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Get Support Together

If you or someone else may be at risk of harm, call 911 or your local mental health authority.

Click to call 988 for mental health crisis support.

Click to text 988 for mental health crisis support.

Click to chat 988 for mental health crisis support.

This resource is still growing and may not yet include all crisis services in your area. If you need immediate help, please use the options above or contact a trusted local emergency resource.

What is a Mental Health Crisis?

According to most law enforcement policies, a mental health crisis exists when one of these situations is occurring.

  • IF YOU FEAR FOR YOUR SAFETY OR THAT OF A LOVED ONE.
  • If you or a loved one are homicidal, suicidal, having mania, or decomposition of day-to-day functions.
  • If there is elopement of a minor or elopement of an adult with a mental health diagnosis.

Helping Someone in Crisis

If you are in the situation of needing to support someone experiencing a mental health crisis, following are some tips to assist you.

  • Stay with them as long as it is safe for you to do so.  If not, find the closest place where you can guarantee your safety.
  • Listen to them without judgement.
  • Encourage them to take action to reach out to resources using the Get Support Together Mental Health Provider Directory.  If this is a mental health crisis where they are at risk of hurting themselves or others, do not hesitate and call 911, your Local Mental Health Authority, or a Crisis Resource Support Line.