Crisis Lines
Crisis Lines
Emergency Responder Crisis Text Line - text “BADGE” to 741741
This free, confidential service is available 24/7 for all emergency responders. If you are experience any crisis - work-related, substance use, depression, romantic, financial, or any other - please reach out by texting “BADGE” to 741741.
Safe Call Now - call 877-230-6060 or 206-459-3020 for assistance
This confidential, comprehensive, 24-hour crisis referral service is for all public safety employees, all emergency services personnel, and their family members nationwide. Please call 877-230-6060 or 206-459-3020 for assistance.
National Volunteer Fire Council Fire/EMS Helpline - call 888-731-FIRE (3473)
This confidential, 24-hour Fire/EMS Helpline was created for First Responders by members of the fire service. This program is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of firefighters, EMTs, rescue personnel, and their families. Please call 888-731-FIRE (3473) for assistance.
Frontline Help - call 1-866-676-7500
This confidential, 24-hour hotline staffed by first responders. Please call 1-866-676-7500 for assistance.
For mental health crises, including thoughts of suicide, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 support by calling or texting 988, or chatting at 988lifeline.org.
Online Resources
FBHA’s goal is to provide behavioral health workshops to fire departments, EMS and Dispatch organizations across the globe, focusing on behavioral health awareness with a strong emphasis towards suicide prevention and promoting resources available to firefighters/EMS/Dispatch and their families.
The Responder Strong website serves as a resource map for responder-informed crisis and clinical services as well as easily accessible educational content and tools for responders, their families, their leaders, and their clinicians who work with them.
The Code Green Campaign is a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. The webpage offers services and resources related to mental health and overall wellness of first responders.
The NAMI Frontline Wellness page offers specialized mental health resources and education for first responders and their families. The webpage also has information on NAMI sponsored workshops specific to relationship building for first responders and their partners, NAMI's Stronger Together program.