Get Help

Immediate Help, Dealing with Trauma, Resources for Vets, Medications and the FDA.

Get Help

Immediate Help, Dealing with Trauma, Resources for Vets, Medications and the FDA.

Get Help

Immediate Help, Dealing with Trauma, Resources for Vets, Medications and the FDA.

People often don’t get the mental health services they need because they don’t know where to start. Talk to your primary care doctor or another health professional about mental health problems. Ask them to connect you with the right mental health services. If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help for yourself, your friends, family, and others.

Getting emergency help:

If you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

Also consider these options if you’re having suicidal thoughts:

  • Call your mental health specialist.
  • Call a suicide hotline number — in the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
  • Veterans – Use that same number and press “1” to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Seek help from your primary doctor or other health care provider.
  • Reach out to a close friend or loved one.
  • Contact a minister, spiritual leader or someone else in your faith community.

If a loved one or friend is in danger of attempting suicide or has made an attempt:

  • Make sure someone stays with that person
  • Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately
  • Or, if you can do so safely, take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
Phone: 1-800-232-4636

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Phone: 1-888-463-6332

Freedom from Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org
Phone: 1-718-351-1717

Gift from Within
www.giftfromwithin.org
Phone: 1-207-236-8858

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 
www.istss.org
Phone: 1-847-480-9028

US National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov
Phone: 1-301-402-8878

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
www.ptsd.va.gov
Phone: 1-802-296-5132

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Phone: 1-866-615-6464

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

National Center for Victims of Crime
www.victimsofcrime.org
Phone: 1-202-467-8700

Screening for Mental Health (For Military)
http://screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/Military_NDSD
Phone: 1-781-239-0071

The Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute
www.sidran.org
Phone: 1-410-825-8888

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov/veterans-military-families
Phone: 1-800-789-2647

Smart Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org
Phone: 1-866-951-5357

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
www.save.org
Phone: 1-800-273-8255

Veterans Crisis Line
www.veteranscrisisline.net
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1

Veterans Health Administration
www.va.gov/health
Phone: 1-877-222-VETS (8387)

Witness Justice
www.witnessjustice.org
Phone: 1-800-495-4957

People often don’t get the mental health services they need because they don’t know where to start. Talk to your primary care doctor or another health professional about mental health problems. Ask them to connect you with the right mental health services. If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help for yourself, your friends, family, and others.

Getting emergency help:

If you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

Also consider these options if you’re having suicidal thoughts:

  • Call your mental health specialist.
  • Call a suicide hotline number — in the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
  • Veterans – Use that same number and press “1” to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Seek help from your primary doctor or other health care provider.
  • Reach out to a close friend or loved one.
  • Contact a minister, spiritual leader or someone else in your faith community.

If a loved one or friend is in danger of attempting suicide or has made an attempt:

  • Make sure someone stays with that person
  • Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately
  • Or, if you can do so safely, take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
Phone: 1-800-232-4636

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Phone: 888-463-6332

Freedom from Fear (FFF)
www.freedomfromfear.org/
Phone: 718-351-1717

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
Phone: 1-800-232-4636

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Phone: 1-888-463-6332

Freedom from Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org
Phone: 1-718-351-1717

Gift from Within
www.giftfromwithin.org
Phone: 1-207-236-8858

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 
www.istss.org
Phone: 1-847-480-9028

US National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov
Phone: 1-301-402-8878

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
www.ptsd.va.gov
Phone: 1-802-296-5132

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Phone: 1-866-615-6464

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

National Center for Victims of Crime
www.victimsofcrime.org
Phone: 1-202-467-8700

Screening for Mental Health (For Military)
www.militarymentalhealth.org
Phone: 1-781-239-0071

The Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute
www.sidran.org
Phone: 1-410-825-8888

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov/veterans-military-families
Phone: 1-800-789-2647

Smart Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org
Phone: 1-866-951-5357

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
www.save.org
Phone: 1-800-273-8255

Veterans Crisis Line
www.veteranscrisisline.net
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1

Veterans Health Administration
www.va.gov/health
Phone: 1-877-222-VETS (8387)

Witness Justice
www.witnessjustice.org
Phone: 1-800-495-4957

People often don’t get the mental health services they need because they don’t know where to start. Talk to your primary care doctor or another health professional about mental health problems. Ask them to connect you with the right mental health services. If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help for yourself, your friends, family, and others.

Getting emergency help:

If you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

Also consider these options if you’re having suicidal thoughts:

  • Call your mental health specialist.
  • Call a suicide hotline number — in the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
  • Veterans – Use that same number and press “1” to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Seek help from your primary doctor or other health care provider.
  • Reach out to a close friend or loved one.
  • Contact a minister, spiritual leader or someone else in your faith community.

If a loved one or friend is in danger of attempting suicide or has made an attempt:

  • Make sure someone stays with that person
  • Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately
  • Or, if you can do so safely, take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
Phone: 1-800-232-4636

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Phone: 888-463-6332

Freedom from Fear (FFF)
www.freedomfromfear.org/
Phone: 718-351-1717

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
Phone: 1-800-232-4636

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Phone: 1-888-463-6332

Freedom from Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org
Phone: 1-718-351-1717

Gift from Within
www.giftfromwithin.org
Phone: 1-207-236-8858

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 
www.istss.org
Phone: 1-847-480-9028

US National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov
Phone: 1-301-402-8878

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
www.ptsd.va.gov
Phone: 1-802-296-5132

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Phone: 1-866-615-6464

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

National Center for Victims of Crime
www.victimsofcrime.org
Phone: 1-202-467-8700

Screening for Mental Health (For Military)
www.militarymentalhealth.org
Phone: 1-781-239-0071

The Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute
www.sidran.org
Phone: 1-410-825-8888

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov/veterans-military-families
Phone: 1-800-789-2647

Smart Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org
Phone: 1-866-951-5357

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
www.save.org
Phone: 1-800-273-8255

Veterans Crisis Line
www.veteranscrisisline.net
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1

Veterans Health Administration
www.va.gov/health
Phone: 1-877-222-VETS (8387)

Witness Justice
www.witnessjustice.org
Phone: 1-800-495-4957