Support & Resources for Hard Moments
If you’re here because you’re struggling — mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or all of the above — I want you to know this first:
Your pain is real. Your life matters. And help is allowed.
This page gathers faith-based and general mental health resources you can turn to at any point. Some are for crisis moments. Others are for ongoing support, education, or gentle connection.
You do not have to use all of them.
You do not have to choose “perfectly.”
You are allowed to take help in the way that feels safest for you.
🚨 Immediate Help & Crisis Support
(Please seek immediate help if you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself.)
United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 (24/7, free, confidential) - Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 - The Trevor Project (LGBTQ support)
Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678 - SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357 (mental health & substance use support)
Outside the U.S.
If you’re not in the U.S., you can find international crisis numbers at:
➡️ findahelpline.com
LDS & Faith-Based Resources
Official Church Resources
These are gentle, educational, and focused on compassion and safety.
- Mental Health – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Life Help: Suicide
- Life Help: Abuse
- Life Help: Emotional & Mental Health
- Life Help: Grief
(These pages include videos, articles, grounding tools, and faith-centered guidance.)
LDS-Aligned & Faith-Friendly Organizations
(Independent organizations that many Latter-day Saints find helpful.)
- Addiction Recovery Program (ARP)
For addiction, emotional patterns, trauma recovery, and support — open to all. - North Star
Support for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their families. - Faith Matters Foundation
Thoughtful resources for faith crises, reconstruction, and spiritual growth.
🧠 General Mental Health Resources (Evidence-Based)
These resources are not religious, but they are widely respected, trauma-informed, and safe.
Trauma, PTSD, & Abuse
- RAINN – Support for survivors of sexual violence
- National Center for PTSD
- Sidran Institute – Trauma & dissociation education
Dissociative Disorders (including DID)
- ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation)
- An Infinite Mind – Survivor-centered dissociation resources
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- NEABPD – Education & Family Connections program
- DBT Self-Help – Skills for emotion regulation & distress tolerance
Bipolar Disorder
- Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Anxiety, Depression, OCD
- ADAA (Anxiety & Depression Association of America)
- International OCD Foundation
📱 Helpful Apps & Tools
(Use what feels supportive — you don’t need all of these.)
- Calm – Sleep, anxiety, grounding
- Headspace – Guided mindfulness & breathing
- Sanvello – CBT tools & mood tracking
- DBT Coach – DBT skills practice
- Rootd – Panic attack support
🕊️ Grief, Loss, & Faith Crisis Support
- GriefShare – Christian-based grief groups
- Modern Loss – Honest grief education
- Faith Matters – Faith crisis & reconstruction resources
- Letters to a Young Mormon (Adam Miller)
🤝 Resources for Loved Ones & Supporters
If you’re supporting someone you love:
- NAMI Family-to-Family Program
- NEABPD Family Connections
- Church Ministering Resources
(Focus on presence, listening, and safety — not fixing.)
💛 A Gentle Reminder
- Reaching out for help is not a lack of faith.
- Mental illness is not a spiritual failure.
- Christ works through doctors, therapists, hotlines, friends, and communities.
If one resource doesn’t fit, that doesn’t mean you are the problem.
It only means you haven’t found the right support yet.