If you are considering suicide or feel that you may be a danger to yourself or to others, please immediately call 911, notify police or contact emergency services.

988 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: If you or someone you know is in crisis—whether they are considering suicide or not—call the toll-free Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) so you can speak directly to a trained crisis counselor. Calls are free, confidential, and available 24/7.

Update July 2022: New National Number - Dial 988

Crisis Text Line. Text HOME to 741741. The Crisis Text Line offers free, 24/7, confidential support to people in crisis.

The Trevor Project supports LGBTQ people under age 25 with 24/7 access to trained crisis support. Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text “Start” to 678678.

Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support and resources they need to survive and thrive. Trans Lifeline’s peer support hotline is run by and for trans people. They’re available 7am-1am PST / 9am-3am CST / 10am-4am EST at 877-565-8860

The Icarus Project, a support network and education project by and for people who experience the world in ways that are often diagnosed as mental illness. They offer a Crisis Toolkit which includes resources that may provide perspective, comfort, and/or tools that could be of assistance to people experiencing various sorts of tough times.

Call 911. If you, or a loved one is experiencing a mental health emergency and feel at risk of hurting yourself or someone else, it may be necessary to call 911 and notify the operator that it is a psychiatric emergency. Ask for an officer trained in crisis intervention, or in psychiatric emergencies.

If you need to speak to someone but are not in an acute crisis, you may try a “warm” line as an alternative to a “hot”line.

(For GA)

Peer 2 Peer Warm Line - Call 888-945-1414 (toll-free). They may ask for identifying information, but you are not required to provide it.

GA CARES Warm Line - For those needing support in substance use recovery. Call or text The CARES Warm Line 1-844-326-5400, 8:30 am - 11 pm, every day of the year.