Charlottesville-Area Mental Health & Crisis Resources
Immediate Mental Health Support
If you are in acute distress, please dial 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
The resources below are local organizations offering emergency and crisis support. These services are not substitutes for ongoing therapy, but they can provide immediate help in times of need.
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988)
Dial 988 anytime, from any phone.
Provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Also offers prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
Region Ten Community Services Board
24/7 Emergency Mental Health Line: 434-972-1800
Offers mobile crisis response, psychiatric evaluations, outpatient services, and case management for adults, children, and families.
Website: regionten.orgUVA Medical Center – Behavioral Health Services
Main Hospital Line: 434-924-0000
Psychiatric emergency services, inpatient care, and referrals for outpatient therapy. Crisis support available through the Emergency Department.Blue Ridge Poison Control & Suicide Prevention Hotline
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
Poison Emergency Help Line: 1-800-222-1222SARA (Sexual Assault Resource Agency)
24/7 Hotline: 434-977-7273
Offers confidential support, advocacy, and counseling for survivors of sexual assault. Also provides community education and support groups.
Website: saracville.orgShelter for Help in Emergency (SHE)
24-Hour Hotline: 434-293-8509
Emergency shelter and advocacy for individuals experiencing domestic violence. Faith-sensitive and trauma-informed services available.
Website: shelterforhelpinemergency.org
Books
A selection of resources that can offer insight, encouragement, or direction. These books and tools are not perfect, nor a substitute for therapy—but they may give you language for what you’re experiencing or open a door to further healing.
Attachment
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
Postpartum & Early Motherhood
Mothering the New Mother by Sally Placksin
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela Wiegartz & Kevin Gyoerkoe
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman
The 4th Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson (can be read selectively)
Loving the Little Years by Rachel Jankovic (for conservative Christian mothers)
Eating Concerns & Body Image
Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch (can be taken with discernment)
Made for More by Hannah Anderson (faith-based reflection on the body and image-bearing
Grief, Loss & Suffering
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine
Holding On to Hope by Nancy Guthrie
The Undistracted Widow by Carol Cornish
Trauma and Nervous System Support
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend