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Mental Health & Support Directory

Crisis support, treatment directories, peer support, legal referral tools, and state organizations for people and families affected by sex offense laws and registry systems.

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Links last checked: May 10, 2026

Start Here

This directory is for people who need support but do not know where to start: people on registries, people facing charges or supervision, people preparing for reentry, family members, partners, caregivers, and advocates.

Start with immediate safety, then look for the right kind of support. A crisis line, peer group, therapist, attorney, and state advocacy organization do different jobs. You may need more than one kind of help.

This is a directory, not legal or clinical advice

Listings can change. A link in this guide does not mean the provider is available, affordable, licensed in your state, approved by a court, compatible with supervision, or right for your situation. Confirm details directly before relying on any listing.

If you need help now

Use these before trying to sort through the rest of the directory.

Do first

  • 1
    Call or text 988, or use the 988 online chat, if you are in emotional distress or worried about staying safe.
  • 2
    Text HOME to 741741 to reach Crisis Text Line from anywhere in the United States.

Then do next

  • 1
    Ask for a local referral, mobile crisis option, or treatment provider if you need continuing support after the immediate conversation.
  • 2
    If you are under supervision, save the name of any provider or agency before attending, paying, or sharing details.

Remember

You do not have to solve everything in one call. The first job is to get through the next safe step.

Start here

Crisis support

Use 988, Crisis Text Line, or SAMHSA when someone needs immediate emotional support or treatment referral.

Connection

Peer and family support

Find advocacy groups, support hotlines, and communities that understand registry-related stress.

Care

Clinical directories

Search for therapists or specialized treatment providers, then verify fit, privacy, cost, and supervision compatibility.

Local help

State organizations

Use the compact state list to find NARSOL affiliates or learn when to contact NARSOL for a regional referral.

Legal questions

Attorney referrals

Use legal directories for attorney searches. Advocacy groups generally cannot give legal advice.

Before acting

Verify details

Confirm provider availability, credentials, costs, confidentiality limits, and court or supervision requirements.

Crisis and treatment-referral resources

Use these when the need is immediate, urgent, or too heavy to carry alone.

Immediate support and treatment locators

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

24/7 crisis support
Call, text, or chat 988 for free, confidential crisis support in the United States. Use this first if someone may hurt themselves, feels unable to stay safe, or needs immediate emotional support.

988 Lifeline chat

Chat
Online chat option for people who cannot safely or privately call. If you are on supervision or have internet restrictions, verify whether chat access is allowed before using a restricted device.

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States for free, confidential support from a trained crisis counselor.

SAMHSA National Helpline

Treatment referral
Free, confidential treatment referral and information service for mental health and substance-use concerns. Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

FindTreatment.gov

Official locator
SAMHSA’s confidential treatment locator for mental health and substance-use services in the United States and territories. Always confirm details directly with the provider.

When there is immediate danger

If someone is in immediate physical danger, call local emergency services. If calling emergency services could create special risk because of supervision, warrants, housing, or family circumstances, 988 can still help talk through safer next steps in the moment.

Peer support, family support, and advocacy organizations

These resources can reduce isolation, help families understand the system, and connect readers to people who know registry-related stress.

National and community support

NARSOL

National advocacy
National advocacy, education, state affiliate referrals, and community resources for people and families affected by sex offense laws and registries.

NARSOL Connections

Peer connection
A social platform intended for people on registries and sympathetic family or friends. Verify reporting requirements before creating any account or username.

NARSOL Fearless Project

Support groups
Support-group project for people on registries and adult family members or friends. Check current availability through NARSOL.

ACSOL meetings

Meetings
Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws meetings, calls, recordings, and support opportunities, especially useful for California readers and national observers.

Women Against Registry

Support hotline
Family and registrant support hotline and advocacy organization. WAR states that its support line is not professional counseling, treatment, or legal assistance.

CURE-SORT

Support / information
Sex Offenders Restored through Treatment, an issue chapter of CURE. Provides information, correspondence, and support resources; it is not a treatment program or legal service.

Social platforms and registration rules

Some people must report online identifiers, social media accounts, screen names, or internet activity. Before joining any online community, check supervision conditions, registry reporting rules, court orders, and device restrictions.

Therapy and clinical-care directories

Directories help you start a search. They do not replace careful screening.

Treatment and therapist directories

ATSA Member Directory

Specialized provider directory
Provider referral directory from the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse. Use for treatment-focused provider searches; do not send clinical details through directory tools unless you understand the privacy limits.

