Crisis Support

If you have an emergency, dial 911. 

If you need a Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, dial 988

Need Immediate Help In A Crisis?

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Dial or text 988 if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health crisis and get connected to a trained crisis counselor 24/7. 988 is the new, shorter phone number that will make it easier for people to access mental health crisis services.

Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741

Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text message.

National Domestic Violence Hotline – Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)

Trained expert advocates are available 24/7 to provide confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information. Help is available in Spanish and other languages.

National Sexual Assault Hotline – Call 800-656-HOPE (4673)

Connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area that offers access to a range of free services. Crisis chat support is available at Online Hotline. Free help, 24/7.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Child Abuse Hotlines

• National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453, push 1 to talk to a hotline counselor. (Call this number for help if you have been abused, suspect a child or teenager is being sexually abused, or if you are an abuser.) For hearing impaired, call 1-800-222-4523.

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Can be used to communicate information to the authorities about child pornography or child sex trafficking. Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1800-843-5678) or make a cybertip. 

Crisis Hotlines (also scroll down to see Suicide Hotlines)

• Crisis Text Line (U.S.A.): Text CONNECT to 741741. https://www.crisistextline.org/textline/

• Crisis Text Line (Canada): Text HOME to 686868 to text with a trained Crisis Responder. https://www.crisistextline.ca/

• IMAlive: virtual crisis online chat center https://www.imalive.org/

Depression Hotlines

• Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696

Domestic Violence Hotlines

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) – Staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.

• Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women: 1-888-743-5754 DAHMW.org

• STAND Against Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: 1-888-215-5555

Eating Disorders Hotlines:

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD): 1-847-831-3438 (long distance)

Elder Abuse Hotlines:

• Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-8966

Human Trafficking Hotlines:

• National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 – OR text 233733. Caller can report a tip; connect with anti-trafficking services in their area; or request training and technical assistance, general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources.

Parents Hotlines:

• Parent Hotline: 1-800-840-6537. Parent Hotline is a website dedicated to helping families who are in a crisis situation.

Rape/Sexual Assault Hotlines:

• The National Sexual Assault Hotline (1.800.656.HOPE) and Online Hotline (rainn.org) offer free, safe and confidential help 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

• Safe Helpline 1-877-995-5247. Rainn also operates a sexual assault support line specifically for members of the DoD (Department of Defense) community SafeHelpline.org.

• Safe Horizon Rape, Sexual Assault, and Incest hotline: 212.227.3000

• Take Back The Night Foundation Hotline: 1-866-966-9013: Legal support for survivors in every state. Referrals to counseling, support, legal aid, hospitals.

• London Victim Support hotline: 0845-303-0900

• Montreal, Quebec Rape Crisis Centre hotline: 514-934-4504

• Ottawa, Ontario Rape Crisis Center hotline: 613-562-2333

• Toronto, Ontario Rape Crisis Centre hotline: 416-597-1171

• United Kingdom National Helpline: 

  808-802-9999 (open daily from 12-2.30pm         and 7-9.30pm UK time)

• Victoria, British Columbia Women’s Sexual Assault Centre hotline: 250-383-3232

Runaway or Homeless Youth Hotlines:

• National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY ( 1-800-786-2929 )-a national, toll-free hotline for runaway and homeless youth, teens in crisis and concerned family/friends. Completely confidential.

• Covenant House 1-800-999-9999 (Youth and Parents, 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline which provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S.

Self-Injury Hotlines:

• 1-800-DONT-CUT (366-8288)

Stalking Hotlines:

• Crime Victims Hotline: 1-866-689-HELP (4357)

• Safe Horizon: 1-800-621-HOPE (4673)

Substance Abuse/Alcoholism Hotlines:

• Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention: 1-800-234-0246

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment: 1-800-234-0420

• The Alcohol & Drug Addiction Resource Center: 1-800-390-4056

• Alcohol Hotline Support & Information: 1-800-331-2900

Suicide Hotlines in the United States:

• National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Spanish 1-800-799-4889

• National Suicide Prevention Text line: 1-800-799-4889

Suicide Hotlines International:

• Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

• Australia: 13 11 14

• Belgium: 106

• Canada (Ontario): 519-416-486-2242

• Canada (Alberta): 1-888-787-2880

• Canada (British Columbia): 1-866-872-0113

• Canada (Quebec): 514-723-4000

• China: 852-2382-0000

• Costa Rica: 506-253-5439

• Germany: 0800-181-0721

• India: 92-22-307-3451

• Ireland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90

• Israel: 1201

• Japan: 3-5286-9090

• Mexico: 525-510-2550

• South Africa: 0861-322-322

• Spain: 717 003 717

• Switzerland: 143

• Thailand: 02-249-9977

• Ukraine: 0487- 327715

• United Kingdom: 08457-90-90-90

• United Kingdom: Text 07725 90 90 90

• Zimbabwe: 080 12 333 333

Surrender Your Baby Hotlines:

• National Safe Haven Alliance Crisis Hotline: 1-888-510-BABY (2229). Call this toll free numbers if you want to surrender your baby or are pregnant and have questions about how the “Safely Surrendered Baby” laws in your state can help you. There are “safe surrender” sites in many locations—usually any hospital, fire station, lifeguard station—where you can safely hand over your baby with no questions asked. There are laws in place to protect your privacy and ensure that your baby is not abandoned in an unsafe place when you are in crisis.

Veterans Crisis Hotlines:

• Military Helpline: 1-888-HLP-4-VET ( 1-888-457-4838) – Anonymous, free help for veterans, members of the military and their families.

• National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-4AID-VET (1877-424-3838).

• VA National Caregiver Support Line: 1-855-260-3274 (M-F 8am-11pm, Sat 10:30am-6pm).

• Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1 (text 838255)

Youth/Teen Crisis Intervention Hotlines:

• Boystown National Hotline: 1-800-448-3000 or TTY: 1-800-448-3000. Assists youth, and their family/friends, who are affected by self-harm and other issues.

• LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline: 1-866-488-7386 OR text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200. (Available Tuesday-Friday between 3pm – 9pm EST/12pm – 6pm PT.)

• National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663 – Provides 24/7 short-term counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse.

• Teen Text Line: Text TEEN 839863 Daily from 6pm-9pm PST

• Youth Line: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-968-8454): Free confidential teen-to-teen crisis help support hotline where youths can call, text, chat, or email and get into contact with a trained youth. Youths are available from 4-10 PM PST daily, while adults are available at all other times. No problem is too big or too small.

• Youth Development International Crisis Hotline: 1-800-HIT-HOME (1800-448-4663): This youth crisis hotline provides crisis intervention counseling, information and referral on youth issues, child abuse, pregnancy, runaways, suicide, shelters, churches, transportation and more.

Warm Lines

• Warmlines are for when you need someone to talk to but are not in crisis: http://warmline.org/