In case of an immediate threat or danger, call 911 from the U.S. or the?
emergency number
?for your country.
Suicidal Thoughts?
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800 273-8255) ? Call anytime if you’re feeling desperate, alone or hopeless. This number will route you to the crisis center nearest you.
Military Crisis Line
(800 273-8255 or text 838255) ? Confidential crisis support for current or former U.S. military personnel and their families.
Befrienders Worldwide
? Find a suicide helpline in your country.
Suicide Loss Survivors
Mental Health Support (which can include bullying, cyberbullying, suicidal thoughts and everything below)
Boys Town National Hotline
Serves girls too
(800 448-3000 or text VOICE to 20121) ? The Boys Town National Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and staffed by specially trained counselors. Parents, teens and families can find help with a range of issues including abuse, anger, depression, school issues, bullying, etc.
ReachOut
(800 448-3000) ? Site where teens and young adults can find the information they need, reach out, tell their stories, and voice their opinions “without fear of being judged or being different.”
Crisis Text Line
Text 741741 or contact on WhatsApp.
YouthLine
(Text 839863 or call 877-968-8491) ? Connects young people with trained teen volunteers and adults who understand and can help with any problem, big or small.
Homeless Youth
Covenant House ? Find a Shelter Near You
National Runaway Safeline
(800 RUNAWAY) ? The mission of the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) is to help keep America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
Dating Abuse, Domestic Violence, “Revenge Porn” and Cyberstalking
Love is Respect National Dating Abuse Helpline
(Text LOVEIS to 22522 or call 866 331-9474) ? 24-hour helpline for teens, parents, friends and family, peer advocates. All communication is confidential and anonymous.
National?Domestic Violence Hotline
(Text START to 88788 or call 800-799-7233) ??A 24-hour hotline for any type of domestic abuse, including?dating?abuse and cyberstalking.
The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
(844-878-2274) ? Provides counseling and technical advice to victims of nonconsensual pornography (“revenge porn”) through a 24-hour Crisis Helpline.
Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse – StopNCII.org
AKA “Revenge Porn” ? Online tool for people 18+ to get their online intimate images removed from platforms of participating companies.
Drug and Alcohol Issues
StartYourRecovery.org
? Free, confidential tool that helps individuals take steps toward a healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol. It was developed with the input of leading clinicians, experts from the White House and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and people in recovery themselves.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
(SAMHSA) ? Searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the U.S. that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems.
LGBTQ and Questioning Youth
LGBT National Help Center
(800-246-7743) ? Free and confidential support for the LGBTQ and questioning community ages 25 and younger.
The Trevor Project
(Text START to 678678 or call 866 488-7386) ? Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
Self-Harm and Eating Disorders
Any mental health resource center can help in urgent cases.
HelpGuide.org
? More of a resource center than an emergency response service but good information on all sorts of self-harm issues.
National Eating Disorders Association
& Helpline (Text or call 800-931-2237) ? Contact the NEDA Helpline for support, resources, and treatment options for yourself or a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder.
Human Trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline
(888-373-7888 or text 233733) ? 24/7 help if you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking.
CyberTipline
(Operated by
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
) Report suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the internet. Also listed under Sexual Exploitation.
Sexual Exploitation (Offline or Online), Abuse or Missing Teens/Kids
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC) (800 843-5678) 24-hour response line for children who are missing or victims of sexual exploitation.
CyberTipline
(Operated by NCMEC) NCMEC’s CyberTipline is the U.S. centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children. Use it to make reports of suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the internet. Also listed under Human Trafficking.
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
(RAINN) (800 656-HOPE) ? More than 1,100 trained volunteers are on duty and available to help victims at RAINN-affiliated crisis centers across the country.
National Runaway Safeline
(800 RUNAWAY) ? The mission of the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) is to help keep America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
National Child Abuse Hotline
(800 422-4453 or text CHILDHELP to 847411) ? Operates a ?24/7 hotline with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in 170 languages.
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
? Provides?counseling and technical advice to victims of nonconsensual pornography (“revenge porn”) through a?24-hour Crisis Helpline (also listed under domestic violence and dating abuse)
