Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources. Most of the links below are specific to the Salt Lake City, UT area; national resources are noted.
Note: I am not responsible for the content, claims, or representations of the sites listed below.
Free or Reduced Cost Services
Aunt Bertha - The Social Care Network
Search for free or reduced cost services like medical care, food, job training, and more in your zip code. National resource.
Psychiatric/Medication Services
Dynamic Psychiatry
Garrett Jefferies, Mind Anchor Psychiatry
(801) 683-9335
Garrett Jefferies
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Mind Anchor Psychiatry
Learn more about medication management with Garrett Jefferies
Amber Creek Counseling and Psychiatry
801-455-0045
Amber Creek offers medication management and evaluation provided by highly-trained psychiatric clinicians specialize in the latest research-proven approaches. With over 40 years of combined experience in the mental health field, their prescribing clinicians help individuals find the best psychiatric medication for their needs.
Red Willow Counseling and Recovery
385-313-0055
Red Willow provides medication management and evaluation. They offer a free phone consultation by calling the intake coordinator at the number above. Their services include an initial medication assessment, follow-up medication management sessions, consultations, and referrals for additional testing or lab work, which may include genomic testing. Their services are appropriate for people who have insurance.
Psychiatric Emergency Assessment/Hospitalization
University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI)
801-583-2500
UNI provides emergency assessment and hospitalization for individuals experiencing an acute mental health issue.
Learn more about University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI)
Behavioral Services for Children and Youth
Primary Children’s Hospital – Pediatric Behavior Clinic
801-313-7711
The Pediatric Behavior Clinic is an outpatient psychiatric clinic serving youth ages 3 – 18 who are medically complex and have behavioral health-related issues. Services offered include psychiatric and psychological evaluation, medication management, individual therapy and neuropsychological testing. While financial assistance is available, the services provided at this clinic are best suited for people who have insurance.
Valley Behavioral Health – Outpatient Services for Children
888-949-4864
Valley’s outpatient services for children are available for youth with a mental health diagnosis from infancy through age 18. For clients aged 12 and older, they also offer substance use services, including those focused on co-occurring disorders. The services offered include assessments, family, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, abuse and trauma treatment and medication management. Valley accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and self-pay plans, as well as offering a sliding fee scale based on income.
Learn more about Valley Behavioral Health’s outpatient services for children
Domestic Violence Shelters and Support
YWCA
801-537-8600 – 24-hour crisis line
801-236-3370 – Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center at the YWCA
The YWCA of Utah provides a women in jeopardy crisis shelter, a crisis hotline, and transitional housing. Through the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center, they also provide confidential services that include crisis intervention, protective orders, victim’s legal assistance, and safety planning.
South Valley Confidential Shelter
801-255-1095 – 24-hour Helpline
385.266.6208 – TTY/Text Helpline:
Confidential Shelter offers 24-hour hotline and advocacy services, emergency shelter and supportive services (case management, counseling, psycho educational groups, Children’s Learning Center) to men, women and children fleeing their homes due to domestic violence. The shelter has 12 rooms and 57 beds. Residents must be a victim of domestic violence as defined by the state of Utah and in immediate danger in order to qualify for our services.
Women’s Law Email Hotline
The Womens Law Email Hotline is a safe, confidential, accessible service through which victims, friends, family and advocates can request personalized information and anonymous support around issues related to the law and domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. National resource.
Domestic Violence Hotline by loveisrespect
866-331-9474 or 866-331-8453 TTY for Deaf/hard of hearing individuals
Start a live chat by going to the website and clicking the “Chat Now” button
Text “loveis” to 22522
Loveisrespect’s trained peer advocates are available to offer education, support and advocacy to teens and young adults, as well as their concerned friends and family members, who have questions or concerns about their dating relationships. They provide support via hotline, or online chat or text. National resource.
Education Advocacy and Tutoring
Dyslexia Center of Utah
801-756-1933
dyslexiacenterofutah@comcast.net
The Dyslexia Center of Utah is a non-profit organization that helps children who struggle with reading, writing and spelling succeed in academics and life challenges. They offer group and private tutoring. Tutoring scholarships are available based on family financial qualifications. Their services are appropriate for children struggling with reading, writing and spelling.
Literacy Action Center
801-265-9081
The Literacy Action Center is a non-profit organization that specializes in working with English-speaking adults whose reading, writing, or math skills are below a fifth-grade level and live in Salt Lake County or Davis County, Utah. Instruction is provided in small groups by paid professionals and a core of volunteers with expertise in specific areas and through one-on-one tutoring by trained volunteers.
Legal Assistance
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake
801-328-8849
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake is a non-profit organization that provides legal assistance to low income families and individuals. They also help adults and children who are victims of domestic violence to obtain protective orders and civil stalking injunctions from the court regardless of their income.
Utah Legal Services
801-328-8891
Utah Legal Services is a nonprofit law office that provides free legal help in non-criminal cases to low-income Utahns. They help people with consumer issues, domestic violence, dating violence, housing, Medicaid, senior and estate planning, and family legal concerns.
LGBTQ+ Support and Resources
Utah Pride Center
therapy@utahpridecenter.org
The Utah Pride Center provides support, education, outreach and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals and their allies. They offer individual, couple, and family therapy, as well as therapy groups for teens and adults.
Housing Assistance
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City
801-487-2161
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City provides rent subsidies and affordable housing for low-income individuals in Salt Lake City. They own and manage nearly 1,600 units of subsidized housing, with another 545 units financed through tax credits. Individuals must meet current income limits.
Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake
801-284-4400
Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake is a non-profit, municipal corporation that assists individuals, families, elderly, physically and mentally disabled residents who are low-income. They have 626 public housing units serving over 1,300 individuals and families in Salt Lake County. In addition, they provide housing assistance to over 2,100 households through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and 400 units that were acquired through non-federal funds.
Learn More about Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake
Utah Non-Profit Housing Corporation
801-364-6117
info@unphc.org
Utah Non-Profit Housing Corporation provides decent, safe, affordable housing, focusing on low and very low-income individuals and families. They offer multi-family housing only. They currently serve over 2500 households, the majority of whom make less than 20% of the area median income.
Suicide Hotline
Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition
1-800-273-8255
This phone number operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and is open to anyone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts or knows someone who is.
University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute Crisis Line
801-587-3000
This phone number provides free crisis response and hospital diversion programs. The crisis line is staffed with licensed clinicians and can provide a Mobile Crisis Outreach Team to any Salt Lake County resident who is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Learn more about University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute Crisis Line
Substance Abuse Treatment and Support Groups
First Step House
801-359-8862, ext. 2194
First Step House provides three weekly support groups for those in recovery for substance use disorders. These groups are available to any person who has received treatment services from First Step House. This facility serves adult males, age 18 or older, who have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. They provide targeted services for veterans, people with little to no income, fathers, those who are legally involved, and people who are homeless or have unstable housing.
Cornerstone Counseling Center
801-355-2846
Through Volunteers of America, Cornerstone Counseling Center offers addiction recovery services, which include support groups. There are process-oriented recovery groups, skills-focused psychoeducational groups, and a Dialectical Behavior Therapy group. Many of these groups teach skills that help clients to prevent relapse, enhance coping, improve communication, develop healthy relationships, and regulate emotions. Services are provided on a sliding scale to reach those who may otherwise be unable to afford treatment.
Sexual Assault/Abuse Treatment and Support
Rape Recovery Center
801-467-7282
Rape Recovery Center offers a 24/7 crisis line, a hospital response team, advocacy, community education and referrals to sexual assault victims and their loved ones. This facility also provides group and individual therapy on a sliding fee scale from $0-75. The minimum age to be eligible for services is 18.
Rape Hotline
Rape Recovery Center Hotline
801-467-7273
This phone number is staffed by certified crisis counselors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They provide confidential crisis intervention, referral advocacy assistance and overall emotional support to anyone impacted by sexual violence. This service is available in 150 languages via a 3-way tele-interpreting service.
Mental Health Advocacy
NAMI Utah
801-323-9900
The Utah chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Utah works to ensure the dignity and improve the lives of those who live with mental illness and their families through support, education and advocacy. Credentialed Family Resource Facilitators provide assistance to families and youth in accessing appropriate mental health services within their communities.
Parenting Classes
Family Support Center
801-955-9110
The Family Support Center offers multiple services to help families, including crisis nurseries throughout the Salt Lake Valley, a parenting class, and family mentor programs. Their parenting class is a ten-week course that teaches parents about child development, how to develop positive relationships, how to improve communication skills, ways to use non-abuse discipline and behavior management skills, and other supportive and protective skills for raising children. The classes are provided free or at a low cost.
Child Abuse Hotline and Social Services Resources
Utah Division of Child and Family Services
1-855-323-3237 – Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline
801-538-4171 – General information
This state agency provides a 24-hour intake line for reporting child abuse and neglect, in-home protective services, and foster care placement. The agency also helps link families to community based resources.
Support for Families of Children with Special Medical Needs
Medical Home Portal
Provides information for parents and physicians of children with special medical needs, including FAQs for parents and diagnosis information for physicians. There is also an extensive list of community resources.
Utah Family Voices
801-272-1068
Utah Family Voices is run by parents of children with special needs and focuses on providing peer support to families of children with special needs.
Utah Parent Center
800-468-1160
The Utah Parent Center provides accurate information, empathetic peer support, training, and effective advocacy for parents of children, youth, and young adults with disabilities
Vocational Training
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
801-238-4579
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation provides vocational training and counseling to people with disabilities. They help people with disabilities find competitive, integrated employment through professional vocational counseling and guidance, and through partnerships with employers, school districts, higher education and other agencies. Services are provided through the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Salt Lake Community College – School of Applied Technology and Technical Specialties
801-957-3350
The School of Applied Technology and Technical Specialties provides technical education and career training to give students the skills to get a meaningful job. They provide a competency-based education which helps reduce the time it takes students to complete their education. Class scheduling is flexible, and tuition is based on $2.31 per clock hour. Tuition is free for high school students. This program is appropriate for those who would like to learn a trade, such as welding or commercial baking.
Medical/Dental Services
Midvale Family Health Clinic
801-561-2211
Midvale Family Health Clinic assists vulnerable individuals and families in Salt Lake County in accessing primary health care services. The services they provide include immunizations, well child and adult visits, breast and cervical cancer exams, and diabetes management. Copays are between $25-40 in most cases, and proof of income must be provided.
Salt Lake Donated Dental Services (SLDDS)
801-983-0345 – Donated Dental Program Patient Information Line
801-972-2747 – Discounted Dental Services Information Line
SLDDS has a donated dental program staffed by volunteer dentists to provide free services for the homeless and indigent. Individuals seeking this care enter their name into a drawing a day ahead of time and all patients who are treated are “drawn” daily. SLDDS also offers discounted services for those who do not qualify for the free program. Proof of eligibility is required at every visit for both programs.