Resource by Audience
Autism
My Autism Ally
Provides support and information to individuals, families, and communities in northern Indiana affected by autism. Open to anyone who wants help with local resources share advice with other parents of children with autism.
Support Group at Partners In Autism
601 Noble Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-207-4686
2nd Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:00 p m
Caregiver
NAMI National Warmline Directory
Carelines provide non-emergency, emotional support. Many are 24/7 and also offer text, chat, and bilingual support. Some will accept calls from anywhere in the country.
Volunteers are in recovery themselves or have personal experience caring for a loved one with a mental health condition. They will share their own story and daily struggles or simply listen to the caller’s personal challenges.
Access the NAMI Warmline Directory
NAMI Educational Materials
NAMI Your Journey provides valuable information on varied topics such as:
- learning to help your child and family
- how to support recovery and maintain health relationships
- how to take care of yourself
- how to prepare for a crisis
- finding a missing loved one
- calling 911 and talking with the police
- handling the arrest of a loved one.
Disability
The League for the Blind & Disabled
Working for full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.
Services include:
- Independent living resources—low vision and blind services, youth services, adaptive equipment, information and referral, peer support, independent living skills training, case coordination
- DeafLink services—interpreting, case coordination and advocacy
- HomeCare and services—household chores, personal care assistance, respite care
- Home HealthCare and services—skilled nursing, home health aides, private nurse duty
- Benefit enrollment center—medications, health care including Medicaid and Medicare, food, heat, energy
5821 S. Anthony Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46816
260-441-0551 office V/TTY
800-889-3443 toll-free
260-441-7760 fax
LGBTQ+ Community
The Trevor Project
Provides life-saving and life-affirming resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to create safe, accepting and inclusive environments for all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Speak to a counselor
- Suicide and crisis intervention resources
- Mental health
- Educator and Parent Resources
The Q Center at Purdue University Fort Wayne
A learning environment and resource center for LGBTQIA+ students aiming to create spaces for connection and community, and equipping faculty and staff with the necessary tools to be effective allies for equity and acceptance.
Access a sortable and searchable national database
OutCare
Provides a national, comprehensive, online directory of healthcare providers who identify as culturally competent in the care of the LGBTQ+ community.
Locate additional LGBTQ+ resources by state
The Point Foundation
Provides scholarships, mentoring, coaching, leadership development and community service training to empower promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society.
Center for Nonviolence
Provides a safe, welcoming, and affirming space where individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by violence can receive trauma-informed, client-centered, culturally affirming services.
- Intervention services for those who have used violence
- Prevention services that promote safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments
- Facilitated trauma-informed support and education groups
- Individualized case management
- Legal and medical advocacy
- Help to obtain housing, EBT and TANF benefits, and other forms of public assistance
- Specialized advocacy services for immigrant and undocumented individuals
- Support and advocacy services are free of charge and offered in English and Spanish.
The community-based Gender & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) program offers safe and affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and allies to explore issues impacting their lives, such as identity, expression, and contributions.
235 West Creighton Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46807-1311
Phone: (260) 456-4112
Monday thru Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm
Minority Community Resources
Courageous Healing
Providing trauma-informed, culturally centered mental health services for people of diverse backgrounds including:
- Therapy and counseling
- Interventions
- Prenatal and postnatal support groups
- Family enrichment sessions
- Spa services
2013 South Anthony Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
260-255-3514
Monday through Friday, 8 am – 5 pm
NAMI
Provides guidance on obtaining mental health care consistent with and sensitive to an individual’s identity, culture and lived experience and a large compilation of resources .
NAMI Cultural Dimensions Website
Scroll towards the bottom of each category’s page to find resources for:
Asian American and Pacific Islander
Refugees
Amani Family Services
Devoted to serving refugee and immigrant families and individuals struggling with addictions, cultural adjustment, parenting skills, mental health, child abuse and neglect, new US laws, educational system, criminal justice system and immigration matters. Programs include:
- Family Support Program–provides intervention services to help preserve family units and protect the safety of children victims of abuse or neglect.
- Community Support Program–Free mental health services offered in an array of languages providing opportunities for discussion around relocating to this community in addition to educating and assisting individuals on their overall well-being.
- Victim Care–assists immigrant victims in making sure that their needs are met in a professional and timely manner. Provides interpretation, help with filling out forms, court accompaniment, victim advocacy as well as legal aid in partnership with Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic.
- Substance Use Support—bilingual, qualified providers offer assistance in the members’ primary languages. Provide substance use support services, encourages peer support for adjustment challenges and resources for addressing health challenges. Amani is the only provider of substance use support groups for refugees.
Indiana Refugee Services
Provides assistance and services to refugees, asylees, specific Afghan populations, Cuban and Haitian entrants, special immigrant visa holders, certain Amerasian immigrants, victims of human trafficking and survivors of torture.
Indiana Refugee Services ensures that refugees are provided assistance and services through state-administered programs that enable them to become employed, economically self-sufficient and integrated members of society as soon as possible after their arrival in the United States.
To address specific health challenges of refugees, Indiana Refugee Services also provides guidance, resources and oversight for initial medical screenings and mental health consultation.
Inquiries about the Indiana Refugee Services program can be directed to 855-673-0193, ext. 5831 or 5838.
Indiana Refugee Services Website
Students
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Purdue Mental Health and Wellness Website
University of Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center
1516 Leesburg Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
260-222-9269
Counseling hours
Mondays and Wednesdays: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and on holidays
Seniors
Aging and In-Home services of Northeast Indiana
Access resources for older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers.
Aging and In-Home Services Website
8101 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
260-745-1200
800-552-3662
Veterans
Veterans Crisis Line
The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7 by dialing 1-800-273-8255 and pressing 1.
NAMI Veterans & Active-Duty
Find resources to help support active-duty military personnel, veterans and their families facing serious mental illnesses such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia.
Includes fact sheets, self-help information, online discussion groups, research and policy updates, and links to government agencies and other private organizations.
NAMI Homefront Mental Health Resources
Free online suite of resources for caregivers, family members, and military service members and veterans designed to increase understanding, communication, wellness and advocacy skills.
After you create an account, access resources 24/7 through computers or mobile devices on topics such as:
- Mental health conditions
- Treatment options
- Approaches to increase overall wellness
- Tips for self-care and managing stress
- Communication strategies
- Transitioning from military to civilian life
- Links to helpful organizations and crisis services
- And more!
Access Homefront Mental Health Resources
NAMI Homefront Mental Health Resource Directory
Packed with resources and links to programs for military service members, veterans and their families including the following content areas:
- Crisis lines
- Branch specific resources
- Caregiver and loved ones
- Department of Defense resources
- Disability
- Education
- Employment
- Grief/bereavement
- Health care and insurance
- LGBTQ+
- Mental health organizations
- PTSD/Traumatic brain injury/polytrauma
- Sexual/domestic assault
- Helpful books and publications
Youth and Families
Meridian Health Services
Offers services for physical, mental and social well- being throughout central and northeastern Indiana. Mental health services and programs include:
- Addiction services
- Children and family programs
- Connxxions program
- Home with Hope program
- Maternal mental health
- Military and veteran services
- Psychiatric services
- School and community- based programs
- Skill building
- Suicide prevention
- Therapy and counseling
Hours vary by location.
Fort Wayne Location
4646 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 100
Ft. Wayne IN 46804
260-436-0932
