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US National Crisis Hotlines for Youth and Adults

Help for when you feel overwhelmed or desperate or need to report risk of danger



988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (former National Suicide Prevention Lifeline): dial 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit 988lifeline.org for anyone needing urgent emotional support whether or not they are thinking about suicide

Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741-741 to connect with a crisis counselor

Girls and Boys Town National Help Hotlines for youth: call 1-800-852-8336, text “TEEN” to 839863, or call Your Life Your Voice at 1-800-448-3000 or text “VOICE” to 20121.

Thursday’s Child hotline for support: call 1-800-872-5437 

National Human Trafficking Hotline: call 1-888-373-7888 or chat at https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/chat

National Runaway Hotline: call 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) if you are thinking about or have run away from home or another residence

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hotline: call 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)

Thetrevorproject.org: call 1-866-488-7386, click “Chat on the website, or text START to 678-678 for LGBTQ crisis help and suicide prevention anytime

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) crisis helpline: call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) from 8 AM to 4 PM

Dating Violence Help: loveisrespect.org, call 1-866-331-9474 (TTY: 1-800-787-3224), chat on the website, or text "LOVEIS" TO 22522

National Domestic Violence Hotline (an adult in your home is harming another adult): call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); TTY: 800-787-3224 Video Phone Only for Deaf Callers: 206-518-9361

National Sexual Assault and Harassment Hotline: call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), chat online at online.rainn.org (English) or https://www.rainn.org/es (Spanish)

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: call or text 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) or chat online at childhelphotline.org

The Disaster Distress Helpline: call or text 1-800-985-5990 for emotional help dealing with natural disasters

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