Blog Post By Arin Wallington

Mental Health Crisis Resources in Oregon and Washington — Updated for 2025

If you or someone you care about is in crisis, help is available right now. This guide lists trusted mental health crisis hotlines and support centers in Oregon and Washington, including Portland, Happy Valley, Vancouver, Oregon City, and surrounding communities.

Whether you need immediate help for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, or trauma, or want to connect with 24-hour crisis lines, walk-in clinics, and mental health resource centers, these organizations can help you find safety and support.

You are not alone—and these local Oregon and Washington crisis resources are here to listen, guide, and help you take the next step toward care.

Mental Health Resources in Oregon

Emergency Mental Health Care

Unity Center for Behavioral Health Hospital
1225 NE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR / 503-944-8000
24/7 behavioral and mental health services center
Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) is an emergency department for adults aged 18 and older. Adolescents and children aged 17 and under experiencing a mental health crisis can receive inpatient help, but will need a referral.

Cedar Hills Hospital
10300 SW Eastridge Street, Portland, OR 97225 / 503-944-5000 or (877) 703-8880. A 24/7 hospital that serves adults facing an acute behavioral health crisis related to issues of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders.

Providence Portland Medical Center, Northeast Portland:
4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213 / 503-215-1111

Providence Milwaukie Hospital
10150 SE 32nd Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222
24/7 emergency department

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center

OHSU and Doernbecher Emergency Room
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239 /

Adventist Health Portland Emergency Room
10300 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97216 / 503-257-2500

Legacy Good Samaritan:

Cascadia Urgent Walk-In Clinic
4212 SE Division, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97206 / 503-963-2575
Cascadia’s Urgent Walk-In Clinic is open Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and provides mental health and addiction crisis services to all individuals in Multnomah County, regardless of insurance, income, or age.

Clackamas Mental Health Center (Urgent Walk-in)
11211 SE 82nd Ave, Suite O, Happy Valley, OR 97086 / 503-655-8585
Clackamas Mental Health Center is a walk-in center for people in urgent need of mental health care. Open Monday-Friday, from 9 am to 7 pm. Closed July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

MULTNOMAH CRISIS AND TREATMENT CENTER
30 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 / 503-232-1099
Inpatient services serving adults 18 and older in a mental health crisis. A referral is needed.

Crisis Lines

  • TRANS LIFELINE / 877-565-8860
    Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
  • LINES FOR LIFE / Call or text 988
    24/7 Portland-based Suicide Prevention Hotline (may involve law enforcement depending on the counselor’s risk assessment)
  • NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS HOTLINE – 988
    24/7 Suicide Prevention Hotline (may involve law enforcement depending on the counselor’s risk assessment)
  • PROJECT RESPOND / 503-988-4888
    27/7 crisis intervention line (may utilize law enforcement)
  • MULTNOMAH COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS LINE / 503-988-4888
  • MULTNOMAH CRISIS AND TREATMENT CENTER / 503-232-1099
  • VETERANS CRISIS LINE / 988 and Press 1, Text 838255
    24/7 crisis/suicide hotline for veterans and their loved ones.
  • YOUTHLINE / 877 968-8491 / Text: teen2teen to 839863
    Free teen-to-teen crisis support hotline. Counselors are mandated reporters. Teens available 4 pm-10 pm, adults available all other times
  • OREGON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOTLINE / 988
    24/7 hotline for immediate counseling and referrals to mental health services in your area.
  • WARM LINE / 800-698-2392
    Seven days a week, 9 am-11 pm. A peer-run program of community counseling solutions.
  • ALCOHOL & DRUG HELPLINE / 800-923-4357
    24/7 hotline for information, support, and access to resources for substance use treatment.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resources

