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Are you in crisis? These resources may offer help if you are in trouble.

If you are in crisis or need immediate support, the helplines for urgent and nonurgent concerns, crisis text lines and mental health lifelines can help. You may also contact a local resource, your healthcare provider or trusted friends and family for support.

These resources may be helpful during difficult situations, but they do not replace professional advice or care.

Emergency resources 

If you need help with an emergency, please call:

  • 911 in the United States or Canada
  • 999 in the United Kingdom
  • 112 in the European Union
  • 000 in Australia

Housing, food and healthcare help

https://www.findhelp.org/ Findhelp has resources for food pantries and meal programs near you. You can also find housing, financial assistance, health care and other assistance.

Suicide and mental health crisis help

Worldwide

  • CoDA.org (Co-Dependents Anonymous) World

In the United States and Canada

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988, 800-273-TALK (8255) or 888-628-9454 for Spanish-language support. The website also offers resources for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

In the United States

In the United Kingdom

In Canada

Other countries

  • Findahelpline.com: Find mental health or trauma support helplines anywhere in the world.
  • Befrienders.org: Find the nearest help center if you are thinking about suicide.

Addiction help 

In the United States and Canada

In the United States

In the United Kingdom

Partner, elder, caregiver & child abuse or neglect

In the United States

In the United Kingdom

Poison control

In the United States

In the United Kingdom

For specific groups

The organizations below offer crisis resources and support for specific age groups, racial or ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and those seeking peer support.

For kids and teens

  • Covenant House: 800-388-3888 Crisis care for youth experiencing homelessness in Canada, the United States and Latin America.
  • Childline: 0800-1111

Note: All resources below represent warm-lines that do not use police intervention and offer transparency about their reporting and tracing policies.

For BIPOC

  • Call Blackline: Call or text 800-604-5841 for peer support and counseling that prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color).

For LGBTQ+

  • Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 in the United States or 1-877-330-6366 in Canada. Press 2 for Spanish-language support.
  • Thrive Lifeline: Text 1-313-662-8209
  • LGBT National Help Center: Call the LGBT National Hotline 888-843-4564, the Coming Out Support Hotline at 888-OUT-LGBT (888-688-5428), the LGBT National Youth Talkline at 800-246-7743 or the LGBT National Senior Hotline at 888-234-7243.

For farmers, farm families and farm employees

In the United States

In Canada

For peer-to-peer support for multiple states of crisis

  • Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515. This service supports people affected by psychiatric diagnoses, trauma, extreme states, homelessness, substance use and other life-disrupting challenges.

Note: Information in this directory may change at any time, and Mayo Clinic Connect cannot confirm its accuracy.