If you need help right now

This page is not a lesson and it is not a reading. These are real people you can reach today, for free. You do not have to be in crisis to use them, and you do not have to explain yourself to anyone first.

If you are in immediate danger

911

In the United States, call emergency services. Anywhere else, call your local emergency number.

United States, crisis support

Free, confidential, and open every hour of every day.

988
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988. For thoughts of suicide, emotional distress, substance use, or when you simply cannot carry it alone. Veterans can press 1.
Text HOME to 741741
Crisis Text Line
If talking out loud feels like too much, text instead. A trained volunteer answers.
1-800-662-4357
SAMHSA National Helpline
Treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish.

United States, practical help

Food, rent, utilities, childcare, and local services, wherever you live.

211
Dial 211, or visit 211.org
One call reaches a real person who connects you to food pantries, housing and utility assistance, job and family services, and other programs in your own county. Free and confidential.

Outside the United States

You are welcome here from anywhere, and there is help where you are.

findahelpline.com
Free helplines in more than 175 countries
Choose your country and see verified phone, text, and chat services near you.
Text lines
Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland
Canada: text 686868. United Kingdom: text 85258. Ireland: text 50808.