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Missoula Community Resources

Need help with non-school related issues? This guide can help you find resources for childcare, food assistance, housing, and more.

Free Online Meetings and Virtual Platforms

12Steps.org: listing of online 12-step meetings on various platforms

Al-Anon Electronic Meetings: This forum and recovery chat room for Alcoholics Anonymous members features voice chat, Skype, and text chat meetings connecting people from around the world.

Narcotics Anonymous: Listing of online meetings provided by NA

Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergroup: Listing of online meetings from AA Intergroup

Smart Recovery: Blog

Adult Children of Alcoholics: Phone and online meetings

In The Rooms (Online Meetings): An online platform supporting a wide range of 12-step and non-12 step meetings

Bridge Club Virtual Meetings: Meetings that are specifically focused on women and LGBTQIA+ folks who are sober or interested in sobriety.

Refuge Recovery Online Meetings: Listing of daily online meetings

Families Anonymous Virtual Meetings: Online meetings for parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses, significant others, other family members and friends of those with a current, suspected, or former drug problem.

Life Ring Recovery: Listing of online meetings. 

The Temper: An online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery. Includes links to resources. 

My Recovery: Online 12-step meetings

Mental Health Centers and Help Lines

  • Partnership Health Center (406) 258-4789 : Screened for symptoms of COVID-19 upon arrival.
  • Trans Lifeline (877) 565-8860 : Support line run by and for trans people, divested from police (will not call the police to your house).
  • Montana Warmline (877) 688-3377; montanawarmline.org : Free, confidential service for emotional support and referrals
  • Western Montana Mental Health (406) 532-9700 1201 Wyoming St. 
  • Montana Crisis Text Line : Text "MT" to 741741 - quick response to behavioral health crises
  • Winds of Change (406) 541-4673 : Open 9am-6pm Monday-Friday. Mental health center in Missoula
  • Tamarack Grief Resource Center (406) 541-8472 : Virtual counseling, support groups and kids groups. Call or visit http://www.tamarackgriefresourcecenter.org/events to register for events. 
  • Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic 406-327-3034 : Hours 8:30am-5pm, 900 N Orange St, 1st Floor, Suite 102, Missoula, MT 59802, link to website
  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK (8255)

Before calling help lines

Many helpline staffers are required to call the police if you disclose that you have a plan and an intention to harm yourself or others. Please take this in mind before calling a helpline if you would not choose to call the police yourself in your situation.