Emergency Mental Health Resources

The following resources are taken from a list that appeared on psycom.net. It is not exhaustive; your city, state, or country may have additional resources not listed here. Regardless, the hotlines listed below can aid you in crisis and connect you with more permanent help.

You are worth the call.

United States

• Emergency: 911

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1- 800-799-7233

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255); www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

• Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support: www.suicide.org

• Lifeline Crisis Chat: https://www.contact-usa.org/chat.html

• Crisis Text Line: Text REASON to 741741 (free, confidential and 24/7)

• Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)

• Family Violence Helpline: 1-800-996-6228

• Planned Parenthood Hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)

• American Association of Poison Control Centers: 1-800-222-1222

• National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency: 1-800-622-2255

• GLBT Hotline: 1-888-843-4564

• The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678. Standard text messaging rates apply. Available 24/7/365. (Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning—LGBTQ—young people under 25.)

• Veterans Crisis Line: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

• International Suicide Prevention Directory: http://suicideprevention.wikia.com/wiki/International_Suicide_Prevention_Directory

‘Find a Therapist’ Online Directories

• PsychCentral: https://psychcentral.com/find-help/

• Psychology Today: https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms

• GoodTherapy.org: http://www.goodtherapy.org/find-therapist.html

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: http://www.aamft.org/iMIS15/AAMFT/Content/Directories/Find_a_Therapist.aspx

Canada

• Emergency: 911

• Hotline: 1-888-353-2273

• YourLifeCounts.org: http://www.yourlifecounts.org/need-help/crisis-lines