#Crisis Hotline

[dandelionsresilience]

Just in case Trump wins:

right after Trump was elected in 2016, suicidality skyrocketed. If you’re considering suicide in the wake of the election this year, at least wait until after it’s absolutely certain that he’s won - after every vote has been counted, every state certified, and maybe even after he’s been sworn in (IF he wins), just to make sure he doesn’t go to prison instead. Watch the results come in live here, but don’t obsess or let them sway your vote. (To be clear, I don’t want a single person to commit suicide over the election results, no matter what. But I know from experience that “don’t do it” is thoroughly unhelpful, so instead I’m saying at least wait.)

if you’re considering suicide because you fear worsening material conditions, you might think a hotline can’t help with that. and it’s true that they can’t change legislation or promise you’ll be safe. but it’s worth double checking whether what you’re actually hurting from is in fact unfixable. right now, just getting through the emotions can help you regain a more objective view of the situation, and then you can work on surviving it. plus, when something bad happens, we tend to vastly overestimate how bad it will seem in the future, no matter how bad it actually is.

In my experience, it might take a few tries before you find a hotline that picks up, either because they’re so busy, or they’re closed at that time, or they simply don’t serve your location or demographic, so under the thingy I’ve listed more than just the same handful that tend to show up on other websites. Even if you’re not actively suicidal, you can talk to them about your hard feelings, ask for material resources, or just vent to a compassionate listener.

FIND HELP

HopeLine - call/text: 877-235-4525

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - call/text: 988 | chat

Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741 | chat

help getting out of the military

for underrepresented adults:

Thrive Lifeline - text THRIVE to 313-662-8209

for pre-teens, teens, and young adults:

Your Life Your Voice - call: 800-488-3000 | text VOICE to 20121 | email

for teens (limited hours):

Teen Line - call: 800-852-8336 | text TEEN to 839863 | email

for trans and questioning people:

Trans Lifeline - call: 1-877-565-8860

for people with substance dependency:

Never Use Alone Overdose Prevention Hotline - call: 877-696-1996

for BIPOC (“with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens”):

BlackLine - call: 1-800-604-5841

for college students of colour:

The Steve Fund Crisis Text Line - text STEVE to 741741

for LGBTQ+ young people:

The Trevor Project - call: 1-866-488-7386 | text START to 678678 | chat

for homeless or runaway youth:

National Runaway Safeline - call/text: 1-800-786-2929 | (has chat and email, but I think the link includes tracking)

for Muslim youth (limited hours):

Naseeha Youth Hotline - call: 1-866-627-3342

Amala Hopeline - call: 1-855-952-6252

for Jewish queer youth (warmline, may take up to 24 hours to reply):

JQY Warmline - call/text: 551-579-4673

for veterans:

Veterans Crisis Line - call: 988, option 1 | text: 838255 | chat

for veterans and their families:

Lifeline for Vets - call: 888-777-4443

for pregnant people:

Crisis Pregnancy Hotline - call: 888-628-3353 | text: 714-448-8323

for parents unsure of their ability to care for a newborn:

National Safe Haven Alliance - call: 888-510-2229 | text SAFEHAVEN to 313131

International Council for Helplines Member Organisations

Warmlines - for emotional support, if you just need to talk; a lower level of support than crisis hotlines

NAMI Helpline directory

Key warmline directory (unclear if 317-550-0060 might also be a warmline, I haven’t tried it)

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line (limited hours) - call: 888-407-4515

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"According to 988, emergency interventions occur in less than 2% of all calls to the Lifeline. However, available data suggests this is a significant underestimation. A study released in 2022 by the NRI, a national organization that collects and analyzes data on public behavioral health systems, revealed emergency intervention figures significantly higher than the often-repeated “2% or less.” The study included information on the outcomes from 988 centers and non-988 crisis centers in 31 states. In the states that reported data about emergency interventions, an average of 3.6% of calls resulted in law enforcement being dispatched (21 states reporting), 16.9% of calls resulted in mobile crisis units being dispatched (25 states reporting), and 1.9% of calls resulted in EMS being dispatched (17 states reporting). Strikingly, the state reporting the highest number of law enforcement interventions initiated by crisis hotlines placed this figure at an astonishing 17.3%. This data suggests that the actual number of emergency interventions being initiated by 988 is likely far higher than what SAMHSA and Vibrant are currently disclosing to the public.

