RESOURCES
NATIONAL RESOURCES
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON THE SUICIDE OF GIFTED STUDENTS
The Institute exists as a research center focused on the suicidal behavior of gifted students. It serves as a clearinghouse of research and other salient information, designs and conducts research, and provides training on suicide prevention.
Center for Gifted Education
School of Education
William & Mary
301 West Monticello
Williamsburg, VA 23186
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
This is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention lifeline and online chat site for people in crisis. Calls are routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The lifeline provides counseling and mental health referrals.
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Website: https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/800273TALK
Twitter: @800273TALK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/800273TALK
Online chat: http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.aspx
You Matter Website: http://www.youmatter.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
KRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CENTER
This is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on suicide prevention, awareness, and education. It provides help and hope through crisis hotlines, online crisis chat, and college campus awareness events.
Address: 1250 24th St. NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20037
Website: http://hopeline.com
Hotline 1: 800-442-HOPE
Hotline 2: 800-784-2433 or 800-SUICIDA (Spanish)
Teen to teen peer counseling hotline: 877-968-8454 or 877-YOUTHLINE
Online Crisis Network: http://www.IMAlive.org
Online chat crisis support: https://www.imalive.org/chat.php
JED FOUNDATION
A national organization that works to prevent suicide and promote emotional health among college and university students, the Jed Foundation also supports a student program, “Half of Us.” This is a national campaign to raise awareness about mental health issues on campus and to connect students to resources to get help. The organization also has partnered with MTV to produce features in which artists discuss their own struggles with mental health issues.
Address: 6 E. 39th St., Ste. 1204, New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-647-7544
Fax: 212-647-7542
Website: http://www.jedfoundation.org/students or http://www.halfofus.com
THE TREVOR PROJECT
This resource is targeted at LGBTQ youth to provide crisis intervention, a digital community, and advocacy programs. The organization also sponsors several other resources for youth, including Ask Trevor, an online question and answer resource for youths looking for information and guidance on sexual orientation and gender identity; TrevorChat, a confidential, secure, and free online messaging service that gives live help to students not at risk for suicide; and TrevorSpace, an online social networking community for LGBTQ youths (ages 13–24) and their friends/allies.
Address: P.O. Box 69232, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Hotline: 866-488-7386
Los Angeles Office Phone: 310-271-8845
New York Office Phone: 212-695-8650
Fax: 310-271-8846
Website: http://www.thetrevorproject.org
Ask for Help Website: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/site/AskforHelp
TrevorChat Website: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/Programs
TrevorSpace Website: http://trevorspace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTrevorProject
Twitter: @trevorproject
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetrevorproject
STATE/LOCAL RESOURCES
ALABAMA
Crisis Center
Address: 3600 8th Avenue South, Ste. 501, Birmingham, AL, 35222
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 205-323-7777
Fax: 205-328-6225
Website: http://www.crisiscenterbham.com
ALASKA
Careline Crisis Intervention
Address: 726 26th Avenue, Ste. 1, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Hotline 1: 877-266-4357
Hotline 2: 800-273-8255
Phone: 907-452-2771
Fax: 907-457-2442
Website: http://www.carelinealaska.com
ARIZONA
EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center
Address: 618 S. Madison Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281
Hotline: 480-784-1500
Phone: 480-784-1514
Website: http://www.empact-spc.com
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Crisis Center
Address: 14 E. Emma, Ste. 213, Springdale, AR 72764
Hotline: 888-CRISIS2
Phone: 479-365-2140
Website: http://www.arcrisis.org
CALIFORNIA
WellSpace Health
Address: 1820 J St., Sacramento, CA 95811
Hotline 1: 916-368-3111
Hotline 2: 800-273-8255
Phone: 916-737-5555
Website: https://www.wellspacehealth.org/services/counseling-prevention/suicide-prevention
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellSpaceHealth
Twitter: @WellSpaceHealth
San Francisco Suicide Prevention
Address: P.O. Box 191350, San Francisco, CA, 94119-1350
