Help, Hope, and Healing, Right Here in New Hanover County

Mental health and substance use challenges touch lives across our community. Almost everyone knows someone who’s struggled – or has struggled themselves. Yet getting help can feel confusing, overwhelming, or out of reach. Help Right Here is committed to changing that.

By connecting the New Hanover County community to a trusted network of more than 65 local care providers and community partners, we’re making sure help for mental health and substance use disorders is simple to find, easy to understand, and tailored to support sustainable health and well-being.

About Help Right Here Why This Matters How This Started

ABOUT Help Right here

Help Right Here connects people to local help that really works.

The focus is on:

Simplifying access to care.
Educating and empowering our community.
Supporting recovery for the long term.

Why This Matters

The mental health and substance use disorder crisis affects every part of our country, and New Hanover County is no exception. The need is real, urgent, and close to home:

Simplifying access to care

Help Right Here connects the New Hanover County community to resources and reduces barriers to care, so more people can get the right help when and where they need it. And if challenges like food, housing, or finances stand in the way, you’ll find resources for those, too.

1 in 5

U.S. Adults live with a mental health condition but fewer than half get the care they need. (Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Educating and empowering our community

Help Right Here provides clear, compassionate information about mental health and substance use challenges: why they happen, what help looks like, and how to find the right support.

1 in 8

North Carolinians ages 12 and older live with substance use disorder – and most go without treatment. (Source: SAMHSA)

Supporting recovery for the long term

Help Right Here partners with local care providers and community partners to offer a wide range of services, meeting each person where they are on their unique path.

2nd Leading Cause

Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10–18 in North Carolina. (Source: NCDHHS)

These aren’t just numbers

They’re our neighbors, friends, and loved ones who need help, and too often go without it. Help Right Here exists to change that.

71 Lives Lost

In 2024, New Hanover County had 71 opioid-related deaths and 425 nonfatal overdoses.

How this started

Help Right Here stems from New Hanover County’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Strategic Plan, supported by national opioid settlement funds supplemented by the county’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Fund.

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