Colorado 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 when you’re ready.