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If You or Someone You Know Is in Crisis and Needs Immediate Help

Call your physician’s office.

Call 911 for emergency services.

Go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

Call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).

Ask a family member or friend to help you make these calls or take you to the hospital.
 

American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 310
Washington, DC 20015
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
Phone: 202-237-2280
www.suicidology.org

National Domestic Violence
Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
TTY: 800-787-3224
www.ndvh.org

The American Psychiatric Association is not able to monitor this Web site for crisis messages.

Additional Resources:

National Alliance on Mental Illness 
3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100
Arlington, VA 22203
Information Helpline: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
www.nami.org

National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 866-615-6464
TTY: 866-415-8051
www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
 
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place - Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 301-306-7070
www.chadd.org

Families for Depression Awareness
395 Totten Pond Road, Suite 404
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-890-0220
www.familyaware.org

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: 202-966-7300
www.aacap.org

Mental Health America
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-969-MHA (6642)
www.mentalhealthamerica.net

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-363-3500, ext. 33
www.afsp.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, Ill. 60654-7225
Phone: 800-826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org