If you need this service
If you are thinking about suicide or are in emotional crisis in the United States, call or text 988. You can also call 911 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. This website is not a crisis service and does not read messages in real time.
U.S. crisis line: call or text 988. Immediate danger: call 911.
If you run this service
Counseling programs, peer teams, and public behavioral-health agencies can talk with partnerships about outreach that respects privacy. Do not put a diagnosis or a treatment detail in a text that could expose someone.
Read the FAQs for how text codes, cost, and privacy are handled. Short codes are not printed on this page until one of them is confirmed.