Emergency & Crisis Help

IMMEDIATE DANGER OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY 

Call 911 now if someone is in immediate danger, seriously injured, having trouble breathing, unconscious, having a seizure or cannot be awakened.

Do not use this website to request emergency assistance.

MENTAL-HEALTH, SUICIDE OR SUBSTANCE-USE CRISIS 

Call or text 988 for immediate crisis support.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides free, confidential support for mental-health distress, suicidal thoughts, emotional crises and alcohol or drug-use concerns

Language help 

Spanish by telephone: call 988 and press 2

Spanish by text: text AYUDA to 988

For other languages: call 988 and ask for an interpreter; telephone interpretation is available in more than 240 languages

POISONING OR MEDICATION EXPOSURE 

Call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222

Poison specialists provide free, confidential help 24 hours a day. Call immediately if someone may have swallowed, inhaled, touched or been exposed to a poison, medication, chemical or unknown substance.

If the person collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing or cannot be awakened, call 911 immediately.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR RELATIONSHIP ABUSE 

For free and confidential support:

Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text: START to 88788

Support is available 24 hours a day. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

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FIND LOCAL CRISIS AND BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH SERVICES 

Use the statewide directory to locate local behavioral-health providers, crisis lines and community mental-health services in your county.