If you need help right now.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, help is available right now. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 24 hours a day. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. Below you will find crisis lines, text options, and resources for specific situations.
Immediate danger
If you or someone near you is in immediate danger, or a suicide attempt or overdose is in progress.
or go to the nearest emergency room now.
If you are thinking about suicide, overwhelmed, or worried about someone else, call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. It is free, available 24/7 across the US, and staffed by trained crisis counselors. You do not need to be suicidal to call; distress is enough of a reason.
Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat online via the Veterans Crisis Line. No VA enrollment required.
Use your preferred relay service, or the videophone options listed at 988lifeline.org.
The Trevor Project offers 24/7 support at 1-866-488-7386, or text START to 678-678.
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained crisis counselor by text, 24/7, free. Useful when talking out loud is not possible or not safe.
Other support lines.
What happens when you call 988.
Knowing what to expect makes calling easier. You will typically hear a brief message, then be connected to a trained counselor at a local crisis center. They will listen, ask about what is happening and whether you are safe, and work with you on next steps. Most calls are resolved through the conversation itself. Counselors aim to involve emergency services only when there is concern about immediate safety, and policies on this vary; you can ask the counselor directly about how the call works.
A word about Siggy and crises.
Siggy is not an emergency or crisis service, and our AI is not a crisis counselor. We provide scheduled psychiatric care: the treatment that helps prevent crises and the follow-up that comes after one. Do not rely on Siggy for urgent help; the fastest path in a crisis is always the direct lines on this page.
When the acute moment has passed, ongoing care matters: crisis lines stabilize the moment, and treatment addresses what led to it. That is where scheduled psychiatric care can help.
For friends and family.
If you are worried about someone: ask directly. Asking about suicide does not plant the idea; the evidence points the other way, and directness signals that they can be honest with you. Stay with them or stay on the line, help them contact 988, and reduce access to means of harm where you can. You can also call 988 yourself for coaching on how to help; you do not need to be the person in crisis to call.