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Please contact the service provider to verify information as some services may have alternate hours and/or offerings at this time.
Are you or is someone you know in emotional distress or suicidal crisis?
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Call 988 anywhere, anytime if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Call 1-800-273-8255 (Veterans, Press “1”)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website
- Crisis Text Line
- Text 741741
- Crisis Text Line website
Are you LGBTQ+ and experiencing emotional distress, suicidal crisis, or just need someone to talk to?
- Trevor Project
- Call 1-866-488-7386
- Text START to 678678
- The Trevor Project website (chat online)
Are you transgender and are in emotional distress, suicidal crisis, or just need someone to talk to?
- Trans Lifeline
- Call 1-877-565-8860
- Trans Lifeline website
Have you or someone you know experienced sexual assault?
- Rebuilding Hope, the Sexual Assault Center for Pierce County
- 24-Hour Crisis Line: 253-474-7273
- Website: Rebuilding Hope
- Address: 101 E. 26th St. Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98421
Are you looking for urgent care clinics?
- Community Health Care Urgent Care
- Multicare Lakewood Urgent Care (several locations around Tacoma also available)
- Multicare Puyallup Urgent Care (several locations around Tacoma also available)
Do you need help signing up for insurance or understanding your medical benefits?
- Washington State Department of Social and Health Services — Apply for Medicaid (Apple Health)
- Community Health Care
Do you have Medicaid or are uninsured and need to find local health clinics?
- Washington 211
- Dial 211
- Washington 211 website
- Free and charitable clinics in Washington State
Do you have private insurance and need to find a provider?
Check the back of the insurance card for the customer service number or provider search engine on the insurance website.
Do you need immunization help?
Are you looking for low-cost or free medical care?
- Free and charitable clinics in Washington State
- SeaMar Community Health Centers (multiple locations)
- MultiCare Lakewood Clinic
- MultiCare East Pierce Family Medicine (many locations in Puget Sound)
- Community Health Care Medical Clinics (multiple locations in Tacoma area)
Are you looking for low-cost or free dental care?
- Community Health Care Dental Clinics (multiple locations in Tacoma area)
- SeaMar Puyallup Dental Clinic
- SeaMar Tacoma Dental Clinics (three locations in Tacoma)
- The Pierce College Dental Hygiene Clinic offers low-cost oral examinations, preventative services, non-surgical periodontal services, and limited restorative care to Pierce College students, veterans and their dependents and active duty military and their dependents. This service does not provide emergency dental treatment.
Are you looking for low-cost or free women’s health specialty care?
Are you looking for low-cost or free gender-affirming specialty care?
- Community Health Care (multiple locations in Tacoma area)
Are you looking for HIV/AIDS services?
- Ryan White HIV/AIDS Services (medical, dental, maternal, behavioral health) at Community Health Care (multiple locations in Tacoma area)
Are you looking for hours or information about the Pierce College Health Education Centers?
Are you on campus and need access to counseling services?
Do you need low cost mental health or substance use counseling?
Are you looking for your own counselor or a counselor for someone in your family?
Clinics Accepting Medicaid and/or Private Insurance
- Greater Lakes Crisis Mental Health Clinic (Lakewood)
- MultiCare Behavioral Health (Puyallup)
- Comprehensive Mental Health (Tacoma)
- HopeSparks Family Services (Tacoma)
- Catholic Community Services (several locations around Puget Sound)
- SeaMar Community Health Centers (Tacoma, Puyallup, and Gig Harbor)
Search Engines to Find a Counselor Who Is not in a Clinic Setting (only some take insurance)
Are you or someone you know experiencing domestic violence?
- Crystal Judson Family Justice Center - Assistance for victims and children of domestic violence through comprehensive victim services. Located in Pierce County, but offers a variety of services and supports for anyone fleeing from a domestic violence situation.
- Phone: 253-798-4166 and 800-764-2420
- Crystal Judson Family Justice Center website
Would you like to manage your moods and mental well-being with the help of a smartphone app?
- Now Matters Now - Information and ideas for coping strategies.
- Daylio - Mood tracker app that lets you track moods as they happen and helps identify patterns in your moods
- Calm Harm - App created to help with big waves of emotions and the urge to self-harm with ideas for coping with emotions plus other features like a simple journal and activity log.
- Calm - App that has guided meditations and music to help you stay in the moment, focus your thoughts, and even help you sleep.
- Insight Timer - App with many meditations, music options, and guided meditations.
- Rootd - App created to help with panic attacks which includes features like a breathing tool, journal and stats.
- Recolor - Coloring app that has many free color palettes and periodically adds new pictures to the Free coloring pages.
- Shine - Daily positive check-ins available Monday - Friday. The app provides a quote and a short article or audio, as well as a simple gratitude check-in.