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

Suicide and mental health crisis help

In the United States and Canada

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988, 800-273-TALK (8255) or 888-628-9454 for Spanish-language support. You can also visit the website to text, chat or find resources for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

In the United States

• Crisis Text Line:  Visit the website or text HOME or HOLA to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor.
• Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988, then press 1, or visit the website to text or chat. This service supports U.S. veterans, including those currently overseas.
• Mental Health America: Call 988 or visit the website to find mental health crisis support and resources.
• National Youth Crisis Hotline: Call 800-442-HOPE (4673).

In the United Kingdom

• Samaritans: Call 116-123 or visit the website for chat or the opportunity to speak to someone in person.

In Canada

• Kids Help Phone: Call 1-800-668-6868 or visit the website. For Canadian kids.

Other countries

• Findahelpline.com: Visit this site to find mental health or trauma support helplines anywhere in the world.
• Befrienders.org: Visit the website to find the nearest help center if you are thinking about suicide.

Addiction help 

In the United States

• Alcoholics Anonymous: Visit the website to find resources or a local Alcoholics Anonymous group. You can also call 800-934-9518.
• Narcotics Anonymous: Call 866-NA-HELP-U (866-624-3578) or visit the website.
• Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Services: Call 888-4AL-ANON (888-425-2666).
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics: Call 301-468-0985, email nacoa.nacoa.org or visit the website.
• National Drug Information Treatment and Referral Hotline: Call 800-662-HELP (4357)
  or visit the website.
• National Rehab Hotline: Call 866-210-1303 or visit the website.

In the United Kingdom:

• Alcoholics Anonymous UK: Call 0800-917-7650, email help@aamail.org or visit the website.
• Narcotics Anonymous UK: Call 0300-999-1212.

Partner, elder, caregiver & child abuse or neglect

In the United States

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-SAFE (7233) or 800-787-3224 (TTY) or visit the website.
• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network: Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit the website.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway: Call 800-422-4453 or visit the website.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Call 800-THE-LOST (843-5678) or visit the website for help and information.
• Child Find of America: Call 800-I-AM-LOST (426-5678) for help with a missing child.
• U.S. Department of Elder Justice Initiative: To find help or report abuse, call the National Elder Fraud Hotline at 833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311) or the Eldercare Locator helpline at 800-677-1116, or visit the website.
• Safe Alternatives: Call 630-819-9505, email mseliner@selfinjury.com or visit the website for help with self-injury.

In the United Kingdom

• Childline: Call 0800-1111 or visit the website for support for children and teenagers.
• Carers Trust: Visit the website for resources for caregivers.

Poison Control

In the United States

• America’s Poison Centers: Call 800-222-1222.

In the United Kingdom

• National Poisons Information Service: Call 111 or see UK country-specific phone lines.

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: Call 800-388-3888 or visit the website for crisis care for youth experiencing homelessness in Canada, the United States and Latin America.
• Childline: Call 0800-1111 or visit the website for support for children and teens in the United Kingdom.

For BIPOC

• Call Blackline: Call or text 800-604-5841 for peer support and counseling that prioritizes BIPOC and uses an LGBTQ+ Black feminist lens.

For LGBTQ+

• Trans Lifeline: Call 1-877-565-8860 in the United States or 1-877-330-6366 in Canada. Press 2 for Spanish-language support. This service offers peer support for trans people.
• Thrive Lifeline: Text 1-313-662-8209. This trans-led and trans-operated service focuses on people with intersecting marginalized identities.
• LGBT National Help Center: Call the LGBT National Hotline at 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. The center offers peer support, information and local resources through national hotlines and online programs for LGBTQIA+ people and those with questions about sexual orientation or gender identity.

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

• Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: Call 888-407-4515 or visit the website for peer support, resources or a conversation with someone who can relate. 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.