the national suicide prevention hotline is 1-800-273-8255 *trained counselors are available to speak with you 24/7 and assist in a crisis situation
the NAMI (national alliance on mental illness) help line is 1-800-950-6264 *this resource can offer you sympathy and support, and provide you information about resources in your community
text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. for free, 24/7 support with a trained crisis counselor via the crisis text line. "every texter is connected with a crisis counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving." if you are in canada, you can text 686868. if the U.K., text 85258.
other hotline help options self harm 1-800-366-8288 sexual assault 1-800-656-4673 sexual health 1-800-230-7526 grief support 1-650-321-3438 suicide 1-800-784-2433 alcohol abuse 1-877-235-4525 eating disorder 1-800-931-2237 domestic abuse 1-800-799-7233 LGBTQA help 1-800-246-7743 immigration (ICE) help 1-844-363-1423 trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860 bullying/depression/mental health 1-800-273-8255