HOT/WARMLINES, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, CRISIS SUPPORT

National Grad Crisis Line

(877) 472-3457 

The National Grad Crisis Line helps graduate students reach free, confidential telephone counseling, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and information and referral services provided by specially-trained call-takers. Caring, professional staff and well-trained volunteers answer around the clock.


All counselors have completed training to understand the unique issues faced by graduate students. In addition to listening to and empathizing with a caller’s concerns, counselors assess the caller’s lethality risk, counsel, and offer various local support services and mental health resources for follow-up.

Veterans Crisis Line

988, then PRESS 1

Text 838255

Chat online 

Love is Respect – National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline


Hotline: 1 (866) 331 – 9474

Text: 22522

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, text, and online chat.


Love is Respect offers information, support, and advocacy to young people who have questions or concerns about their dating relationships.

StrongHearts Native Helpline

Hotline: 1 (844) 762 – 8483
Available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm CST via phone.

The StrongHearts Native Helpline is a safe, anonymous, and confidential service for Native Americans experiencing domestic violence and dating violence.


Pathways to Safety International

Hotline: 1 (833) 723 – 3833
Email: crisis@pathwaystosafety.org
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, and online chat.

Pathways to Safety International assists Americans experiencing interpersonal and gender based violence abroad.


Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline

Hotline: 1 (888) 843 – 4564
Youth Talkline: 1 (800) 246 – 7743
Senior Helpline: 1 (888) 234 – 7243
Email: help@LGBThotline.org
Hours vary, available via phone and online chat.

The LGBT National Help Center serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people by providing free and confidential peer support and local resources.


National Human Trafficking Hotline

Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Text: 233733

The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a national anti-trafficking hotline serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. The toll-free hotline is available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year in more than 200 languages.


National Runaway Safeline

Hotline: 1 (800) 786 – 2929
Email: info@1800runaway.org

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, forum, and online chat.

The National Runaway Safeline provides crisis and support services for homeless and runaway youth in the United States.


National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

Hotline: 1 (800) 843 – 5678
Cyber Tipline: http://www.missingkids.com/gethelpnow/cybertipline

NCMEC serves as a clearinghouse and comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization.


Boystown USA – Your Life Your Voice Helpline

Hotline: 1 (800) 448 – 3000
Text: Text VOICE to 20121 (hours vary)
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, email, text, and online chat.

Your Life Your Voice is a program of Boystown USA and is available to children, parents, and families who are struggling with self-harm, mental health disorders, and abuse.


National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline

Hotline: 1 (800) 950 – 6264
Email: info@nami.org
Available Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

The NAMI Helpline assists individuals and families who have questions about mental health disorders, treatment, and support services.


United States Elder Abuse Hotline

1-866-363-4276 

Poison Control 

1-800-942-5969

Hotline for parents considering abducting their children 

1-800-A-WAY-OUT

Environmental Justice Hotline

Phone: 800-962-6215 - Toll Free

E-mail: EJHotline@epa.gov

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday – Friday, Closed Federal Holidays; After-hours services are available via voicemail

Type of Coverage: Staffed by live Contractor to the EPA

Description: A publicly accessible service that provides communities with information that may assist in addressing potential environmental and/or public health issues, as well as fosters the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of low-income, minority, tribal and indigenous communities that may experience environmental and/or public health concerns.

American Red Cross


2401 Congress St, Portland, ME 04102


207-874-1192


Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network


1-888-373-7888

Training, tools, resource, and advocacy for trafficking survivors