The reach and potential consequences of emergency interventions should not be minimized. Since 988 was launched in July 2022, the Lifeline has received over 10 million calls. Even if 988’s stated 2% statistic is correct, that impact lands at over 200,000 emergency interventions initiated by 988 centers in the past two years alone. Within our research, participants who experienced emergency responses initiated by crisis hotlines detailed encounters of police violence, discrimination, involuntary hospitalization, forced medication, and physical and sexual assault. The extent and severity of these consequences illustrate how emergency interventions initiated by crisis hotlines can expose help-seekers to institutional violence and devastating outcomes that can worsen crisis."

-The Problem With 988: How America's Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People. Safe Hotlines Report, 2024.

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This Post Could Save a Life

Below is a list of resources for support in the instance of a mental health crisis. Please spread the word and pass it on.

Let's continue to love and support one another!

International Hotlines:

List of International Crisis Hotlines

List of International Suicide Hotlines and Mental Health Resources

How to Support in a Mental Health Emergency:

How to Talk to Someone Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts

Words & Phrases to Avoid / Warning Signs/ Emergency Response

Make Your Own Emergency Safety Plan:

Customize Your Safety Plan/More Details

How to Reach Out or Ask for Support:

Letting someone know you are experiencing mental health distress can often be the hardest part. Below are some ways to start that conversation.

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Crisis hotlines for queer, trans, POC, women, and marginalized people struggling with their mental health today

This is a list of copy and pasted crisis hotlines, that I plan to continue to update if I find more resources. Please share if you can. It’s very easy to feel incredibly terrified right now but please don’t lose hope.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

dial 988 or visit www.988lifeline.org to chat with someone online

The Trevor Project for LGBTQIA+ youth

Call 1-866-488-7386 or visit

www.thetrevorproject.org for gender-affirming and queer-friendly support.

for people struggling with substance abuse:

Alcoholics Anonymous (www.aa.org) & Narcotics Anonymous (www.narcotics.com) have meetings on Zoom almost every hour

SAMHSA's National Helpline for substance abuse: 1-800-622-HELP (4357)

Call Blackline: 800-604-5841

* Centers BI&POC, LGBTO+ Black Femme Lens

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 (US),

877-330-6366 (Canada)

* Run by and for Trans people

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line:
888-407-4515

* Trained peer supporters

StrongHearts Native Helpline:
844-762-8483

* Centering Native Americans & Alaska Natives

Thrive Lifeline: 313-662-8209

* ��Trans-led and operated

LGBT National Help Center: 888-843-4564

Maternal Mental Health Hotline

* 1-833-TLC-MAMA

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Mental Health Crisis Information

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please do not hesitate to ask for help. It really could save a life.

👉 For US Residents 🇺🇸

✨911 Emergency Services

If you're in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 911.

✨988 Lifeline Information

988 Lifeline offers a free 24/7, confidential mental health hotline that connects individuals in need of support with counselors across the United States and its territories. People do not have to be suicidal to call. Reasons to call include: substance use disorder, economic worries, relationships, culture and identity, illness, intimate partner violence, depression, mental and physical illness, and loneliness.

Call: 988

Text: 988

Chat

Deaf & HoH friendly

En español

More information at:

👉 For Canadian Residents 🇨🇦

Big thank you to @trulybetty for sending in this information for Canada.

✨911 Emergency Services

If you're in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 9-1-1.

✨9-8-8 Helpline Information

If you're experiencing family or gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is:

bilingual

trauma-informed

culturally appropriate

available to anyone in Canada

For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples

✨Hope for Wellness Help Line

Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples seeking emotional support, crisis intervention, or referrals to community-based services.

