§ MENTAL HEALTH
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (national network; Didi Hirsch answers many LA County calls)
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Who qualifies
Anyone.
How to apply
Call or text 988, or chat at chat.988lifeline.org.
What it is
Call, text or chat 988 any time for free, confidential support from a trained crisis counselor. You can use it for thoughts of suicide, a mental health or substance use crisis, or emotional distress, for yourself or someone you're worried about.
What they offer
Crisis call, text and chat
freeFree confidential crisis counseling 24/7/365
Spanish text and chat
freeText and chat available in Spanish
Languages
Contact
About the organisation
988 is the national three-digit crisis line, answered by a network of local crisis centers.
Service area
National (US)