WHAT IS EARLY TREATMENT FOR PSYCHOSIS?

Getting help in the first stages of psychosis offers the best chance for full recovery. It is also a time when risks to health and well-being are highest. The goal of getting into specialized support early is to set off on a smoother path to wellness, allowing you to get back to the life you want to live sooner.

How Early Treatment Leads To Recovery

Early psychosis treatment programs offer individualized support focused on helping people reach personal goals such as staying in school or work and maintaining relationships.

Early intervention treatment typically includes:

• Counseling for the whole family
• Individual therapy
• Help managing medication, where appropriate
• Assistance with school or work
• Brain training to address challenges with memory or concentration
• Integrated substance use treatment, as needed

General

• 24/7 National Treatment Referral Routing Service: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance: Find A Pro
• Psychology Today 
• SAMHSA National Treatment Locator

Free or reduced-cost

• Aunt Bertha, a directory of free or reduced-cost mental health, medical and social services
• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective, a nationwide network of mental health professionals providing mental health care at a steeply reduced rate to individuals, couples, children, and families in need
• Project Let’s Peer Counseling, reserved for individuals who cannot afford therapy or cannot access a mental health professional
• Strong 365 Peer Support Chat with trained listeners, offered in partnership with 7 Cups. Free, 24/7 (code: STRONG)
• The Loveland Foundation, providing financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy

Community-Specific Provider Directories

• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Therapist Directory
• Black Virtual Therapist Network by BEAM 
• Inclusive Therapists offers a directory of providers offering equal access to quality, culturally responsive care 
• Latinx Therapy
• National Queer And Trans Therapists Of Color Network
• South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network 
• The Association of Black Psychologists Directory
• Therapy for Black Girls therapist network providing high quality, culturally competent services to Black women and girls 
• Therapy for Black Men
• We R Native, a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth