Hotlines
United States Hotlines
Free, 100% confidential, and available 24/7.
Your safety is of the utmost importance. If you are in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1.
988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We’re committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country.
Phone: 800-656-4673
Chat: click here to start a chat
We are here to serve all those impacted by relationship abuse 24/7 confidentially. Due to high demand, you may experience longer wait times to connect with a live advocate.
If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, we’re here to provide the support you need.
Chat online with a trained staff member who can provide you confidential crisis support in Spanish.
Phone: 800-656-4673
Chat: Click here to chat
DoD Safe Helpline is the sole secure, confidential, and anonymous crisis support service specially designed for members of the Department of Defense community affected by sexual assault.
Phone: 877-995-5247
Online chat: click here to chat
You’re not alone—the Veterans Crisis Line is here for you. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to call.
We exist to restore power to Native Americans impacted by domestic and sexual violence by weaving together a braid of safety, sovereignty and support.
Phone: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
We provide free, 24/7, confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in both English and Spanish for anyone in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Text Line: text HOME or HOLA to 741741 to reach a live volunteer Crisis Counselor
If you are a victim of nonconsensual pornography (“NCP”, also known as “revenge porn”), recorded sexual assault (RSA), or sextortion and you reside in the United States, please call the CCRI Crisis Helpline.
Legislation: Find digital sexual abuse laws in the United States here
Phone: 844-878-2274
Stop Street Harassment (SSH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to documenting and ending gender-based street harassment worldwide. It started as a blog in 2008 and became incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 2012.
Phone: 855-897-5910
Love is respect is the national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and has given assistance to more than 2 million help seekers. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All contacts are confidential.
Phone: 800.422.4453
Text: Text “HELP” to 800.422.4453
Chat: Click here to chat
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.
Report To The Cyber Tipline: Click here to file a report suspected child sexual exploitation
Hotline: 1-800-843-5678
Courage First Athlete Helpline is a no-cost call, text, and chat service for athletes, coaches, parents, and anyone in sports communities who has questions or concerns about abuse or mental well-being in athletics.
Phone & Text: 888-279-1026
Chat: Start a chat here
VictimConnect is a referral helpline where ALL crime victims can learn about their rights and options confidentially and compassionately.
Phone and text: 855-4-VICTIM
Online chat: Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm EST
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
Phone: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Text: zip code to 435748
We help youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems, and a lot more. The people who turn to us for help often live in rural and conservative parts of the country and are frequently feeling severely isolated, closeted and in despair, with literally no one else safe to talk
Hotline: 888-688-5428
We help youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems, and a lot more. The people who turn to us for help often live in rural and conservative parts of the country and are frequently feeling severely isolated, closeted and in despair, with literally no one else safe to talk to.
National Hotline: 888-843-4564
1-on-1 Online Peer Support: click here to begin chat
On the LGBT National Senior Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, elder abuse, family dynamics, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
Hotline: 888-234-7243
We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
Talkline: 800-246-7743
THRIVE Lifeline’s mission is to end stigma for people with marginalized identities and close gaps in access to crisis intervention, validation, and resources through whole-human support.
Textline: Text THRIVE at +1.313.662.8209
We are a group of volunteers with comprehensive sex education providing accurate, non-judgmental, confidential information about sexuality, gender, and relationships. We welcome calls from people of all ages with all types of questions around sex, sexual health, gender expression, identity, and the ways sex and sexuality can impact relationships.
Phone: 415-989-7374
The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression. We strengthen our communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services.
Hotline: 800-832-1901
Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive.
Phone (US): (877) 565-8860
Phone (Canada): (877) 330-6366
We provide information & support to LGBTQ young people 24/7, all year round. Reach out to one of our trained counselors. Call, text, or chat with us anytime you need support. If you are thinking about suicide, or feeling lonely, we’re here to listen.
Opened in 1986 as a direct response to the HIV/AIDs pandemic, Pride Institute has been a leader in helping LGBTQ+ folx recover from substance use disorder, sexual health issues and mental health conditions. Our staff is trained to be knowledgeable about the unique challenges you face as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ll provide you with a safe space while you find the tools you need to overcome addiction no matter how you identify within the LGBTQ+ community.
Phone: 833.915.3200