We have compiled a list of Helplines according to various categories. We hope this can be useful to anyone looking for quick access to what could be life-saving information.
CRISIS RESOURCES
For free and confidential support 24/7, please contact the following:
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor, or visit www.crisistextline.org.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline National STD and AIDS Hotline (American Sexual Health Association)
Call: 1-800-273-8255 Call: (800) 232-4636
Veterans Crisis Line The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Call: 1-800-273-8255 (and press 1) Helpline: (800) 931-2237
Deaf or hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889 Website
Text: 838255 Chat
Samaritans (24/7 Crisis Services) National Runaway Safeline
Helpline: Call or Text (877) 870-4673 Call: 1-800-786-2929
Trevor Project (LGBTQ crisis line) Text: 66008
Call: 1-866-488-7386
Website/Chat The Safe School Hotline
Text: Text START to 678678 Anonymously report to your school situations that can be threatening, etc.
The Trans Lifeline Website
Call (USA): 877-565-8860 / (Canada): 877-339-6366
National Safe Place Text Safe
Text: Text the word “safe” and your current location (address, city, state) to 4HELP (44357)
IMAlive
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call: 1−800−799−7233
TTY: 1−800−787−3224
RAINN (National Sexual Assault Hotline)
Call: 800-656-4673
National Safe Place Text Safe
Text: Text the word “safe” and your current location (address, city, state) to 4HELP (44357)
Teen Domestic Violence
Call: 1-866-331-9474
Text: Text LOVEIS TO 22522
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Hotline
Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
National Drug Helpline
Call: 1-844-289-0879
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
Call: 1-800-NCA-CALL (622-2255)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Call: 1-301-443-1124
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Call: 1-855-DRUG-FREE (378-4373)
MORE RESOURCES
For additional support for patients, family, and friends, please contact the following:
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) www.adaa.org
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) www.dbsalliance.org
- Bipolar Happens www.bipolarhappens.com
- National Center for PTSD www.ptsd.va.gov
- BPD Central www.bpdcentral.org
- Treatment and Research Advancements Association for Personality Disorder (TARA) www.tara4bpd.org
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
- International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) www.iocdf.org
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) www.chadd.org