Mental Health
If you are in need of immediate mental health support, please contact your local mental health provider or dial 911.
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States.
Call or text: 988 or chat online: 988lifeline.org The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
Options For Deaf + Hard of Hearing: For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988. https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing/
Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis 988 https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol/
When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
Crisis Text Line is offering Text-based suicide prevention services across Minnesota. People who text MN to 741741 will be connected with a counselor who will help defuse the crisis and connect the texter to local resources. Crisis Text Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In the Twin Cities metro area, call CRISIS (274747) from a cell phone to talk to a team of professionals who can help you.
Outside of the Twin Cities, Crisis services are available all day and every day, 24/7, for children and youth having a psychiatric or mental health crisis. A directory for mental health crisis phone numbers lists all crisis providers in Minnesota by county.
Children's mental health resources:
Adult mental health support: https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/seniors/health-care/mental-health/
Other resources: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbarnesscounselorscorner/anxiety
If you are in need of immediate mental health support, please contact your local mental health provider or dial 911.
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