Get Help Now
If you need immediate help for a mental health issue or concern for you or someone you care for, please choose from the following:
Dial 2-1-1
2-1-1 Information
Chat Online
with the
Youth Connection Helpline
Text BHEARD to 31658
Youth Connection Helpline
You can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for yourself or if you are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
Dialing 988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help adults and youth experiencing mental health-related distress related to thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis or any kind of emotional distress.
Here is what happens when you text 988
Interested in Mental Health trainings? Click HERE to see trainings of all different levels to begin your journey to help others!
For additional help you can call 314-819-8802 or visit 211helps.org 24/7 for additional resources and agencies near you! Support for overcoming substance misuse, please visit Start Your Recovery or the SAMHSA website.
Looking for services? Check out who we fund and partner with:
St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund Funded Partners
Saint Louis Area Violence Prevention Commission
If you are experiencing an immediate life threatening emergency, please call 911.
Mental Health Trainings
Depending on how much time you have or how in depth you would like to get, there are trainings for everyone!
5 minutes
How & When to Start a Conversation with a Struggling Friend
30 minutes
Ask – Listen – Refer
1 hour
Conversations for Suicide Safer Homes: A CALM Informed Training
2 hours
Counseling on Lethal Means
8 hours
Mental Health First Aid
Some Tips for Supporting Your & Others’ Mental Health:
Normalize Conversations About Mental Health
- Mental health is how we think, feel, and act
- Physical health and mental health are linked
- Our mental health is on a range from good to poor.
- When our mental health is good, we think positively, feel confident and act calmly
- Poor mental health is when everyday things become difficult to cope with
Make checking in on yourself a routine.
- How am I feeling today?
- What has been worrying me lately?
- Am I providing my body with its basic needs?
- What am I doing to bring myself joy?
- Who do I have in my corner?
Practice self-care. Be patient with yourself!
- Do a simple activity that you enjoy
- Write or read about something that interests you
- Find quiet time to just sit and be still
- Spend time outside in nature
- Make art or express your creativity
- Listen to or play music
- Do physical activity that is calming like walking or yoga
- Do physical activity that is energizing like dancing or exercising
- Learn a new skill
Please note that MHB does not provide direct services itself but makes funding available for direct services operated by non-profit agencies in the areas of behavioral health and children’s services. Learn more about MHB.