Help and Crisis Resources

“I have called crisis helplines myself when I was feeling hopeless and scared. There is nothing wrong with asking for help when you feel like things are too much for you to handle.”
— Cris Edwards, Founder of soQuiet

United States:

  • National Crisis Line [call or text]:
    call: 988
    Or online chat: Lifeline Online Chat

  • National Helpline:
    1-800-662-4357

  • NAMI Teen & Young Adult Helpline [10am-10pm EST M-F]
    Online chat: nami.org/TalkToUs
    Text: FRIEND to 62640

  • CrisisTextLine:
    Text: HOME to 741741
    En español: Text AYUDA to 741741

  • Trevor Project [LGBTQ+ Help]:
    Call: 1-866-488-7386
    Text: TREVOR to 1-202-304-1200
    Online chat help: TheTrevorProject.org

  • List of “warmlines” [not crisis] https://warmline.org/

Canada

• Talk Suicide Canada:
1-833-456-4566

• Wellness Together Canada
[To connect with a mental health professional one-on-one]:

Youth Call: 1-888-668-6810
Youth Text: WELLNESS to 686868 for youth

Adults Call: 1-866-585-0445
Adults Text: WELLNESS to 741741 for adults

United Kingdon

Samaritan Helpline:
Call: 116 123 to talk to Samaritan
Text: SHOUT to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line
Youth Text: YM 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line