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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Calls or texts to these numbers will connect you to a crisis center where trained crisis counselors or mental health professionals are waiting to help. The calls are free and confidential.

Call 988

Veterans: option 1
Spanish: option 2
LGBTQ+ Youth: option 3

 

After listening to options, there will be a pause while you are transferred to an available call center. Translation services available for 250 additional languages.

Text "Help" to 988

 

Spanish: Text "Ayuda" to 988

 

 

-or-

 

 

Text "Home" to 741741

for the National Crisis Text Line

Chat
988lifeline.org/chat/

 

 

Chat in Spanish:
988lineadevida.org

 

 

ASL Crisis Support
Click "ASL Now" on 988lifeline.org

The Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth:

1-866-488-7386

Text Start to 678678

Chat

thetrevorproject.org/get-help

Mobile Crisis Teams in Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota has professional crisis teams that can come to you, help resolve a crisis, and link you to needed services. 911 dispatchers can connect you to your local crisis teams; it may be most effective to call them directly. Use this QR code to find your county's team phone number.

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Translifeline

 

Support by and for the Trans Community

 

1-877-565-8860

 

Veterans Crisis Lines

 

988 (option 1)

Text to 838255

-or-

Call Vets4Warriors

1-855-838-8255

Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline

1-833-600-2670

Text "FarmStress" to 898211

24/7 help for rural Minnesotans experiencing stress, anxiety, or depression. Trained counselors can also connect you to resources for business, financial, or legal help.

Call 911

If there is IMMEDIATE DANGER to you or someone else

Stay calm and tell the dispatcher 

"This is a mental health emergency" 

and ask for a Mobile Crisis Team

If a Mobile Crisis Team is not available,

Ask for a CIT Trained officer

(Crisis Intervention Team)

Be prepared to share information about mental health history, diagnosis, triggers, what has worked in the past, details of the current situation, and more.