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The Veterans Crisis Line (Visit Site) is a 24-hour, toll-free hotline that provides phone, webchat, and text options available to military veterans and their families. It provides options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
The Veterans Crisis Line can be reached at 1 800 273 8255, then Press 1.
IMAlive Crisis Chatline (Visit Site) is a non-profit, worldwide 24/7, anonymous chatline to help anyone in crisis via instant messaging.
The Crisis Text Line (Visit Site) is a 24/7, nationwide crisis-intervention text-message hotline. Text “HOME” to 741-741.
Samaritans USA (Visit Site) is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout the United States.[9]
Kids Help Phone (Visit Site) is a nationwide 24-hour, toll-free, confidential crisis line and counseling service available to Canadians under the age of twenty.
Crisis Services Canada (Visit Site) nation wide suicide prevention and support network.
Crisis Text Line (Visit Site), is a 24/7 nationwide crisis-intervention text-message hotline created in partnership with Kids Help Phone.[18]
The Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting CONNECT (English) or PARLER (French) to 686-868.
SAPTEL (Visit Site) is an independent care provider subsidized by the Mexican red cross. It can be reached at (55) 5259-8121. SAPTEL has been active since 2000. It is totally free and they are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Provides crisis dialogue or treatment for anything related to mental health crisis.
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