Safer Society treatment referrals

Specialized treatment referrals
Directory of clinicians in North America who work with people who have sexually abused, people with problematic sexual behaviors, and survivors of abuse.

IITAP Therapist Directory

CSAT / addiction treatment
Directory for IITAP members and Certified Sex Addiction Therapists. Best suited for compulsive sexual behavior, betrayal trauma, addiction, and related treatment needs; verify court/supervision compatibility separately.

AAMFT Find a Therapist

Family therapy
Marriage and family therapist locator. Useful for family, relationship, trauma, anxiety, depression, and reintegration stress; not all providers handle forensic or registry-related issues.

NCSBY

Youth PSB resources
National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth. Information and training resources for youth problematic sexual behavior, caregivers, and professionals.

When you contact a provider, ask whether they work with people affected by sex offense charges, convictions, registries, supervision, family reintegration, compulsive sexual behavior, trauma, shame, anxiety, depression, or youth problematic sexual behavior. Not every good therapist is trained for every situation.

If treatment is court-ordered or supervision-related, ask the supervising officer or attorney whether the provider must meet specific approval rules before you schedule or pay.

Attorney and referral resources

NACDL Find a Lawyer

Attorney directory
Criminal-defense lawyer directory. Use when you need attorney referrals, especially for criminal, appellate, supervision, or post-conviction questions.

NARSOL contact form

Local referral routing
NARSOL says state affiliates and local contacts are its primary source for local affairs and that it does not provide legal advice or recommend attorneys.

Advocacy support is not the same as legal advice

Advocacy organizations may help you understand the landscape, find a local contact, or identify referral paths. They usually cannot tell you what the law requires in your case. For legal strategy, deadlines, court orders, probation or parole conditions, registration duties, or appeals, speak with a qualified attorney.

State organizations and affiliate lookup

Search by state, organization, status, or phone number without scrolling through the full national list.

NARSOL says many states have groups or individuals who work with them, but the names can change frequently. If your state does not show an established group, contact NARSOL directly and ask for a state-level volunteer or regional coordinator.

Showing 8 of 52 matching entries.

Alabama

No NARSOL affiliate listed

Contact NARSOL for a local contact or regional coordinator.

Alaska

No NARSOL affiliate listed

Contact NARSOL for a local contact or regional coordinator.

Phone: 623-296-2904

NARSOL affiliate

Phone: 501-444-2828

NARSOL affiliate

Phone: 279-444-7956

National/state advocacy organization; not shown on NARSOL affiliate page

NARSOL affiliate

Phone: 203-680-0567

NARSOL affiliate

Phone: 302-635-0468

NARSOL associated group

Why this list is intentionally conservative

This page favors sources that could be validated through official pages during rebuild. Some older resource packets list additional state groups, but this directory should not publish stale contacts unless they are rechecked and clearly sourced.

If internet access is limited

Many readers are phone-only, incarcerated, under internet restrictions, or relying on family for research.

Lower-internet ways to use this directory

  • Print this page or copy the crisis numbers and state contact information onto one sheet of paper.
  • Ask a trusted person to call a provider or organization and write down the name, date, phone number, and next step.
  • Ask organizations to mail forms, meeting schedules, referral lists, or written instructions when possible.
  • Use a library, reentry office, public defender office, legal aid office, or family member only if doing so is allowed by supervision and device rules.
  • Keep a paper folder with call notes, referrals, appointment confirmations, payment information, and provider requirements.

Verify before acting

Who to ask

The organization, provider office, attorney, supervising officer, or agency with authority over the step you are about to take.

What to ask

Ask whether the listing is current, whether they serve your situation, what it costs, whether there are privacy limits, and whether court or supervision approval is required.

What to save

Save the date, name, phone number, email address, instructions, appointment confirmation, and any written answer or screenshot.

Sources and related SOLAR guides

Use the source list to recheck links before publication and during future maintenance.

Related SOLAR resources

Reentry Checklist

SOLAR
Use with this directory when mental-health support is part of housing, work, supervision, or family reintegration planning.

Family Support Guide

SOLAR
Helpful for spouses, parents, adult children, and loved ones trying to support someone without carrying everything alone.

Know Your Rights Guide

SOLAR
Useful when a support, treatment, supervision, or registry issue becomes legal or rights-related.

Sources & verification

Links and contact information were checked during production rebuild on May 10, 2026. Recheck state affiliates and provider directories before future publication updates because organizations, meetings, providers, and phone numbers change.