Raleigh Mental Health Resources
If you or someone you love is struggling, you don’t have to sort out the system before you can ask for help. Call the Mental Health Hotline at 866-903-3787, any hour, and we can help you figure out where to start in Raleigh and across Wake County.
If this is an emergency
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.
If you are in emotional distress or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.
In Wake County, Alliance Health’s 24-hour line at 877-223-4617 can also send a mobile crisis team to you, 24/7.
The Mental Health Hotline is an information and referral service. It is not a substitute for emergency services.
Maybe it started with a big change, like a divorce, a loss, a job that ended or a move to a new city, and you haven’t felt like yourself since. Maybe it’s someone you love who’s changed, and you’re not sure how to help. Whatever brought you here, you don’t need a diagnosis, a referral or the right words before you reach out.
Raleigh has a place you can go at any hour. The Wake Recovery Response Center, on the WakeBrook campus at 107 Sunnybrook Road, reopened under new management in 2024 and welcomes adults 18 and over 24/7, whether you walk in on your own, come with someone you trust or are brought by a first responder. You can stay for up to a day while things settle and a plan comes together. And if leaving the house feels like too much, the 24-hour Alliance Health line can send a mobile team to you instead.
Cost is where a lot of people stall. About one in ten working-age adults in Raleigh has no health insurance, a little below the figure for North Carolina as a whole, but that still leaves a lot of people wondering what they can afford. The statewide peer support line is free, Alliance Health covers services for Wake County residents with Medicaid or no insurance, and Advance Community Health offers care with fees based on income. If insurance is the question, here’s more on mental health insurance coverage.
You don’t need to know which of these is right before you reach out. Whether you’re calling for yourself or for someone you love, the Mental Health Hotline can help you sort through the options at 866-903-3787, and there’s guidance on supporting someone who’s struggling if that’s where you are. More North Carolina mental health resources are collected on the state page.
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Where to Get Help in Raleigh
Some of these are for the worst night of the year and some are for an ordinary afternoon when you just need to talk, and both are good reasons to reach out. If you’re wondering what happens when you dial, here’s what 988 actually does.
Mental Health in Raleigh, by the Numbers
Three figures that give a rough picture of what people in Raleigh are carrying. They’re context for the resources above, not a description of anyone’s situation.
Figures come from the CDC PLACES 2025 release, which models city-level estimates from 2023 BRFSS survey responses for adults 18 and over. Raleigh sits near the middle of the 100 cities in this series on most measures, ranking 32nd for diagnosed depression and 56th for loneliness, where 1 is the highest rate. Model-based estimates describe a population, not any one person in it.
Reaching out when you’re already worn down takes real effort, and it’s all right if you don’t know where to begin. The Mental Health Hotline can answer your questions and help you choose a first step in Raleigh, at any hour. Call 866-903-3787 when you’re ready.