If you or a loved one is in a crisis situation involving a mental health need, every state has a 24-hour telephone crisis hotline. Select your state from this pull-down list of crisis hotlines.

If you need immediate help in a life-threatening situation, call 911.

The National Hopeline Network also manages a 24-hour toll-free suicide hotline at (800) SUICIDE (784-2433).

Select Your State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Alabama
(256) 716-1000
Crisis Services of Northern Alabama

Alaska
(907) 283-7511
Central Peninsula Counseling Services

Arizona
(480) 784-1500 or (800) 564-5465
EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center

Arkansas
(888) 274-7472 or (479) 756-2337
Northwest Arkansas Crisis Intervention Center

California
(877) 727-4747
Suicide Prevention Center
(310) 391-1253
Hirsch Community Mental Health Center

Colorado
(800) 201-5264 or (303) 432-5049
Jefferson Center for Mental Health

Connecticut
(860) 388-0668 or (800) 316-9145
River Valley Services Mobile Crisis
(800) 784-2433
Wheeler Clinic Inc. Emergency Services

Delaware
(800) 262-9700 or (302) 761-9100
CONTACT Delaware

District of Columbia
(888) 793-4357
Access Helpline

Florida
(800) 310-1160 or (305) 358-4357
Switchboard of Miami

Georgia
(404) 730-1600
Emergency Mental Health Services

Hawaii
(800) 521-4555
Maui Kokua Services

Idaho
(800) 564-2120
Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
(800) 708-3474
Region VII Mental Health

Illinois
(888) 799-7373 or (800) 939-8336
Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley

Indiana
(877) 849-1248
Community Health Center
(800) 519-0469
Crisis Center

Iowa
(800) 332-4224
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
(563) 421-2975
Genesis Medical Center

Kansas
(785) 841-2345 or (888) 887-9142
Headquarters Counseling Center

Kentucky
(800) 433-7291
River Valley Behavioral Health
(800) 223-8913
Life Skills Hotline

Louisiana
(800) 437-0303
Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center

Maine
(888) 568-1112
Ingraham
(800) 660-8500
Crisis Response Services

Massachusetts
(800) 893-9900 or (800) 529-5077
The Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands

Maryland
(800) 422-0009 or (800) 553-3140 (Spanish)
Prince Georges County Hotline
(800) 422-0009
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center

Michigan
(800) 442-7315
Third Level Crisis Center
(800) 241-4949
Neighborhood Service Organization

Minnesota
(800) 462-5525
Crisis Line and Referral Service
(800) 854-9001
Listening Ear Crisis Center

Mississippi
(601) 713-4357 or (866) 322-9832 (Spanish)
Contact Crisis Line

Missouri
(800) 784-2433
Life Crisis Center
(800) 811-4760
Behavioral Health Response

Montana
(888) 587-0199
Voices of Hope Crisis Line

Nebraska
(800) 448-3000
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline

Nevada
(702) 731-2990
Suicide Prevention Center, Las Vegas
(800) 992-5757 or (775) 784-8090
Reno 24-Hour Crisis Line

New Hampshire
(800) 852-3323
Riverbend Community Mental Health Services
(603) 357-5505
The Samaritans of the Monadnock Region

New Jersey
(800) 648-0132
Center for Family Services
(908) 232-2880
Contact We Care

New Mexico
(888) 920-6333 or (505) 820-6333
Crisis Response of Santa Fe
(877) 485-9700 or (845) 486-2866
Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene

New York
(800) 310-1160
Life Line

North Carolina
(252) 537-2909 or (800) 742-2572
Riverstone Counseling and Personal Development

North Dakota
(877) 663-5433
Helpline c/o Mental Health Association
(800) 366-6888
West Central Human Service Center

Ohio
(330) 434-9144 or (330) 434-1706
Portage Path Community Mental Health Center
(800) 956-6630
Crisis Intervention Center of Stark County

Oklahoma
(405) 848-2273 or (800) 673-2426
Contact Telephone Hotline

Oregon
(800) 560-5535 or (503) 581-5535
Northwest Human Services Crisis Hotline

Pennsylvania
(610) 279-6100
Montgomery County Emergency
(800) 673-2426
Adams/Hanover Counseling Services

Rhode Island
(800) 365-4044
Samaritans of Rhode Island
(401) 783-0650
Symatico/Phoenix House of New England

South Carolina
(877) 648-9900
Aiken County Help Line
(866) 892-9211
United Way 2-1-1

South Dakota
(605) 339-4357
Help! Line Center

Tennessee
(800) 681-7444 or (800) 232-5253
Centerstone Community Health Centers

Texas
(214) 828-1000
Suicide and Crisis Center
(713) 468-6463
Crisis Intervention of Houston

Utah
(801) 463-3634 or (801) 537-8739
Valley Mental Health Crisis Service

Vermont
(800) 639-6360
Clara Martin Center

Virginia
(888) 717-3333
New River Community Services, ACCESS Services
(703) 368-4141
ACTS Helpline

Washington
(800) 584-3578
North Islands Mental Health
(360) 479-3033
Crisis Clinic of the Peninsulas

West Virginia
(301) 523-3448 (noon to midnight) or (304) 399-1111
Contact Huntington

Wisconsin
(800) 914-3571 or (800) 365-1587
Walworth County Department of Human Services

Wyoming
(307) 347-4991
Victims of Violence Center

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