Blog Post By Arin Wallington

Helpful Resources – Don’t Suffer in Silence

Tt is helpful to have resources on hand should you, or someone you know, feel they are starting to have mental health issues or are in crisis. At WWC, we want you to know that you are not alone, and the people who work at these centers in Oregon and Washington want you to reach out if you are struggling.   

Don’t suffer in silence, counselors are here to help you. 

RESOURCES IN OREGON

EMERGENCY 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 age 18 and older. For adolescents and children age 17 and under experiencing a mental health crisis, please go to Unity Center. 

Cedar Hills Hospital

10300 SW Eastridge Street Portland, OR 97225 / 503-944-5000
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 Mental Health 

  • Northeast Portland:
    4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213 / 503-215-1111 
  • Milwaukie:
    10150 SE 32nd Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222
    24/7 emergency department 
  • OHSU and Doernbecher Emergency Room
    3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239 / 503-494-7551 
  • Adventist Health Portland Emergency Room
    10300 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97216 / 503-257-2500 
  • Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Emergency Room
    2801 N Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR 97227 / 503-413-2200 
  • Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Room
    1015 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 
  • Cascadia Urgent Walk-In Clinic
    4212 SE Division, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97206 / 503-963-2575
    Cascadia’s Urgent Walk-In Clinic is open seven days a week, 9 am to 9pm, 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; Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm; closed Sundays. Holiday hours vary. Telehealth option is available. 

CRISES 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 / 503-972-3456
    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
    Mobile Mental Health Crisis intervention team (may utilize law enforcement) 
  • MULTNOMAH COUNTY CRISIS LINE / 800-716-9769
    24/7 Crisis line for mental health support (may utilize law enforcement) 
  • VETERANS CRISIS LINE / 800-273-8255 and Press 1
    24/7 Crisis/Suicide hotline for veterans 
  • YOUTHLINE / 877 968-8491 / Text: teen2teen to 839863
    Free teen-to-teen crisis support and help line. Counselors are mandated reporters. Teens available 4pm-10pm, adults available all other times 
  • OREGON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOTLINE / 800-923-HELP aka 800-923-4357
    24/7 Hotline to get immediate counseling as well as referral to mental health services in your area. 
  • WARM LINE / 800-698-2392
    7 Days a week 9am-11pm
    A peer-run program of community counseling solutions. 
  • ALCOHOL & DRUG HELPLINE / 800-923-4357
    24/7 hotline for information, support, access to resources for substance use treatment. Text HOME to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor. 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT 

  • CALL TO SAFETY / 503-235-5333
    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 access point for the rest of UNICA’s services, such as safety planning help 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, sleeping bags. There is financial support available for medical emergencies, storage fees, rental applications, utility bills, phones, transportation, and education + employment costs. 
  • 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 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
    Home Free is a crisis Hotline advocates can provide emotional support, safety planning, referrals to community resources, assistance with relocation, and connection 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. Advocates can also assist with safety planning and provide information and emotional support. Advocates are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice. 
  • ABORTION ACCESS
    Vetted and established groups doing access work 

EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT 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 entrypoint 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. 
  • 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. 
  • IMAGO DEI COMMUNITY CENTER/ Access through 211
    1302 SE Ankeny, Portland
    Walk-in; Animals, bikes, and carts are welcome 
  • SUNRISE COMMUNITY CENTER / Access through 211
    18901 E Burnside, Portland
    Walk-in; Animals, bikes, and carts are welcome 

NORTH/NORTHEAST SHELTERS 

  • 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: make in person at 650 NW Irving, call, or email shelter access coordinator: corrine.thiem@tprojects.org 
  • 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
    1435 NE 81st Ave, Portland.
    JOIN PDX’s Day Space, or House, is open for modified services on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 pm – 4 pm. Services available are currently modified due to Covid-19, please visit during these hours and bring photo identification. Friends who are visiting will have access to mail, portable bathrooms, hygiene items, and nutritional support (sack lunches, snacks, coffee, water, etc.) through our ADA entrance at 1435 NE 81st Ave, Portland. Showers are available on a first-come-first-serve basis when the Day Space is open. 

YOUTH SHELTERS 

  • JANUS YOUTH SHELTER ACCESS LINE / 503-432-3986
    1635 SW Alder Street, Portland, Oregon 97205
    Shelter for those who are 16-24 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 four month stay, LGBTQ safe. 
  • ALBA CENTER / 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. We offer meals, have beds and showers, and hygiene supplies. We can also help you with school, train for and find a job, and access affirming LGBTQIA2s+ services. 

HOUSING SERVICES

  • BRIDGE HOUSE / 503-341-0839
    Deliver application to 4015 SE Madison, Portland, OR 97214
    A safe, supportive, 24/7 supervised, transitional home environment for seven youth ages 16 to 22 who are experiencing homelessness Bridge House also serves pregnant or parenting youth with children under the age of two. 
  • CHANGES / 503-380-0725
    Deliver application to 4015 SE Madison, Portland, OR 97214
    Independent housing program for youth ages 16 to 24 who are experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County. Changes provides basic financial assistance for initial community housing move-in costs such as a security deposit, application fee and cleaning fee and case management support for youth who are ready to live on their own. 
  • 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 Homeownership support 
  • HUMAN SOLUTIONS
    503-548-0200
    Human Solutions is a homelessness resource for emergency shelter and housing assistance. Access through 211. 
  • HOME FORWARD / 503-802-8300 
  • Home Forward helps find Section 8 Housing in Portland. 
  • JOIN / 503-232-2031
    JOIN PDX has limited resources to help individuals and families into housing, and prioritizes those people that our Outreach Workers meet on the streets and 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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