If you feel that you are in any danger, please call 911 or your local emergency center immediately! Do not wait.
Please do not use any of these services as a substitute for 911!
National Organizations That Provide Information or a Referral
National Alliance on Mental Illness
1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264)
Find your local chapter
National Institute of Mental Health
1-866-615-6464
American Psychiatric Association
Call Toll-Free: 1-888-35-PSYCH or 1-888-357-7924
From outside the U.S. and Canada call: 1-703-907-7300
American Psychological Association
Find a Psychologist – Search by location, area of focus, and ages served.
Telephone: 1-800-374-2721 or 1-202-336-5500
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Search by state or country, or your address.
National Association of Social Workers
Find a social worker – Search by location, area of focus, and payment options including insurance plans.
Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
Addiction Center (owned by Recovery Worldwide LLC)
Helpline: 1-877-671-9479
Drug Rehab
Helpline: 855-520-2898
Helpline: 1-855-993-5852 or click here to find the treatment near you.
Rehabilitation Programs
Call Toll Free: 1-630-749-9076
Drug Rehab Connections – A good starting point for any person or family that needs help battling addiction.
Project Know
Helpline: 1-800-928-9139
RehabCenter – Offers a comprehensive resource library on substance use disorders.
Helpline: 1-800-570-3670
Detox to Rehab
Hotline: 1-866-578-7471
National Capital Poison Center
Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
Get Online Help
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
Find a meeting
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
For more information on finding a therapist, try the links below:
HelpPro Therapist Finder – Search by location, area of focus, age group, and/or payment options including insurance plans.
Psychology Today – Find exactly what you’re looking for using filters to search by type of service, age group, area of focus, and type of therapy.
Network Therapy
Find a therapist or find a treatment center
Search the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Clinician Directory
Financial Assistance for Medications
Needy Meds
Helpline: 1-800-503-6897 (Available 9 am to 5 pm, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday)
Get a drug discount card
SUICIDALITY
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or 988
If you are hearing impaired, contact the lifeline by TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Talk with them online: Lifeline Chat
If you are suicidal, please read this now (it is a personal, non-shaming approach to suicidality):
Metanoia
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Find local chapters
Your Life Counts – Dedicated to helping youth, offering immediate attention to people who are at risk for suicide. Provides counseling and support to those who are suicidal, as well.
Samaritans – Has 201 branches across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
IN CRISIS OR AT RISK
Boys Town National Hotline – Helps abused, abandoned, and neglected children cope with emotional, educational, and learning disabilities to reach their full potential. Offers direct care programs and outreach and training programs.
1-800-448-3000
Find help here (phone, email, IM chat, and text)
Covenant House – Provides vital services to homeless, abandoned, abused, trafficked, and exploited youth.
Find a crisis shelter near you
Crisis Text Line
Text “Start” to 741-741
National Safe Place – A community initiative that designates schools, fire stations, libraries and youth-friendly businesses as Safe Place sites where youth can access help and supportive resources. **NOTE:** If you’re in a crisis, text the word SAFE and your current location (address/city/state) to 69866. You will receive a text back letting you know the address of the nearest Safe Place site and contact number for the local youth shelter. Within that same message, you’ll receive a prompt that says, “reply with 2CHAT for more help.” Once you reply, you’ll be connected with a professional for more help.
Phoenix House – Provides individualized, holistic drug and alcohol addiction treatment. Works with most major insurance carriers, managed care programs, and Medicaid.
Find treatment or support now: 1-888-671-9392
National Youth Crisis Hotline – Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse.
1-800-HIT-HOME (1-800-448-4663)
ABUSE
Childhelp National Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
If you are hearing impaired, please contact the hotline by TTY: 1-800-787-3224
Live chat – Connect one on one with a safe advocate in real time. It’s completely confidential.
Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE)
1-503-389-2111
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
Womens Law – Provides legal information and online support to victims (women and men) of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Missing & Exploited Children Hotline
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
If you have any information regarding possible child sexual exploitation, please report it here.
The Joyful Child Foundation
1-866-7JOYFUL (1-866-756-9385)
National Center on Elder Abuse
1-800-677-1116
Eldercare Locator
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
If you are hearing impaired, contact the hotline by TTY: 1-866-331-8453
Text “loveis” to 22522
Live chat – (available 7 days/week, 5pm-3am EST)
HotPeachPages
International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies
Hotlines and Resources (search by country)
Multilingual Publications
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
HopeLine Program (Verizon) – Connects survivors of domestic violence to vital resources.
FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Birthright
1-800-550-4900
Planned Parenthood
1-800-230-PLAN (1-800-230-7526)
FOR MEN AND BOYS
MaleSurvivor
International resources
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
Search for a local crisis center here.
Online Hotline Chat
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
1-877-739-3895
Darkness to Light
National Helpline: 1-866-367-5444
Stop It Now!
1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368)
Online Help Center
Email the Helpline
The Lamplighters Movement – An international movement for incest and child sexual abuse recovery.
Search for a local chapter here.
Not Alone (Together Against Sexual Assault) – Info for anyone interested in finding resources on how to respond to and prevent sexual assault on college and university campuses and in our schools.
It’s On Us – An initiative to address sexual assault on college campuses.
