This website is not a crisis or counseling service, and I can’t provide emergency help. The lines below can. All of them are free, confidential, and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you can reach most of them by text if calling isn’t safe.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

For children and teens

• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: call or text 1-800-422-4453
  If you are being hurt, or you’re worried about a child who is. Counselors can also help adults who need to report abuse.
• National Runaway Safeline: call or text 1-800-786-2929
  If you’re young and have nowhere safe to go, or are thinking about leaving home.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org
  If you’re overwhelmed, hopeless, or thinking about hurting yourself. Any age.

For anyone

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788
  If a partner or family member is hurting, controlling, or frightening you.
• National Human Trafficking Hotline: call 1-888-373-7888, or text 233733
  If someone is forcing you to work or do things against your will, or holding you somewhere.
• National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): call 1-800-656-4673, text HOPE to 64673, or chat at rainn.org
  If you’ve experienced sexual violence, recently or long ago.
• SAMHSA National Helpline: call 1-800-662-4357
  For help finding treatment for substance use or mental health, for yourself or a family member.

Outside the United States

findahelpline.com lists free, confidential helplines by country.

Reaching out is not weakness. It’s the first thing a strong person does.