Emergency Resources

If you have an emergency, please go to your local hospital emergency room or call 911. Here are other numbers that you can call. You will not want to depend on email, text alone or leaving voicemail messages to
get help in an emergency where there is a risk to life.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

However, even if you are not in crisis, you can call these numbers for
support and referral, usually 24/7:

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Text GO to 741741 to reach a trained counselor through Crisis Text Line
or message Crisis Text Line on Facebook

Youthline: Text teen2teen to 839863 or call 1-877-968-8491

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: call or text 1-800-422-4453

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Text “START” to 88788 or call
1-800-799-7223

For sexual assault or abuse, call the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) at 1-800-656-4673. There is also a live chat on their
website. https://www.rainn.org

For LGBTQIA+ crises, teens and kinds can reach out to The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. You can chat
via their website https://www.thetrevorproject.org They have the
“world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis” hotline.

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