Support is available in English and French and, by request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

(Source)

Please reblog to help spread awareness and share this resource.

✨Feel free to message me with helpline information for other countries and I’ll happily add it to the list.

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Warm Lines That Don’t Call the Police:

More resources: InclusiveTherapists.com/crisis

* Call Blackline: 1-800-604-5841

- Centers BIPOC, LGBTQ+ Black femme lens

*Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (US)

1-877-330-6366 (CAN)

- Run by & for trans people. English & Español

*Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line:

1-888-407-4515

- Trained peer supporters

* StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483

- 24/7 - Centers Native Americans and Alaska Natives

*Thrive Lifeline: 1-313-662-8209

- 24/7 - Trans led and operated.

*LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564

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We've made a list of crisis hotlines and other mental health support lines across the world, sorted alphabetically by country! Below are the links to the posts containing the lists!:

Countries A-G

Countries H-R

Countries S-Z

Also, there's some countries we haven't been able to find resources for, so if you know of any resources especially for said countries, please let us know and we can add them to the lists!

[niceboyeds]

if anyone else here is scared and nervous about what our country will become starting tomorrow, i want everyone to know my blog is a safe place. please message me at any time for a rant, vent, emotional support, or to come up with a plan for you to be safe. lean on your friends, help protect those who cannot protect themselves, and have a plan to get out because being over-prepared is better than not being prepared at all.

you are not alone. we are not alone.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:

ICE Raids are said to be starting as early as Tuesday, January 21st. Reported to be starting in Chicago and quickly moving across the entire country.

BE PREPARED AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

be aware of your surroundings. they are not free to search you, your families, your homes, or your jobs without a warrant. if they detain you, do not speak to them- ask for a lawyer. if they come to your house without a warrant signed by a judge, you do not have to open the door.

HELPLINES:

National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:

988 - call or text

(Send any message to 988 to start a text conversation. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.)

National Sexual Assault Hotline:

1 (800) 656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline:

1 (800) 799-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline (Spanish):

1 (800) 942-6908

National Child Abuse Hotline:

1 (800) 422-4453

National Human Trafficking Hotline:

Call: 1 (888) 373-7888

Text: 233733

Crisis Textline:

Text HOME to 741741

The Trevor Project:

(866) 488-7386

Text START to 678-678

LGBT National Hotline:

(888) 843-4564

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"While 988 represents a significant expansion of crisis care, it also represents an expansion of location tracking capabilities and nonconsensual practices in social support services. 988 policymakers have adopted and defended the practice of nonconsensual intervention, disregarding the voices of hotline users, psychiatric survivors, human rights organizations, and crisis care experts who condemn the practice. In addition to defending non-consensual intervention, 988 administrators have advocated to increase the surveillance of hotline users, asking the federal government to grant the Lifeline unprecedented location tracking capabilities. Simultaneously, the Lifeline has avoided calls for transparency and maintained secrecy around the number of non-consensual interventions their hotlines are initiating and the negative consequences that helpseekers have faced as a result. Undeterred by the contradiction of the life-threatening harms that can be caused by non-consensual interventions, 988 officials continue to make claims that the use of these interventions allows them to better achieve their goal of providing “life-saving services.”

Since its creation, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has increased its reach to the U.S. public through a national marketing campaign. In this campaign, 988 regularly advertises itself as a “private” and “confidential” resource for people in crisis, offering a safe space to discuss one's struggles. Not included in this advertising is any disclosure about the possibility of emergency interventions, which can include law enforcement, and in particular that such interventions can occur without a helpseeker’s knowledge or consent. In spite of efforts by advocates and survivors of non-consensual intervention, 988 officials have continued to obscure the policies and practices that render their advertising misleading and dishonest. This lack of transparency has meant that the public is largely unaware of the potential negative consequences of calling 988. Despite good intentions in its design, in reality, 988 has created another pipeline for people experiencing crisis to come into contact with potentially unwanted and unhelpful interventions. These interventions can ultimately harm, traumatize, and discourage people from reaching out for help."