  • CALL TO SAFETY / 1-888-235-5333
    24/7 crisis line for survivors of violence. Any language available.
  • EL PROGRAMA HISPANO CATÓLICO – PROJECT ÚNICA / 503-232-4448
    Project UNICA is a bilingual crisis line 24/7 for survivors of interpersonal violence. Staff and trained advocates provide crisis intervention, emotional support, safety planning, shelter or motel advocacy, information about protective orders, and assistance in identifying appropriate resources and referrals. The crisis line also serves as an entry point to UNICA’s other services, such as safety planning assistance and legal advocacy.
  • ROSE HAVEN / 503-248-6364
    Rose Haven is a drop-in day shelter and community center specifically serving women, children, and gender-diverse people in Portland. The site has nutritious food, water, emergency clothing, diapers, wipes, hygiene & menstrual products, rain and outdoor gear, mail service, pet food, and other needed items. It also offers showers, bathrooms, and handwashing sinks. They provide outdoor supplies, including tents, tarps, and sleeping bags. There is financial support available for medical emergencies, storage fees, rental applications, utility bills, phones, transportation, and education + employment costs. Intakes available during office hours.
  • RAPHAEL HOUSE OF PORTLAND / 503-222-6222
    Raphael House of Portland is a 24/7 crisis line for support with interpersonal violence. Raphael House has an emergency shelter and advocates who can help with safety planning and accessing resources. They offer ongoing support for housing, community support, legal advocacy, and financial advocacy, services for children and youth, and prevention education.
  • HOME FREE / 503-771-5503 or (888) 771-5503
    Home Free is a crisis hotline that advocates can use to provide emotional support, safety planning, referrals to community resources, assistance with relocation, and connections to address confidentiality programs. Crisis Hotline advocates can also connect survivors to emergency motel vouchers, referrals to housing services, and safety and stabilization assessments when available.
  • RESTRAINING ORDER HOTLINE / 503-802-0506
    Restraining order advocates can answer questions from survivors and community partners around completing restraining order paperwork, options for filing petitions and appearing at court hearings, restraining order violations and enforcement, and service of restraining orders Monday-Thursday from 9 am – 4 pm. Advocates can also assist with safety planning and provide information and emotional support. Advocates are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice.

EMERGENCY SHELTERS

(Winter Shelters: 32 degrees and below with rain, 25 degrees, or 1 inch of snow) Portland’s Queer-Safe Homeless Organizations

  • 211INFO HOTLINE / Dial: 211
    Oregon’s resource connection hotline and coordinated access entry point to all shelters. Call to access shelters and other services such as food programs, support for utilities, and physical and mental healthcare expenses and services.
  • MULTNOMAH COUNTY LOW BARRIER SHELTERS
  • DAY CENTER AT BUD CLARK COMMONS /503-280-4700
    650 NW Irving, Portland
    Walk-in daytime shelter; coffee, showers, movies. Animals, bikes, and carts are welcome.
  • CREATING CONSCIOUS COMMUNITIES WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE (C(3)PO) OUTDOOR COVID-19 SHELTER: BIPOC AFFINITY VILLAGE / Access through 211
    84 NE Weidler Street
    18+ or emancipated youth. Pets allowed. Reservations made through 211 or onsite.
  • WALNUT PARK SHELTER / 503-488-7762
    5411 NE MLK Jr Blvd. at NE Killingsworth
    Reservation Required: fill out the application online.
  • RIGHT 2 DREAM TOO / Access through 211 or Walk-in
    999 N Thunderbird Way, Portland 97227
    Walk-in. Intake starts at 5pm
  • ARBOR LODGE WINTER SHELTER / 503-793-9001
    7440 N Denver Avenue (Old Rite Aid Building), Portland 97217
    18+; Pets allowed. Do Good Multnomah is operating the winter shelter, which has space for 70 people. That includes room for 12 neighbors in heated sleeping pods in the site’s parking lot.
  • JOIN DAY SPACE / 503-232-2031
    1953 N. Lombard, Portland
    Long-term, 24/7 shelter, with 88 congregate beds and 18 tiny homes.

YOUTH SHELTERS

  • JANUS YOUTH SHELTER ACCESS LINE / 503-432-3986
    1635 SW Alder Street, Portland, Oregon 97205
    Shelter for those who are 18-24 years old and currently experiencing homelessness. This number is a one-point entry to accessing youth shelter and services. Pets allowed.
  • JANUS YOUTH’S PORCH LIGHT CENTER / 503-380-7200
    1635 SW Alder Street, Portland, Oregon 97205
    Shelter for 16-24 year olds experiencing homelessness. LGBTQ safe. Call for bed. Pets allowed.
  • JANUS YOUTH’S STREET LIGHT SHELTER / 503-914-9100
    1635 SW Alder Street, Portland, Oregon 97205
    Reservations required; up to a 4-month stay; LGBTQ safe.
  • ALBA COLLABORATIVE/ 971-754-4350
    470 SE 165th Ave, Portland, OR 97233
    The Alba Collaborative can help you find support any time, day or night. Our Youth Opportunity Center in Rockwood is open 24/7 if you are in crisis or if you need a safe place to stay. They offer meals, have beds and showers, and hygiene supplies.
  • CHANGES
    Rapid rehoming supporting youth 16-24.

