Baltimore Mental Health Hotline
Free, confidential support for Baltimore 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.
The Mental Health Hotline offers support and resources and is not a substitute for emergency services.
Baltimore has the 3rd highest rate of loneliness among the 100 U.S. cities in this series. Roughly two adults in five report feeling lonely, and close to three in ten say they lack the social and emotional support they need.
What is unusual about Baltimore is that this is not an access problem. Fewer adults here are uninsured than in most of these cities, and the share who saw a doctor in the past year is well above average. Care exists and most people can reach it. The gap is connection, which is a different problem and takes different resources. Several of the options below are built for talking to someone when nothing is technically wrong, and one of them will not ask about your income, insurance or immigration status.
Every phone number and location on this page was checked against the organization’s own published information. For resources across the rest of the state, see our Maryland mental health resources page.
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Options for Baltimore Hotlines
These lines and locations serve Baltimore City and the surrounding counties. The Mental Health Hotline, at 866-903-3787, is one of several places to turn, so look through what fits your situation. You do not have to be in crisis to use most of them.
Baltimore Mental Health Statistics to Know
These figures come from the CDC’s PLACES program, which models health estimates for individual cities. Rankings below are against the 100 U.S. cities covered in this series.
Additional finding: 10.4% of Baltimore adults under 65 have no health insurance, below the median of 11.6% for these cities. Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release, crude prevalence among Baltimore adults, modeled from 2023 survey data. Feelings of loneliness 40.8% (95% CI 37.1–44.8); lack of social and emotional support 28.7% (25.7–31.9); routine checkup in the past year 79.7% (77.2–82.1). Ranks are against the 100 U.S. cities in this series, which are not ranked by size. Higher is better for the checkup rate and worse for the other two. For more on how depression is recognized and treated, or on what happens when you call 988, see our guides.
Help Is Here
Loneliness is not a character problem and it is not something you have to reach a breaking point to address. In a city where two adults in five report it, the feeling that everyone else has people is usually inaccurate. Free peer groups meet here every week, and some lines exist purely so you have someone to talk to.
If you are not sure where to begin, the Mental Health Hotline can help you find a first step. Call 866-903-3787 to talk through what you need. You can also reach the NAMI HelpLine during weekday hours for resource referrals.
Call when you’re ready.