-The Problem With 988: How America's Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People. Safe Hotlines Report, 2024.

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[thefolkyfaery]

So, I was just reminded that a month ago, I called a local crisis hotline and was repetitively misgendered/deadnamed. For context, I'm nonbinary, I'm almost always misgendered by strangers, and usually don't go out of my way to correct folks unless I'm going to be interacting with them regularly. I don't take offense when folks I don't know misgender me. Like, obviously, it doesn't feel great. Obviously, I wish folks didn't assume my gender and maybe I should correct folks more often, but I simply don't have the physical or emotional bandwidth to deal with it constantly. Usually, being misgendered by someone I don't know who I'm only going to be interacting with for a short period of time wouldn't bother me, but I'm pretty sure this person was doing it on purpose, or something adjacent to that. This particular crisis hotline is run by one of the big hospitals in my area, and when you call, they pull up your chart. I know from past experience my correct name and pronouns are right there and that they're supposed to use them. I genuinely try to assume the best of folks, like maybe they just missed it, but it really didn't feel that way. From the moment I got on the phone, they seemed disinterested in me. I really got the impression they thought I should have just coped with the situation on my own and not called. I was having an episode, and for months up until recently, I had been really isolated, so I just wanted to talk to someone. One of the reasons why I use that particular line is because usually, the social workers will like actually have a conversation with you and talk to you like you're a person. I felt really judged, so my perspective changed to let's just get this over with. Honestly, I felt like I was matching their energy. Anyway I was just reminded of all of this because I noticed that I had a missed email from around a month ago, so I checked my portal and saw that they give you the notes from these phone calls now. When I read the note, I was misgendered over and over again. Yeah, I can't be certain, but I'm pretty sure they were treating me weird because I'm trans so now I feel like I can't use that crisis hotline anymore or recommend it to folks.

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Idk if this has already been put up there, but here

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Mental Health Crisis Resources

If you are in a mental health crisis or emergency, you are deeply valued and are not alone.

Please reach out to the crisis services listed below for support. (We do not provide crisis services here.)

Before calling 911: If you or someone you know is in immediate, life-threatening danger and decide to call 911, please be aware that police are not equipped to offer mental health support and may even pose danger to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Transgender, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled People.

Please reach out to community leaders, neighbors, friends, and family to be present if you are calling the police.

See below for crisis warm-lines that do not use police intervention

For community-based alternatives to police in your city:

Visit: Don't Call the Police for resources with transparency about reporting policies

Search for mobile crisis or community response teams in your city. 

Calling 211 in some cities will dispatch community response teams instead of law enforcement. Ask in advance whether they dispatch the police if this is a concern.

Ask trusted loved ones for support: In addition to calling crisis services, we warmly encourage you to let your trusted loved ones know that you are struggling. Feel free to share these tips below with them if they're helpful to you:

Ask them to stay with you and to make a plan together. You don't have to face this alone. 

If you do not want police or hospital intervention, communicate this clearly.

Ask them to listen and empathize, and not judge, give advice, or center their own feelings. 

If you are using substances, alcohol, or self-injury to cope, ask them to stay with you without judgement. 

When you are ready for help, ask them to remove it from you.

Remove weapons: If there are weapons such as guns nearby, please lock them away or ask a trusted person to remove them. Your safety is the priority.

source: Inclusive Therapists

national help lines that wont call the cops:

Thrive Lifeline - 1-313-662-8209 - 24/7 text only

Call Blackline - 1-800-604-5841 - call/text/app

(their hours are unclear - i will update when i get an email response)

Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860 - call only  

supports both english and spanish 1p-9p est mon-sun

StrongHearts Native Helpline - 1-844-762-8483 (24/7)

Chat online here

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line - 1-888-407-4515

7p-9p est mon-thurs, 7p-10p est fri-sun

LGBT National Help Center - 1-888-843-4564 - call only

4p-12a est mon-fri, 12p-5p est sat-sun

saw a lot of people circulating a list of resources from Inclusive Therapists and i thought i would share some of their mental health crisis resources and advice

it is worth noting that the majority of the helplines above will report you if they suspect you may be an imminent threat to others, but not to yourself.

