Crisis Hotlines & Resources
If you need help NOW…reach out for it NOW.
If you feel you, or a loved one, are in immediate or eminent danger, either from another person or yourself, please call crisis intervention or hotline, the police if necessary, or a shelter or service near you. Your safety comes first. Get started in securing it.
If you feel lonely, depressed, or just need someone to talk to, you can also call crisis intervention or one of the hotlines. You don’t need to be in a crisis. We often underestimate what we’re going through, anyway. Reach out. Don’t go through this alone.
Some resources are listed below.
Also, don’t wait until you’re in crisis. Create a list of resources to have at hand, in view or in easy-to-find place: services, numbers to call, places to go, friends, peer support, and professionals to reach out to.
If you want, you can jot down acts or practices that have worked for you, or appeals to you, like reminders to “breathe”, or suggestions to “move” or “dance”, “lean against a tree”, “write”, whatever may make you feel a little more grounded or centered in the moment.
Update list as needed to stay current with where you are.
Create a self-care plan, so you don’t have to think about what to do, when you may be least able to.
I live in the United States, so most of my resources will be from the U.S, but I will include resources from other countries.
If you know of a reliable organization to suggest for inclusion, please list it in the comments below, and I’ll check it out, and add it. Thank you!
NOTE: I have not vetted all of these resources, or used them myself. They are not personal recommendations. They’re offered as a suggestion, a starting point, for you to look further into, and discern if they’re a good resource for you. I will do my best to choose the resources that appear to be recommended by reputable sources.
This list is not exhaustive. I will be adding to it.
World-Wide
To start off, I’m including this world-wide list from Wikipedia.
It’s a dynamic list, which means it gets updated. I won’t be able to keep up with new information added, and I haven’t looked through all the resources already there, though I’m familiar with some listed from the U.S., but you may find this resource useful.
Crisis Text Line
Ireland Text “HELLO” to 50808
United Kingdom Text “SHOUT” 85258
Canada Text “CONNECT” to 686868
In the United States
Crisis Text Line
United States Text “HOME” to 741741
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
English: https://www.thehotline.org/
Spanish: https://espanol.thehotline.org/
Call: 1-800-799-(SAFE)7233
TTY: 1.800.787.3224
Text “START” to 88788
Excellent resource on internet safety here: https://www.thehotline.org/plan-for-safety/internet-safety/
RAINN: Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
English: https://www.rainn.org
Spanish: https://www.rainn.org/linea-de-ayuda-online-en-espanol
1-800-656-(HOPE) 4673
RAINN App: https://www.rainn.org/new-rainn-mobile-app-offers-survivors-loved-ones-another-option-support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call 988
English: https://988lifeline.org/
Spanish: https://988lifeline.org/es/home/
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
A Government Resource
English: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help
Please feel free to list any suggestion you may have as a good resource! Thank you.