Virginia administers public mental health services through the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The resources below cover state-level crisis lines, the state mental health authority, the NAMI state affiliate, and other Virginia-specific points of contact for anxiety, depression, and related conditions.
Crisis lines
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988 anywhere in the United States, including from Virginia.
- Virginia Mobile Crisis and Crisis Call Center. Statewide access to mobile crisis response and 24/7 regional crisis call centers, coordinated through DBHDS Crisis Now. Call 988, then connect with Virginia regional resources.
- 211 Virginia. Dial 211 from anywhere in Virginia for non-emergency referrals to mental health, substance use, housing, food, and other community services.
State mental health authority
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). The state agency responsible for public mental health, developmental disability, and substance use services in Virginia.
NAMI Virginia
- NAMI Virginia. State affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, with statewide education, support groups, and a HelpLine.
Treatment locators
- SAMHSA Treatment Locator. Searchable by Virginia zip code.
- Virginia Community Services Boards (CSBs) Directory. Directory of Virginia's 40 community services boards and behavioral health authorities, the publicly funded local providers across the state.
University and academic medical centers
The major academic medical centers in Virginia operate outpatient psychiatry clinics and accept some self-referrals.
- University of Virginia Health, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. Outpatient psychiatry and specialty clinics through UVA Health in Charlottesville.
- VCU Health, Department of Psychiatry. Outpatient and specialty psychiatry at VCU Medical Center in Richmond.
- Inova Behavioral Health Services. Behavioral health services across the Inova system in Northern Virginia.