Crisis Lifelines
If you or a family member are thinking about suicide please take a few moments to review the following 24/7 free resources and then please follow through on the ones most applicable to you:
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call lifeline: 988
Text Lifeline: 988
Website and chat lifeline: www.988lifeline.org
The TrevorLifeLine for Youth (also specializing in LGBTQ youth)
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
1-866-488-7386
Text "START" to 678-678
The JED Foundation (Teens and young adults)
https://www.jedfoundation.org/
1-800-273-8255
Text "START" to 741-741
"If you are thinking about suicide read this first"
https://metanoia.org/suicide/
(Thoughts, coping strategies, and additional free resources.)
Where to go locally in a crisis:
- You can go to any Emergency Room and get evaluated by an attending psychiatrist.
- 24-Hour Mental Health Crisis Centers
- Chester County 24-Hour Crisis Services
610-280-3270 - Delaware County 24-Hour Crisis Connections Team
855-889-7827 - Montgomery County 24-Hour Mobile Crisis
855-634-4683 - Philadelphia 24-Hour Crisis Services
215-686-4420
- Chester County 24-Hour Crisis Services
- If you are already working with a therapist or psychologist, be sure to call them immediately. However, many do not have the 24/7 access that all of the above resources have. So, after leaving them a message, be sure to access the above resources.