If this is a crisis
Call or text 988 anywhere in Rhode Island, any time. Press 2 for Spanish. TTY users dial 711, then 988. Veterans press 1. Rhode Island also runs its own line: BH Link, 1-401-414-5465, 24/7. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Crisis and warm lines in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare
Phone: 401-462-2339
Website: bhddh.ri.gov
NAMI peer helplines in Rhode Island
NAMI's helpline directory (updated August 24, 2026) has no Rhode Island listing yet. Local support groups are at nami.org/find-your-local-nami.
Programs and agencies in Rhode Island
Crisis care and mobile crisis
State behavioral health agencies
NAMI state organization
Other state programs
State treatment locators
Source: AnxietyResource.org, Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Medicaid Behavioral Health
Rhode Island Medicaid Behavioral Health covers behavioral health care for eligible Rhode Island residents. Use its provider search to find in-network therapists and psychiatrists.
Academic psychiatry in Rhode Island
Telepsychiatry in Rhode Island
A clinician who treats you by video has to hold a Rhode Island license, because licensing follows where you are during the visit. Practices to compare and prescribing rules are on the state resources overview.
Frequently asked questions
What crisis and warm lines does Rhode Island have besides 988?
Also useful in Rhode Island
- Anxiety resources in Rhode Island on our sister site AnxietyResource.org.
- Depression resources in Connecticut
- Depression resources in Maine
- Depression resources in Massachusetts
- Depression resources in New Hampshire
- Depression resources in Vermont
- National lines and the full state list, including SAMHSA, 211, and the VA.
- How to find a therapist, with a script for the first call.
Last reviewed September 23, 2026. Cite as: Refai, S. (2026, September 23). Depression resources in Rhode Island. DepressionResource.org. https://depressionresource.org/state-resources/rhode-island/