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 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)
Search by County (NC) for Help During a Mental Health or Substance Use Crisis
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistance/mental-health-substance-abuse/crisis-services
If you are trying to find help for someone in crisis in North Carolina:
Other Resources
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – Western Carolina
- National Sexual Assault Hotline – a service of RAINN
- Telephone hotline: 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)
- Online chat https://online.rainn.org/
Podcasts
- How to Get Help from the Hilarious World of Depression