Trevor, NAMI, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, National Domestic Violence Hotline, RAINN, and Veterans Crisis Line are all mandated reporters, along with many others- if they believe you could be a danger to yourself or others (which they are incredibly likely to) they will report you and send police to your location. Be careful if they use them, and check out some of the other resources above instead.  

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IMPORTANT HOTLINES TO KNOW.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988 (Call, Text, or Chat)

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) 

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline: 1-800-931-2237

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/caring/index.html

https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/research/

FOR RADQUEERS AND PARAS

BIID, FACTITIOUS DISORDER AND PARAPHILIC DISORDER RESOURCES

BIID

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/body-integrity-identity-disorder-biid

FACTITIOUS DISORDER https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356034

PARAPHILIC DISORDER

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-paraphilic-disorders-6822839

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At-Risk Peoples Resource List (Ohio)

With the current state of the US political climate and the detriment many groups are facing, it's immensely important to help our communities in any way we can. It can be overwhelming to find resources, so I've compiled a list of different ones - Most of them are for my home state but others are accessible nationwide. I'd love for other people to reblog this with options for other states so maybe we can create a massive master list spanning as many resources as possible.

Reproductive Health:

Plan C - A website dedicated to providing at-home access to abortion (Nationwide)

https://www.plancpills.org/

Ohio Planned Parenthood Locations

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-greater-ohio/our-patients/where-go

List of Doctors who will do tubal ligation regardless of age:

Abortion Finder: Ohio laws surrounding abortion (can be used to find abortion legislation for any state)

https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-ohio

The Period Pantry Project: Helping end period poverty in Central Ohio

https://www.theperiodpantryproject.org/#:~:text=The%20Period%20Pantry%20Project%20exists,poverty%20is%20a%20collaborative%20effort.

Immigration/Deportation

Ohio Immigration Legal Aide and Pro Bono Services: (Immigration Advocates can be used to find resources for any state)

https://www.justia.com/lawyers/immigration-law/ohio/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services

https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/organization.393242-Community_Refugee_and_Immigration_Services

Community Refugee and Immigration Services: A non-profit helping immigrants and aiding in refugee resettlement

https://www.crisohio.org

Cuyahoga County Welcome Center: Helping residents who are immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency

https://hhs.cuyahogacounty.gov/welcome-center

Displacement/Food Insecurity

Homeless Shelter Directory (Nationwide, link is Ohio list)

https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/state/ohio

Ohio Domestic Violence Shelters

https://womensafe.org/list-of-shelters

Ohio Association of Food Banks

https://ohiofoodbanks.org/foodbanks/

Ohio Foodbanks/Soup Kitchens

https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/foodbanks/state/ohio

LGBT+ Resources

Ohio University Resource Round Up: A list of LGBT+ resources, centers and organizations

https://www.ohio.edu/diversity/pride-center/resources/resource-roundup

Lambda Legal: Overview of the State of Ohio Laws, Midwest Region office contacts, and other LGBTQ-related legal resources

https://lambdalegal.org/

Lavender Listing: List of LGBT+ friendly businesses in Central Ohio

http://www.lavenderlistings.com/

SAIGEOhio Resource Masterlist (Contains some aforementioned resources)

https://saigeohio.org/resources

Mental Health

Help Hotlines Master List (Nationwide)

https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines

OhioRISE: Youth mental health care access

https://managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov/managed-care/ohiorise

NAMI Ohio Mental Health Resources

https://namiohio.org/resources/

Know Your Rights: Disability Rights Ohio list of mental health resources

https://www.disabilityrightsohio.org/your-mental-health-rights-resources