If you need to speak to someone after hours or on the weekend, consider the Crisis Text Line.
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 emotional support for those in crisis.
Crisis counselors practice active listening to help people in crisis move from a hot moment to a cool calm – all through a medium they know and trust: text.
It’s simple, here is what you do:
Text “START” to 741-741
For students of color who wish to speak to a counselor of color:
Text “STEVE” to 741-741
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Other Resources
- Boys Town
- 1-800-448-3000 (24/7)
- Live Chat with Boys Town (Monday-Thursday, 9pm-12pm EST)
- Email Boys Town
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- 1-800-273-8255 (24/7) Press 1 for Veterans line
- Disaster Distress Helpline
- 1-800-985-5990
- Text TalkWithUs to 66746
- TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired: 1-800-846-8517
Dating Abuse & Domestic Violence
- loveisrespect
- 1-866-331-9474/tty: 1-866-331-8453 (24/7)
- Live Chat with loveisrespect (7 days/week, 5pm-3am EST)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
- Call or Chat (24/7)
- RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
- 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)
- Live Chat with RAINN (24/7)
Human Trafficking
- National Human Trafficking Resource Center
- 1-888-373-7888
- Text BeFree (233733)
Child Abuse
- USA National Child Abuse Hotline
- 1-800-422-4453 (24/7)
Runaways
- National Runaway Safeline
- 1-800-786-2929 (24/7)
- Live Chat with National Runaway Safeline (5:30pm – 12:30am EST)
- National Safe Place
- Text SAFE and your current location to the number 69866 (24/7)
Eating Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association
- 1-800-931-2237 (Monday-Friday, 11:30 am-7:30 pm EST)
- ANAD: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- 630-577-1330 (Monday-Friday,12 pm-8 pm EST)
- Email ANAD
Cutting/Self Injury
- Safe Alternatives
- Email SAFE Alternatives for information on seeking help
- Call 800-366-8288 for information on seeking help
Support for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth
- GLBT National Youth Talk
- Call 1-800-246-7743 (Monday-Friday, 4pm-12 am EST/Saturday, 12pm-5pm EST)
- Email the GLBT National Youth Talk
- The Trevor Project
- Call 866-488-7386 (24/7)
- Live Chat with the Trevor Project (Fridays 4pm- 5pm EST)
Reproductive Health
- Planned Parenthood
- 1-800-230-7526
- Live Chat
- STI Resource Center
- Call 919-361-8488 (Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-6:00 pm EST)
Veterans
- Veterans Crisis Line
- Call 1-800-273-8255 (24/7)
- Live Chat with the Veterans Crisis Line (24/7)
Bereaved by Suicide
- American Foundation of Suicide Prevention https://www.afsp.org/
- The American Association of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org/