Tennessee Mental Health Hotline
Free, confidential support for Tennessee 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. It is not a substitute for emergency services.
Tennessee has one of the heavier mental health burdens in the country. Roughly 1.37 million Tennessee adults live with a mental health condition — more than seven times the population of Knoxville — and about 369,000 live with a serious mental illness.
Access is the harder problem. More than three million people in Tennessee live in a community without enough mental health professionals, and cost is the reason most often given for going without care. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety or something harder to name, none of that should stand between you and help.
The resources below are free to contact, confidential and open to all Tennessee residents. Reach out for yourself or for someone you love.
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Options for Tennessee Hotlines
The following resources provide support, information and connections to care across Tennessee. The Mental Health Hotline is one of several places to turn — explore what fits your needs.
Local Resources by City
For city-specific mental health resources in Tennessee, explore the pages below:
Tennessee Mental Health Statistics to Know
If you’re feeling isolated or worried you’ll be judged for seeking help, these Tennessee figures show you are not alone:
Additional findings: More than 3 million people in Tennessee live in a community without enough mental health professionals, and 43,021 calls were made to Tennessee’s 988 call centers in 2023. Figures compiled by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, March 2025.
Help Is Here
Your mental well-being matters as much as your physical health. Living with an undiagnosed and untreated mental health condition takes a heavy toll on your enjoyment of life and on your relationships with friends and loved ones.
Your situation and challenges are your own, and you may not know how to ask for help. The Mental Health Hotline is a good place to start.
Call when you’re ready.