HOUSING SERVICES

  • IMPACT NW / (503) 721-1740
    Impact NW is an organization that provides a safety net for families in crisis, with services that connect them to housing and energy assistance while supporting them as they move toward independence. Offers direct assistance as well as referral for other support services.
  • NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER / 503-288-8177
    5135 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR 97218
    Native American Youth and Family Center offers many services for Native American Families and Youth. This organization’s housing program offers longer-term housing stability assistance, emergency energy assistance and Rent Well classes.
  • NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH /503-872-9664
    314 SW 9th Ave., Portland, OR 97205
    New Avenues For Youth offers immediate support for basic needs, as well as more long-term supportive services for connections to housing, education, and job training.
  • HACIENDA CDC / 503-961-6432
    Hacienda CDC provides affordable housing and home ownership support
  • OUR JUST FUTURE (PREVIOUSLY HUMAN SOLUTIONS)
    Resource for emergency shelter and housing assistance. Access via 211
  • HOME FORWARD / 503-802-8300
  • Home Forward helps find Section 8 Housing in Portland.
  • JOIN PDX / 503-232-2031
    JOIN PDX has limited resources to help individuals and families into housing and prioritizes those people our Outreach Workers meet on the streets who are currently homeless.

PARENTAL/FAMILY SUPPORT

  • PORTLAND FAMILY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS /Access shelter through 211
    Shelter Line /971-409-1766
    Rental assistance, housing loss prevention, shelter, and education. Support for homeless families to get back into housing and stay there. Services for families include:

    • Homeless prevention
    • Trauma-Informed Shelter
    • Helping families move back into permanent housing
    • Long-Term Housing Retention Support
  • NORTHEAST DHS SELF-SUFFICIENCY OFFICE, Oregon Department of Human Services
    971-673-5722
    4425 NE Broadway St. Portland, OR 97213
    Apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

LGBTQ2SIA+

  • BRADLEY ANGLE / 503-235-5333
    Organization for survivors of domestic violence. Services include: ● Youth and Family Support: Help for families while in shelter

    • Healing Roots & Kinship Programs: Specialized support for Black and African-American survivors and their children
    • LGBTQ+ Program: Tailored services to meet the unique needs of LGBTQ+ survivors
    • Housing Assistance Program: Housing and support for survivors of domestic violence
    • Economic Empowerment Program: Financial education, jobs, and savings programs
  • TRANSACTIVE GENDER PROJECT / 503-252-3000
    1631 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
    The TransActive Gender Project at Lewis & Clark provides a holistic range of services and expertise to empower transgender and gender expansive children, youth, and their families in living healthy lives that are free of discrimination.
  • Q CENTER / 503-234-7837
    4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland
    The Q Center is a resource and referral center for LGBTQ2SIA+.

CRIME

  • OREGON CRIME VICTIMS LAW CENTER / 503-208-8160
    The Oregon Crime Victims Law Center provides free legal representation for victims of crime.
  • MULTNOMAH COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE / 503-988-3222
    The Victim’s Assistance Program is an advocacy program for victims of felony and domestic violence cases.
  • RESOLUTIONS NORTHWEST / 503-595-4890
    Resolutions Northwest is a Restorative Justice organization that provides services and training in mediation, facilitation, restorative justice, through an equity-informed lens.
  • A word from the “Socialworkerscankissmyass” Instagram Account
    An account dedicated to holding SWers accountable to engage in liberatory and ethical practices ran by a PSU graduate and adjunct professor.

PSYCHIATRIC PRESCRIBERS

  • John Benson, PMHNP-BC
    In-network with Pacific Source, Moda, Providence, and First Choice! I plan to accept BCBS and ComPsych soon! Specialties: depression, anxiety, ADHD, and PTSD as well as bipolar d/o, substance use disorders, and psychosis. I am an ally to marginalized communities.

RESOURCES IN WASHINGTON

EMERGENCY CARE:

Rainier Springs
2805 NE 129th Street Vancouver, WA 98686 / 360-583-3886
Crisis support, inpatient for mental health stabilization and substance use detox. They do take walk-ins.

CRISIS LINES

  • NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS HOTLINE / 988
    24/7 Suicide Prevention Hotline (may involve law enforcement depending on the counselor’s risk assessment).
  • Clark County Crisis Services
    Southwest Washington Crisis Line at: 800.626.8137 | TTY 866.835.2755
    24/7 Behavioral health crisis services for assessment and intervention. More Info.

CRIME (Reentry Assistance)
Reentry Assistance Packet, February 2024

This packet lists agencies throughout King County that have programs that work with, or specifically will accept, individuals with a history of incarceration. The packet includes resources for housing, employment, and chemical dependency, as well as other support services.

DISABILITIES

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelters, Hotlines, Advocacy, etc.

EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT SHELTERS

(Family, Domestic Violence, Coordinated Entry, Urban Encampments, Single Men 18+, Single Women 18+, and Youth/Young Adults)

EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION

FINANCIAL

PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

HEALTHCARE

HOUSING SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION

MENTAL HEALTH

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