Mental Health Crisis Resources in NY/NJ/PA

Written By Michael Anderson

Mental Health Emergency Crisis Resources And Referrals:

Call 911 (in the US and Canada), 999 (if in the UK), 000 (Australia), or contact emergency services in your country, or go safely to your nearest emergency room.

If you are in danger of harming yourself or others, please use the following resources to get immediate help:

  • Call 911 (US and Canada), 999 (UK), or 000 (Australia), or go safely to your nearest emergency room

  • US-Based Resources:

    • Text HOME to 741-741 to access the Crisis Text Line or visit https://www.crisistextline.org

    • Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at https://988lifeline.org/chat/

    • Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or (800) 273-TALK or chat at https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

    • Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233 or (800) 799-SAFE or chat at https://www.thehotline.org/

    • Visit https://warmline.org/warmdir.html to find a warm-line contact number in your state if you need to talk to someone but are not suicidal.

    • https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines 

  • For more resources on suicide, click here: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/

  • For more resources on self-harm, click here: http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/resources.html

New York Mental Health Crisis Resources:

Crisis Text Line:
New York State has partnered with Crisis Text Line, an anonymous texting service available 24/7. Starting a conversation is easy. Text GOT5 to 741741.

OASAS HOPEline: New York State’s 24/7 problem gambling and chemical dependency hotline. For Help and Hope call 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: If your life or someone else's is in imminent danger, please call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call: 988

Domestic Violence: If you or someone else is in a relationship is being controlled by another individual through verbal, physical, or sexual abuse, or other tactics, please call: 1-800-942-6906

NYC WELL: New York City’s free, confidential support and crisis intervention for anyone seeking help for mental health and/or substance misuse concerns, available 24/7. Text “WELL” to 65173 or call 1-888-NYC-WELL.

New Jersey Mental Health Crisis Resources

NJ Hope Line (suicide prevention) 855-654-6735

Pennsylvania Mental Health Crisis Resources:

  • PA Support & Referral Helpline
    1-855-284-2494 (TTY: 724-631-5600)

  • Crisis Text Line: Text PA to 741741 

  • Veteran Crisis Line:  Dial 988 then Press 1 
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  • Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990

  • The Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ): 1-866-488-7386Text "Start" to 678-678 

  • Trans Helpline: 877-565-8860

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