Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL)
By Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Our free, confidential hotline can connect you to clinical help for mental health and substance use concerns where and when you need it.
This is an ongoing program.
The BHHL is available 24/7, including holidays.
Contact
You can also use our Chat Now feature on our webpage. Deaf or hard of hearing? Contact MassRelay at 711, or use the video relay or caption provider of choice. Your messages will be relayed to a BHHL staff member, and their responses will be typed back to you.
No application or registration needed.
Location
The program serves people at their homes or wherever it is needed or online.
- Only virtual (online or over the phone).
Additional information
The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) is here to connect you directly to clinical help, when and where you need it. Even if you’re not sure what kind of help or treatment you may need, we can help guide you.
- It’s free, confidential, and no health insurance is required.
- Real-time interpretation in 200+ languages.
- Deaf or hard of hearing? Contact MassRelay at 711, or use your video relay or caption provider of choice.
The Behavioral Health Help Line is a service of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, operated by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP).
Last updated July 14, 2023.