ASDC does not provide therapeutic or medical advice. However, your mental health is important to us, and we want to provide the best support we can give. Please research the following resources provided to find the one that best fits your needs.
24-Hour Crisis Hotlines
DeafLEAD offers 24-hour crisis lines committed to providing a safe place for you to get the help that you need
Video Phone: 321-800-3323
Provides a 24-hour confidential crisis counseling via text messaging.
Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis support
Creating Mental Health Awareness: Conversations with Signed by Stories
ASDC has partnered with Signed by Stories in a effort to support, promote and bring awareness to mental health wellness for the Deaf/HH community. Additionally, Signed By Stories aims to further mental health awareness, advocacy, education & support for Deaf, Hard Of Hearing, Deaf Blind, Late-Deafened and Deaf Disabled people through storytelling – and ASDC fully supports that mission.
Crucial Conversations
In June 2022 – ASDC and Signed by Stories began a series of conversations that will focus on a variety of topics relating to mental health awareness and wellness within the Deaf/HH community.
Taking place LIVE and ONLINE monthly, these free conversations will feature Deaf/HH persons who have valuable experiences and perspectives about their mental health journey. Conversations may include professionals, parents, and friends and families who have lent supported along the way.
These conversations are designed to be candid yet informative in an effort to create awareness about the mental health challenges faced by the Deaf/HH communicty. Together, we can create a culture of change that is competent, responsive, empowered, and above all, inclusive.
Dates/times and access information will be shared here, as well as on our respective Facebook and YouTube platforms, and through Zoom. In addition to viewing the replays of each months’ conversation here, you can also find them on our YouTube channel and blog.
Learn more about Signed By Stories
Upcoming Conversations – Join us Live
Replays
March 24, 2023: “A Conversation on Mental Health and Wellness by Deaf Women Warriors with Cerebral Palsy”
Resources and Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
Gallaudet University Counseling & Psychological Services
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center @ Gallaudet University
RIT/NTID (student focused)
Parenting/Therapy
Justice Involvement
Special Topics on Mental Health & Well-Being
(from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes)
- Leading the Way: Eight Strategies for Deaf Communities to Enact System Change
- Self-Care as Part of Mental Health
- Mental Health Services
- Family Support for Deaf Teens
- Role Models as Facilitators of Social Capital for Deaf Individuals: A Research Synthesis
- Mental Health Care for Deaf Individuals: Needs, Risk Factors, and Access to Treatment
- Late-Deafened Individuals: Implications for Postsecondary Outcomes
- Family Context: Understanding the Importance of Siblings
Online 12 Step Meetings in ASL, Text, or Interpreted
Online Recovery Meetings
Click on the link below to open a list of online recovery meetings in American Sign Language (ASL) or meetings providing ASL interpretation. The list contains the dates, times, meeting links, and descriptions of the meetings.
DODA Meetings
If you go to the link below, you will see a calendar that has the days and times when online meetings occur through Zoom. You just click on the link and join the meeting. At the bottom of that page, is a daily thought/meditation in ASL. You can watch a different one every day of the year.
Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Online Directory of 12-Step Meetings – ASL or ASL-interpreted options
Outpatient Programs
Center for Family Services – Recovery Network for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Loss
Voorhees, New Jersey (Serves the entire state of NJ through telehealth services)
Provides services to individuals experiencing substance use disorders who are Deaf, hard of hearing or who have hearing loss. All services are provided by staff that are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and culturally sensitive to the Deaf community.
**Services are currently available via TeleHealth.**
Deaf Addiction Services at Maryland (DASAM)
Baltimore, Maryland
Provides dual-diagnosis services (addictions and mental health) for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. All staff members are fluent in ASL and staff interpreters are present at all times. Programs include: Methadone and Buprenorphine Maintenance, Intensive Outpatient Program, Detoxification Services, and Mobile Addictions Counseling.
Bridgemark Addiction Recovery Services
Warwick, Rhode Island
Provides specialized services for the D/deaf. Individualized treatment plans.
Deaf Community Services – Signs of Life Program
San Diego, California
Comprehensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment for Deaf, Deaf-blind, late-deafened, and hard-of-hearing adults. Offer short- and long-term outpatient services including individual and group alcohol and drug counseling, case management, dual diagnosis (alcohol/drug and mental health) care, assessment, information, and referrals.