Help

If you need emergency help, call 911

If there is an immediate threat of danger or risk to you, your family member, or someone you know, call 911

If you need to contact the police, request a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officer.  They have received extra training to handle mental health situations.

If your crisis is less severe:

  • Report to the nearest hospital emergency room
  • Call/text/chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988
  • Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.  There is a web chat option on their website.
  • Text “HOME” to 741741 to start a conversation with the Crisis Text Line.
  • The Mobile Crisis Management Team is a free service, with or without insurance.
    • Contact the Mobile Crisis Management Team at 888-573-1006 (Alexander, Buncombe, Caldwell, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties)
    • Contact the Mobile Crisis Management Team at 888-315-2880 (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties)

Crisis Services in North Carolina

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