Speaking Out About Rape
1-321-278-5246
Children of the Night – The only full-service program in North America designed specifically for American children who have been forced to prostitute in the US.
1-800-551-1300
It Happened to Alexa Foundation – Helps support rape survivors through the trauma of a criminal trial and assists rape victims’ families with travel expenses during the litigation process.
1-877-77-ALEXA (1-877-772-5392)
RUNNING AWAY
National Runaway Safeline
1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
LGBTQIA+
GLBT National Help Center
Helpline: 1-888-843-4564 (1-888-THE-GLNH)
Find local resources here.
Chat online here.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor HelpLine: 1-866-488-7386
Chat with the TrevorLifeline here.
TransLifeline
Hotline: 877-565-8860
Search their resource library here.
Anti Violence Project
Hotline: 1-212-714-1141
For a list of member organizations and affiliates, go here: NCAVP Anti-Violence Programs
SELF INJURY/SELF HARM
SAFE (Self Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives
1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)
Self Injury Outreach and Support
EATING DISORDERS
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Find treatment covered by your insurance here.
National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Search their treatment directory here.
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Call their helpline: (866) 662-1235 or email them at info@allianceforeatingdisorders.com
Search their treatment directory here.
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Polaris Project
1-888-373-7888 or text BeFree to 233733
FOR PARENTS
National Parent Helpline
Helpline: 1-855-4A-PARENT (1-855-427-2736), 10:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
DISABILITIES
National Disability Rights Network
202-408-9514 or for TDD/TTY: 202-408-9521
National Center for Learning Disabilities
The Arc – For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Find a state chapter here.
VETERANS
Veterans Crisis Line
For live chat, click here.
Real Warriors Campaign
1-866-966-1020
For live chat, click here.
FOR CHILDREN
Child Mind Institute
Call 212-308-3118 to request an appointment.
GRIEF AND LOSS
GriefShare
Call their helpline: 800-395-5755 or email them at: info@griefshare.org
The Compassionate Friends – Provides grief support after the death of a child.
877-969-0010
Grieving.com – A support community that provides grieving, sick, and dying individuals with helpful information and a message board to help cope with loss and foster the healing process.
Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss Grief Center
MEDICAL
Project Information HIV/AIDS Hotline
1-888-HIV-INFO (1-888-448-4636, toll free ; Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm PT)
Find a HIV testing site here.
National STD Hotline
1-800-227-8922
AIDS National Hotline
1-800-342-2437
ONLINE PEER SUPPORT CHAT ROOMS
Healthful Chat – mental health
Healing Well – chronic illness support
MaleSurvivor – for men who survived sexual abuse
FORUMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS
7 Cups – connect with trained active listeners
Togetherall – available 24/7, completely anonymous, and guided by trained professionals
Healing Well – for anxiety and panic disorder support
Survivors Chat – for survivors of abuse
RecoverYourLife – supportive community for people who self-harm but it’s open to anyone with mental health problems
DEDICATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, RECOVERY FROM ABUSE, AND SELF INJURY PREVENTION
Befrienders – Find help, support, and search crisis helplines by country.
Rape Crisis Information – Learn how to heal from the trauma of rape and sexual assault.
Joyful Heart Foundation – Healing, educating and empowering survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
NO MORE – A public awareness and engagement campaign focused on ending domestic violence and sexual assault.
Pandora’s Project – Provides information, support, and resources to survivors of rape and sexual abuse and their friends and family.
AfterSilence – An online support group, message board, and chat room for rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivors.
iSurvive – A non-profit organization that offer resources and forums where adult survivors of child abuse and their loved ones can seek support.
Gift From Within – Provides educational material and other resources for those suffering from PTSD, those at risk for it and for those who care for traumatized individuals, as well as maintains a roster of survivors who are willing to participate in an international network of peer support.
Trevor Space – A social networking site for LGBTQ+ youth, ages 13 through 24 and their friends and allies.
NAASCA – Their primary mission is to reduce the incidence of child abuse for today’s at-risk kids, and to offer recovery to those many millions of adults who still suffer from the pain and consequences of the abuses they experienced in their youth.
To Write Love On Her Arms – Dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and invest directly into treatment and recovery.
Project Semicolon – Presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction, and self injury.
If you have been a victim of a crime, you can call the National Victim Center at 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255).
Or go to: Victims of Crime
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
The list below are fellowships of men and women who share their experiences, strengths and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
Alcoholics Anonymous
To find AA near you, click here.
Al-Anon/Alateen
1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)
Find a meeting here
Adult Children of Alcoholics
310-534-1815
Find a meeting here
Cocaine Anonymous
Find a meeting here – If you can’t find a meeting in your local area, please call the C.A. International Referral Line at 1-800-347-8998.
Co-Dependents Anonymous
(888) 444-2359
Find a meeting here
Crystal Meth Anonymous
(855) METH-FREE or (855) 638-4373
Find a meeting here
Eating Disorder Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Emotions Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Food Addicts Anonymous
(772) 878-9657
Find a meeting here
Gamblers Anonymous
Find a meeting here
For hotlines that can help, click here.
Marijuana Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Narcotics Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Nicotine Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Find a meeting here
Nar Anonymous – For when you are affected by someone else’s addiction
Find a meeting here
Find an int. Nar Anon group meeting here