Emergency and Crisis Resource List
Crisis Help Line – US: Dial 911
Crisis Support Services – US: Dial 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line – US: Text HELP to 741741
Crisis Text Line – Canada: Text 686868
Crisis Text Line – UK: Text 85258
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AGING ADULT EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Caregiver Action Network Help Desk: 1-855-227-3640 https://www.caregiveraction.org/helpdesk
- Eldercare Locator 1-800-677-1116 https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
- National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Directory of State Helplines https://ncea.acl.gov/home#gsc.tab=0
- The Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline 1-800-272-3900
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
- Alcoholics Anonymous: https://aa.org/
- Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/
- National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA): https://nacoa.org/NACoA 1-301-468-0985
- Partnership to End Addiction: 1-855-378-4373 or text CONNECT to 55753 https://drugfree.org/article/helpline-get-one-on-one-help/
- SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
FAMILY, PARENTING, AND CHILD SUPPORT
- Childhelp – National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 https://childhelphotline.org/
- National Parent Helpline: 1-855-427-2736 https://nationalparentyouthhelpline.org/
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) Helpline: 1-877-4DAD411 (1-877-432-3411) https://www.fatherhood.gov/
- Parents Anonymous® National Helpline: 1-855-427-2736 https://www.parentsanonymous.org/
FOOD AND SHELTER
- Call 211: Local food and shelter resources
- Coalition for the Homeless General: 1-212-776-2000
- Emergency Food and Shelter Program: 1-703-706-0660 https://www.uwsci.org/efsp
- Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/
- Food US Low-Cost Housing: https://food.uslowcosthousing.com/
- Hunger Free America: https://www.hungerfreeamerica.org
- The Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/homelessness/emergency-shelters/
- USDA National Hunger Hotline: 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) (Available in English and Spanish, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–8 PM ET)
MENTAL HEALTH
- Mental Health America: Crisis Services: https://mhanational.org/crisis-services/
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine: Call 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) or text HELPLINE to 62640
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: Call 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)
https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline - Postpartum Support International (PSI) Helpline: 1-800-944-4773 https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/
NATURAL DISASTER
- American Red Cross Disaster Relief: 1-800-733-2767 https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services.html
- CDC Disaster Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990 https://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/psa-toolkit/disaster-distress-hotline.html
- Current Disasters: Current Disasters FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current
- Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Assistance:1-800-621-3362 https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual
- Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/ 1-828.262.1980
SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/
- International Suicide Prevention: https://findahelpline.com/i/iaspNational
- Nacional de Prevencion del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454 https://988lifeline.org/es/servicios-en-espanol/
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline US: Call 988 https://chat.988lifeline.org/
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (Deaf and HOH): https://988lifeline.org/deaf-hard-of-hearing-hearing-loss/
- Suicide.org: http://suicide.org/
TEEN HELP
- National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) https://www.1800runaway.org/
- Teen Line Mental Health Services: 1-800-852-8336 https://www.teenline.org/
- The Trevor Project: Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678 for LGBTQ+ youth crisis support
- YouthLine: Text teen2teen to 839863, or call 1-877-968-8491 https://www.theyouthline.com/
VETERANS
- VA’s National Caregiver Support Line: 1-855-260-3274
- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988, then press 1, or TEXT 838255 https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
- Veterans Crisis Line Chat: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/
VIOLENCE AND ABUSE
- Darkness to Light Child Sexual Abuse National Helpline: 1-866-367-5444 https://www.d2l25.org/
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) or Text “START” to 88788 https://www.rainn.org/
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/
- A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) self-harm helpline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288) https://selfinjury.com/
- STAND! For Families Free of Violence Crisis Line: 1-888-215-5555 https://www.standffov.org/contact/
- StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE (1-844-762-8483) (toll-free)
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LAST UPDATED: 5/7/2025