Mental Health Crisis Resources for Students and Families

  • Need Someone to Talk To?

    Crisis Services (24 hours/7 days)

    • Mecklenburg County 24-hour Crisis Line 1-800-939-5911 (FREE)
    • Mobile Crisys 704-566-3410 Option 1 (FREE service that will come to my location)

    Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (see walk-in hours below)
    Monarch Open Access Center
    5700 Executive Center Dr., Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28212
    1-866-272-7826
    Walk-in Hours: 8-3 Monday-Thursday, 8-1 Friday

    Crisis Center (24 hours/7 days)

    The SECU Youth Crisis Center provides access to timely, age-appropriate, inpatient mental health care for children and adolescents, ages 6-17, both during a time of mental health crisis and beyond.

    SECU Youth Crisis Center
    1810 Back Creek Dr.
    Charlotte, NC 28213
    844-263-0050

    Behavioral Health Emergency Rooms (24 hours/7 days)

    • Behavioral Health Charlotte -501 Billingsley Road
      704-444-2400
    • Novant Health Presbyterian Main -200 Hawthorne Lane (Ages 7 & up for Behavioral Health Services
      704-384-4255

    Follow-up Counseling or Therapeutic Providers

    • Cardinal Innovations (mental health referrals-multiple languages)
      800-939-5911

    • 704-381-TEEN
    • Grief Counseling:
      704-376-2580
    • Hospice & Palliative Care
      704-375-0100

    24-hour National Hotlines (Free)
    Text “Home” to 741741
    Lifeline TTY for Deaf & Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889

    - Crisis Intervention Services for LGBTQ ages 13-24
    866-488-7386 or texting “Trevor” to 202-304-1200