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Mental health crisis tonight? Who to call (988)

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If you are in a mental health crisis tonight, call or text 988 in the US, or call 911 or go to an emergency room if you are in immediate danger.

This page is short on purpose.

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Right now

If you are thinking about suicide or about harming yourself, or you are in distress and need to talk to someone now, call or text 988. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free, confidential and open at all hours, and it connects you with a counselor.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Outside the US, contact your local emergency services.

If you are not safe with someone in your life, call the hotline.The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. If tonight is an emergency, call or text 988 (US). This library is not that door. The hotline's website is thehotline.org. If someone may be watching what you look at online, calling may be the safer way to reach it.

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Other lines that can help

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Open 24/7 for anyone in a mental health or emotional crisis. Press 1 for veterans, 2 for Spanish, or 3 for LGBTQI+ young people under 25.
  • Crisis Text Line. Text HOME to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor, 24/7.
  • SAMHSA National Helpline. Call 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP), 24/7, for treatment referrals and information about mental health and substance use.
  • NAMI HelpLine. Call 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 62640, Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 10 PM ET. It offers information, resources and peer support. It is not a crisis line.
  • 211. Call 211 or visit 211.org to find local help with housing, food and other basic needs.

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What this library is not

Project Gina is not emergency care.

Licensed mental-health care is the right door.

You do not need to figure out your patterns tonight. That can wait, and it will still be here.

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After tonight

When the night has passed, a licensed clinician is the next call. NIMH has a plain guide to deciding whether you need help.

When You Need Clinical Care First says more about which situations need a clinician before anything else.

Later, if you want help figuring out which kind of support fits, Ask Gina is free. It is not for emergencies.

What therapy is, and when it is the door, is on When Therapy Is the Right Door.

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When this may need professional support. If what you are dealing with includes self-harm, severe depression or anxiety, substance dependence, or trauma symptoms that disrupt daily life, licensed mental-health care is the right door. Project Gina does not replace it. In the US, call or text 988.
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