Crisis and Mental Health Resources (NAMI)

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available. There is hope. No matter the age or the challenges people face, help is a phone call, text, or online chat away. The following resources will help those in crisis.

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 National Crisis Text Line

Chat

988lifeline.org/chat/

Chat 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.

Translifeline

Support by and for the

Trans Community

1-887-565-8860

Veterans Crisis Line

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 experience 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.