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988 | English: 800-273-8255 |  En Español: 888-628-9454 | Deaf/HoH: TTY 800-799-4889

The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

Text REACHOUT to 741741 (24/7)

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. We’re here for everything: anxiety, depression, suicide, school. Text HOME to 741741.

Call or text 800-985-5990
The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you are worried about a friend’s social media updates, you can . They will reach out to connect the person with the help they need.

View the  infographic to see how you can help those in distress.

Behavioral Health Recovery Outreach Line
Phone: 833-333-1132

• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• For healthcare professionals and individuals in recovery

Keep Calm Line
866-310-7977

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

211 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. Part of a growing national network, �鶹����������ý 211 serves all �鶹����������ý parishes. Our trained call specialists work to connect residents in need to available resources in their community. A single access point for everyday needs and in times of crisis.  For example, 211 can offer access to the following types of services:

• Basic Human Needs Resources: food, clothing, shelter, and financial assistance.
• Physical and Mental Health Resources: medical information lines, crisis intervention services, support groups, counseling, drug and alcohol intervention, rehabilitation, health insurance programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health, and children’s health insurance programs.
• Employment Support: unemployment benefits, financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance, and education programs.
• Support for Older Americans and Persons with Disabilities: home health care, adult day care, congregate meals, respite care, transportation, and homemaker services.
• Support for Children, Youth, and Families: Quality childcare, after-school programs, family resource centers, summer camps, and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring, and protective services.
• Volunteer opportunities and donations.

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Dial 988, then Press 1 | Text 838255

The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource that connects veterans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a trained responder. The service is available to all veterans and those who support them, even if they are not registered with the VA or enrolled in VA healthcare.