If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis and need emergency support, call 988. Compassionate, trained professionals are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide free guidance, support, resources, and connections to treatment. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – Call 988 for 24/7, free and confidential support and crisis resources.
Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741 at any time from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor for free.
Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) – Call 988, then press 1, or Text 838255 for 24/7 crisis support for veterans and their loved ones.
The Trevor Project – Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text 678-678 anytime to reach a trained counselor to provide crisis support services for LGBTQ+ young people.
Disaster Distress Helpline – Call or Text 1-800-985-5990 for 24/7 crisis counseling and support for incidences related to natural or human-caused disasters.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Warmline – Peer-run phone line staffed by volunteers in recovery to offer callers emotional support. Click below to find you local Warmline number.
Interested in getting connected to treatment?
Visit the website of your state or county government and search for the health services department for guidance on accessing services within your area.
Additional resources:
- Support Groups.
- General information regarding Mental Health Treatment and Services.
- Psychology Today’s national directory of treatment options.
- SAMHSA referrals to low-cost mental health care, call (800) 662-4357.
- Strategies for supporting someone with a mental health disorder.
- Learn 5 steps to help someone in a mental health crisis situation.
Survivor Guide: Are you a survivor of a suicide attempt and looking for additional resources or information? healthful mind encourages you to read A Journey Toward Health and Hope to help you with your recovery.
If you have lost someone to suicide, resources are available:
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is a group to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide. The group is free and confidential.
Links are subject to change and may be out-of-date.
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