CRISIS SUPPORT

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    Best For: Immediate emotional crisis or suicidal thoughts when you need someone to talk to right away.
    What It Offers: Free, confidential support 24/7. Trained counselors listen and help you stay safe and calm during an emotional crisis. Also offers Spanish text/chat services.
    Dial 988 or text 988 anytime. You can also click to chat online. Each call/text is routed to your local crisis center, so helpers know local resources.
    Cost: Free

  • Crisis Text Line

    Best For: People who would rather text than call, especially during anxiety, depression, loneliness, self-harm thoughts, bullying, relationship stress, or emotional overwhelm.

    What It Offers: Free, confidential, 24/7 text-based crisis support. Users text HOME to 741741 to connect with a live trained volunteer Crisis Counselor. It also offers web chat and WhatsApp access.
    Spanish users can text HOLA to 741741.

    Cost: Free

  • Veterans Crisis Line

    Best For: Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and the family/friends supporting them.

    What It Offers: Free, confidential 24/7 crisis support by phone, chat, or text. Users can dial 988 then press 1, text 838255, or chat online. The site says people do not have to be enrolled in VA benefits or VA health care to use it.

    Cost: Free.

  • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline

    Best For: Sexual assault, sexual abuse, intimate image abuse, survivor support, or supporting someone who has been harmed.

    What It Offers: 24/7 support from trained staff by phone, online chat, text, and WhatsApp. Users can call 800-656-HOPE, text HOPE to 64673, or chat online. RAINN says its victim service programs have helped more than 5 million survivors and loved ones since 1994.

    Cost: Free.

  • National Human Trafficking Hotline

    Best For: People experiencing trafficking, exploitation, force, fraud, coercion, unsafe work conditions, commercial sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, or people worried that someone they know may be trafficked.

    What It Offers: 24/7 confidential support, help understanding options, safety planning, reporting tips, local service referrals, and a national referral directory for emergency, transitional, and long-term services for trafficking victims and survivors.

    Call 1-888-373-7888, text 233733, use online chat, report a tip, or search the referral directory by city, state, or ZIP code.

    Cost: Free.

  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline

    Best For: Emotional distress connected to disasters, mass violence, community unrest, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, infectious disease outbreaks, and other traumatic public events.

    What It Offers: 24/7, year-round crisis counseling for people in the U.S. and its territories experiencing emotional distress after natural or human-caused disasters. Users can call or text 1-800-985-5990.

    Cost: Free.
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