Arizona Mental Health Resources: Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler & Scottsdale
In immediate danger? Call 911. For a mental-health crisis, call or text 988 or call the Arizona Statewide Crisis Line at 1-844-534-4673.
Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler and Scottsdale are all in Maricopa County, so residents share the same county and statewide crisis system. The services below were checked against each provider’s own website. Numbers can change, so confirm on the linked page before relying on them.
Crisis and support lines
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat online. Free, confidential, 24/7.
- Arizona Statewide Crisis Line: 1-844-534-HOPE (4673). Listed by AHCCCS as the statewide behavioral-health crisis number; available to anyone in Arizona, insured or not.
- Teen Lifeline: 602-248-TEEN (8336). Arizona crisis and peer-support line for teens.
- AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid): Arizona’s Medicaid agency covers behavioral-health services for eligible residents. AHCCCS lists Mercy Care as the Maricopa County crisis-plan contact at 1-800-631-1314.
- 2-1-1 Arizona: Dial 2-1-1 or 877-211-8661 for referrals to local services including counseling, housing and food assistance.
- NAMI Valley of the Sun: The Phoenix-area NAMI affiliate offers free education and support groups for individuals and families. Office: 602-244-8166.
- NAMI HelpLine: 800-950-NAMI (6264). National information and referral line.
- FindTreatment.gov: SAMHSA’s confidential locator for mental-health and substance-use treatment by ZIP code.
Finding a therapist in the East Valley
- Check your insurance first. Your plan’s member-services number can list in-network therapists near your ZIP code.
- Verify licensure. Arizona counselors, marriage and family therapists and social workers are licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners; psychologists by the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.
- Ask about approach. For relationship patterns, ask whether a clinician has training in couples, family-systems or psychodynamic work.
- Use national locators such as FindTreatment.gov and NIMH’s help page.
Learning about the issue first can make that first appointment easier. Browse our relationship guides and family dynamics articles.