Crisis Text Line

Mental Health · Oregon · Free

Free 24/7 crisis support via text. Text HOME to 741741. A first stop for families noticing a senior is withdrawing socially, neglecting hygiene, or expressing hopelessness. Senior centers often host free grief support groups facilitated by hospice-trained counselors. Most therapists who accept Medicare are LCSWs and clinical psychologists; psychiatrists are scarcer and often have waitlists. Free, confidential, and available to any Oregon resident who needs the information.

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