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Help is a Phone Call Away
When you need immediate help, you can often find it within minutes if you know who to call. Following are links to free resources for help in a crisis.
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If you are in immediate danger, call 911. (Call 911 if someone is seriously injured or sick, or if there is a fire. The 911 operator will decide whether to send the Police, Fire Department, or an Ambulance. If your pet is ill or in trouble, call a veterinarian. For minor, non-life threatening injuries or illnesses, call your doctor.)
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If you are the victim of domestic abuse, make a confidential call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or, use their live chat service. Domestic abuse can intensify during a pandemic, according to this article in Psychology Today. Please reach out; you are not alone.
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If you know someone who is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Economic stress, anxiety and social isolation are some of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 interventions, according to this article from JAMA Psychiatry.
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For victims of rape, abuse and/or incest, RAINN offers a 24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline. Call 1-800-656-4673.
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The Veterans Crisis Line provides caring, qualified responders for veterans who are "feeling anxious or alone and thinking about suicide" or who may be experiencing other mental health issues. Call 1-800-273-8255 (press "1"); or text 838255; or chat confidentially here.
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For those looking for addiction treatment or living with a mental health condition, SAMHSA provides a 24/7 treatment service that provides information and referrals to "local treatment facilities, support groups, and community based organizations." Call 1-800-662-4357.
For those living with mental health conditions, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers a free peer-support service with information, resource referrals and support. You can call their helpline at 1-800-950-6264 (M-F, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); email [email protected], or text 741-741 (available 24/7).
For those who want help to break free from addiction, call MentalHelp.net at 1-966-295-8541. Click here for more resources from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Free and/or low cost counseling is available from a variety of sources, including these 22 places for affordable or free therapy online; or, Focus on the Family or Free Christian Counseling Online for faith-based counseling.
Please note that online therapy is not a substitute for emergency treatment.
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For a more comprehensive list of Telephone Counseling Hotlines in the United States, visit this link. Here you will find State Crisis Hotlines, help for eating disorders, alcoholism, depression and specific disorders; as well as parenting and pregnancy support along with many of the phone numbers provided above.
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