Rhode Island Mental Health Resources
Mental Health in Rhode Island
Don’t let Rhode Island’s size mislead you. While small in stature the state offers big resources for mental health care. Ranked #5 in 2024 by Mental Health America, Rhode Island provides more access to insurance and mental health care than most states.
Rhode Islanders are taking advantage of this access. Between 2020 and 2024 residents who reported receiving mental health care increased from just 7% to over 20%. The expansion of telehealth services during this time most likely contributed to the uptick in service access.
While more Rhode Island residents are seeking treatment the state remains mid-range for the number of adults who need treatment. Just under 25% of adult Rhode Islanders have a mental illness, which is close to the national average.
Insurance coverage is also common, with just 4% of Rhode Islanders lacking coverage. This means some residents still struggle to get the services they need due to costs. However, the overall state of mental health treatment in The Ocean State seems to be positive and growing.
Nearly 25%
Rhode Island residents living with a mental illness
Only 4%
Rhode Island residents who lack health care
Over 20%
People in Rhode Island who receive mental health care
Free Mental Health Resources in Rhode Island
Progreso Latino is dedicated to supporting the Latino and immigrant communities in Central Falls, RI. They provide services in English and Spanish assisting with free mental health counseling, adult education (ESOL, GED, citizenship), immigration guidance, domestic violence support, career development, tax preparation, youth programming, seniors programs, food aid, health services, and financial education.
Provide Services for
BIPOC
Depression
Anxiety
Bradley Hospital offers Rhode Island's children and adolescents compassionate evidence-based care for psychological, developmental, and behavioral challenges. Their programs include inpatient, outpatient, residential, and partial hospital modalities. RI youth can access autism-focused treatment, support groups, counseling, family-centered interventions, and pediatric mental health research opportunities.
Provide Services for
Teens & Students
ADHD
Anxiety
Autism
Oasis International is a nonprofit serving African immigrants and low-income Providence neighborhoods with mental health support and advocacy initiatives. Their work helps youth develop leadership skills, promote cultural activities, access counseling and mental health resources, organize economic empowerment initiatives, manage scholarship opportunities, and organize life skills training and economic literacy workshops.
Provide Services for
BIPOC
Depression
PTSD
Anxiety
Anchor Recovery Community Centers provide the Providence and Warwick communities with free peer-led substance use recovery support. Services like meetings, support from specialists with lived experience, teen programs, emergency department outreach, employment assistance, Narcan distribution, computer access, and recovery-oriented events are available.
Provide Services for
LGBTQ
Men
Women
Veterans
Day One is committed to providing Rhode Island's survivors of sexual assault and trauma with comprehensive sexual violence services. They offer free individual and group counseling, operate a confidential 24/7 helpline, conduct trauma-informed therapy, deliver specialized support for young abuse victims, organize educational workshops, and lead advocacy initiatives.
Provide Services for
PTSD
Domestic Violence
TGI Network of Rhode Island is the only nonprofit exclusively dedicated to supporting the state's TGI community. They lead advocacy initiatives for transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex individuals, operate free emotional support groups, organize leadership training, provide healthcare navigation guidance, and work on legislative changes.
Provide Services for
LGBTQ
Anxiety
Depression
Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) offers residents peer-based assistance for special education, healthcare, and healthy aging needs. RIPIN offers care coordination for children with special health needs, provides IEP and 504 plan assistance, supports the resolution of insurance denials and medical bills, aids with transition services for young adults with disabilities, and conducts health management workshops.
Provide Services for
Teens & Students
ADHD
Anxiety
Autism
Youth Pride offers Rhode Island's LGBTQ youth (up to 24 years old) free mental health support and community engagement opportunities. They operate a drop-in center, conduct individual counseling with licensed clinicians, manage a basic needs pantry, perform HIV testing, provide identity-focused support groups, deliver educational programming, and lead professional development training for schools and organizations.
Provide Services for
Teens & Students
LGBTQ
Depression
Anxiety
Sojourner House provides free support, advocacy, and shelter for Rhode Island's survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Residents can access compassionate support through a 24/7 helpline, find emergency shelter, locate transitional and permanent housing, receive clinical counseling, join support groups, and get HIV tested.
Provide Services for
LGBTQ
Women
PTSD
Domestic Violence
The Samaritans of Rhode Island operate 24/7 crisis helplines providing active listening for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or loneliness. Trained staff offer confidential one-on-one conversations, individuals can access grief support groups for suicide loss survivors, find teen mental health resources, and join community suicide prevention training workshops.
United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode Island is a free helpline available 24/7 that connects residents with trained professionals who provide referrals to essential services like mental health services, food pantries, housing assistance, healthcare, childcare, seniors programs, job training, and legal aid.
Butler Hospital Support Groups are initiatives conducted on the hospital's campus to provide Rhode Island's adolescents, adults, and seniors with essential behavioral health services. They offer emergency psychiatric assessments, free community support groups, inpatient and partial hospitalization for teens (13-17) with depression or anxiety, addiction treatment, and specialized care for mood disorders, OCD, psychosis, memory conditions, and movement disorders.
NAMI Rhode Island is the state's affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Their services benefit residents by providing free mental health counseling, facilitating peer-led support groups, offering crisis intervention, developing peer-to-peer recovery courses, creating educational materials, organizing community events, and advocating for policy improvements.
Kids' Link RI is a behavioral health hotline for children and youth in need of mental health services. Accessible 24/7, the confidential service connects parents and caregivers with clinicians who assess children experiencing anger, sadness, behavioral problems, severe worries, or self-harm. Immediate guidance and direct referrals to appropriate Rhode Island mental health treatment providers are available.
Provide Services for
Teens & Students
Depression
ADHD
Anxiety
Grief
Eating Disorders
Autism
BH Link helps Rhode Island's residents with 24/7 services for mental health or substance use crises. They provide walk-in assessments, mobile crisis teams, peer support, short-term psychiatric treatment with medication options, nursing care, connections to treatment facilities, housing aid, and social services resources.
Provide Services for
Depression
Anxiety
Grief
Substance Abuse