Experiencing psychosis can be confusing. It can also be confusing to know where to get help. We are here to help you along your mental health journey to figure out what your next step will be.
Sometimes finding the best care can be quick, and sometimes it may take a few weeks or months. In the meantime, here are some resources that people living with psychosis have found helpful.
Learn More About Psychosis
- NAMI: Early Psychosis & Psychosis
- Understanding a First Episode of Psychosis (SAMHSA)
- Strong365: What is psychosis?
- Early Psychosis Intervention
- HeadsUp PA
- About Psychosis | New Journeys
- EASA: What is Psychosis?
Find Mental Health Support
If you are looking for an early psychosis clinic in Massachusetts, talk to M-PATH! Early psychosis clinics provide care such as therapy, psychiatry, family support, and peer support.
In Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line Directory: Helps you find mental health, substance use treatment support services, and health-related social connections across the state
- NAMI Compass: Provides information, ideas, resources, and support to help people navigate the complex mental health system and related systems of care
- Healthcare For All Helpline: Helps enroll Mass residents into health insurance coverage
Anywhere
- Strong365: A tip sheet on how to find the right mental health support for you
- SAMHSA: Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator: A confidential and anonymous source of information for people and their family members seeking treatment facilities in the United States
Peer and Community Support
In Massachusetts
- Young Adult Access Centers: Community spaces where young adults with mental health concerns can access services and supports in a timely and effective manner
- Peer-run Respites: Short-term, voluntary stays for individuals age 18 and up in safe, supportive homes staffed entirely by individuals with lived experience
- WellSpace at McLean: Groups program along with vocational support for young adults ages 18–30 who have experienced psychosis
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Boston: A volunteer-run self-help support organization for people diagnosed with, or who feel they have experienced, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder
- Kiva Centers Peer Support: Offers peer support online, in person, by phone, and through external resources
- Recovery Learning Communities: Peer-run networks of self-help/peer support, information and referral, advocacy, and training activities
Anywhere
- NAMI Support Groups: Peer-led support groups that offer participants an opportunity to share their experiences and gain support from other attendees
- Hearing Voices Network Support Groups: For those with voices, visions, and other unusual experiences
Warmlines and Hotlines
Warmlines (for support, not crisis situations)
- MBRLC Peer Support: 877-733-7563 (Massachusetts only)
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support: 888-407-4515 (Massachusetts only)
- Hey Sam (texting): 439-726
- Warmline.org: Find a warmline near you
Hotlines (for crisis situations and immediate help)
- Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (call or text): 833-773-2445 (Massachusetts only)
- National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
First Person Accounts of Psychosis
- Rethink Psychosis
- OnTrackNY Videos
- Eleanor Longden: The Voices in My Head
- Cecilia McGough: I Am Not A Monster
- “The Collected Schizophrenias” by Esmé Weijun Wang
- “The Center Cannot Hold” by Elyn Saks
Recovering From Psychosis
- NAMI: Emotional Recovery from Psychosis
- Into the Light: Meaningful Recovery from Psychosis Documentary
- Navigating Relationships After Psychotic Breaks
- Thriving with Schizoaffective Disorder
Peer-run Organizations and Publications
- Wildflower Alliance (Massachusetts Only)
- Fireweed Collective
- Students with Psychosis
- Roots Up
- Hearing Voices Network
- Mad in America
- Schizophrenic.NYC Clothing Brand
Other Resources
- How to talk to my parents/guardian (NAMI)
- How to talk to friends (NAMI)
- Headspace Mindfulness App for Teens
- HeadsUp Boston: Support a friend (Massachusetts Only)