If you are in the United States
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988Call or text. 24 hours, 7 days. Free, confidential, multilingual.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741Text-based crisis support. 24/7. Free and confidential.
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357Substance use and mental health treatment referral. 24/7. Free, confidential.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233Or text START to 88788. 24/7. Free, confidential.
Emergency Services
911If you are in immediate physical danger.
Outside the United States
Search online for "crisis hotline" or "suicide prevention" and your country name. Most countries have national lines staffed in local languages.
- Canada: 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
- United Kingdom: Samaritans 116 123
- Trinidad & Tobago: Lifeline 645-2800
- Jamaica: Mental Health Helpline 888-639-5433
- South Africa: Lifeline 0861 322 322
- Nigeria: Mentally Aware Nigeria 0809 210 6493
- Kenya: Befrienders Kenya +254 722 178177
- India: iCall 9152987821
Finding a culturally responsive therapist
If you are looking for ongoing clinical care from a therapist who centers cultural experience, these directories may help:
- Therapy for Black Girls · therapyforblackgirls.com
- Therapy for Black Men · therapyforblackmen.org
- Latinx Therapy · latinxtherapy.com
- Asian Mental Health Collective · asianmhc.org
- South Asian Therapists · southasiantherapists.org
- Inclusive Therapists · inclusivetherapists.com
- Open Path Collective · openpathcollective.org (sliding scale)