Get Help Now: Hotlines

Crisis Support:
You Can Get Help Now

Please Reach Out

If you are feeling overwhelmed, unsafe, or unsure how to get through the moment, support is available right now. You do not have to be in a life-or-death emergency to reach out. These resources are here to listen, help you stabilize, and connect you to next steps.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911 (or your local emergency number) right now.

If You Are in the United States:

Call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if you’re feeling suicidal, in emotional distress, or simply overwhelmed and need to talk to someone right now.

If calling feels too hard, text the Crisis Text Line to get immediate support from a trained crisis counselor.

  • Text: HOME to 741741

If You Are Outside the United States:

  • Findahelpline.com offers a global directory of crisis support by country and can help connect you to crisis support in your area.Diverse group of adults. Those in front are smiling and holding out their hands as if to offer help.

 

Not Just for Emergencies

These services and the specialized resources below are not only for emergencies. Reaching out early can help prevent things from escalating. Consider reaching out if you are:

  • Feeling emotionally overwhelmed or stuck
  • Having thoughts about harming yourself, even if you don’t plan to act on them
  • Experiencing intense anxiety, panic, or distress
  • Feeling disconnected, hopeless, or unable to cope

First Responders & Veterans

CopLine – Hotline exclusively for current and former Law Enforcement personnel and their families.

  • Call: 800-COPLINE (800-267-5463)

Safe Call Now – Hotline for first responders and their families staffed by trained peers—current or former first responders—who understand the specific, high-stress culture of public safety.

  • Call: 206-459-3020 (Based in Washington, but nationwide)

Veterans Crisis Line – Available for veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their loved ones.

Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and ASL Users

Deaf Crisis Line (DCL) – Hotline supporting supports callers who are facing a variety of challenges and are victims of crimes.

LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

The Trevor Project – Confidential crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults who are feeling distressed, unsafe, or in need of someone who understands.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health

SAMHSA National Helpline – Confidential support for people facing mental health or substance use concerns, including treatment referrals.

  • Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Interpersonal Violence

RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline

Love is Respect – Teen dating violence hotline.

National Domestic Violence Hotline – Support for people experiencing abuse or feeling unsafe in a relationship.

StrongHearts Native Helpline – Domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy.

  • Call: 844-7NATIVE (762-8483)

YOU MATTER.

Please don’t let shame or guilt or negative things you’ve been told or tell yourself get in the way of you getting help when you need it.

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