Hotline: 415-781-0500
Phone: 415-984-1900
Fax: 415-227-0247
Website: http://www.sfsuicide.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sfsuicideprevention
Twitter: @SFSuicide
COLORADO
Metro Crisis Services, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 460695, Denver, CO 80246
Hotline: 844-493-8255
Website: http://www.metrocrisisservices.org
CONNECTICUT
Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, P.O. Box 341431, Hartford, CT 06134
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 860-418-7000
Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/cwp/view.asp?q=335132
DELAWARE
ContactLifeline
Hotline: 800-262-9800
Website: http://www.contactlifeline.org
In New Castle County
Address: P.O. Box 9525, Wilmington, DE 19809
Hotline: 302-761-9100
Hotline TDD: 302-761-9700
Fax: 302-761-4280
In Kent and Sussex Counties
Address: P.O. Box 61, Milford, DE 19963
Phone: 302-422-1154
Fax: 302-422-2078
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DC Department of Behavioral Health
Address: 64 New York Avenue NE, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20002
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 202-673-2200
Fax: 202-673-3433
Website: https://dbh.dc.gov
FLORIDA
Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Website: http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floridasuicidepreventioncoal
GEORGIA
Behavioral Health Link
Hotline: 800-715-4225
Phone: 404-420-3202
Website: http://www.behavioralhealthlink.com
HAWAII
ACCESS Line
Address: 1250 Punchbowl St., Room #256 Honolulu, HI 96813
Hotline: 808-832-3100
Phone: 800-753-6879
Fax: 808-586-4745
Website: http://health.hawaii.gov/amhd
ILLINOIS
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago
Address: 4740 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-769-0205
Website: http://www.c4chicago.org
Memorial Behavioral Health
Address: 710 N. Eighth St., Springfield, IL 62702-6395
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 217-525-1064
Fax: 217-525-9047
Website: https://www.memorialbehavioralhealth.org
INDIANA
Mental Health American in Greater Indianapolis
Address: 615 N. Alabama St., Ste. 320, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Hotline: 317-251-7575 or text CSIS to 839863
Phone: 317-634-6341
Fax: 317-464-9575
Website: http://www.familiesfirstindiana.org
IOWA
The Crisis Center of Johnson County
Address: 1121 Gilbert Court, Iowa City, IA 52240-4528
Hotline: 319-351-0140
Phone: 319-351-2726
Fax: 319-351-4671
Website: http://jccrisiscenter.org
KANSAS
Headquarters Counseling Center
Address: 200 E. 8th, Ste. C, Lawrence, KS 66044
Hotline: 785-841-2345
Website: http://www.headquarterscounselingcenter.org
KENTUCKY
Crisis and Information Center, Seven Counties Service
Address: 10101 Linn Station Rd., Louisville, KY 40223
Adult Crisis Hotline 1: 502-589-4313
Adult Crisis Hotline 2: 800-221-0446
Child Crisis Hotline 1: 502-589-8070
Child Crisis Hotline 2: 800-432-4510
Phone: 502-589-1100
Fax: 502-589-8614
Website: http://centerstoneky.org
LOUISIANA
Crisis Intervention Center
Address: 4837 Revere Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Hotline 1: 2-1-1
Hotline 2: 225-924-3900
Hotline 3: 800-437-0303
Phone: 225-924-1431
Website: https://cicla.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brcrisisinterventioncenter
MAINE
Crisis and Counseling Centers
Address: 10 Caldwell Rd., August, ME 04330
Hotline: 888-568-1112
Phone: 207-626-3448
Fax: 207-621-6228
Website: http://www.crisisandcounseling.org
MARYLAND
Baltimore Crisis Response
Address: 2041 East Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21231
Hotline: 410-433-5175
Hotline TDD: 410-433-7050
Phone: 410-433-5255
Fax: 410-433-6795
Website: http://www.bcresponse.org
Frederick County Hotline
Address: 226 South Jefferson St., Frederick, MD 21701
Hotline: 301-662-2255
Phone: 301-663-0011
Fax: 301-695-4747
Website: http://www.fcmha.org
MASSACHUSETTS
The Samaritans of Boston
Address: 41 West St., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Hotline 1: 877-870-4673
Hotline 2 (Teens): 800-252-8336
Hotline 3: 617-247-0220
Hotline 4: 508-875-4500
Website: https://samaritanshope.org
MICHIGAN
Michigan Association for Suicide Prevention
Address: c/o Mary Baukus, 2220 Mershon St., Saginaw, MI 48602
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Website: http://www.masponweb.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michigan-Association-for-Suicide-Prevention-143113595749940
MINNESOTA
Canvas Health Crisis Connection
Hotline: 612-379-6363
Website: http://www.canvashealth.org/crisis-support/crisis-connection
MISSISSIPPI
CONTACT Helpline
Address: P.O. Box 1304, Columbus, MS 39703
Hotline: 800-377-1643
Phone: 662-327-2968
Fax: 662-244-3454
Website: http://www.contacthelplinegtrms.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Contacthelplinegtrms
Twitter: @contactgtr
MISSOURI
Life Crisis Services
Address: 2650 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103
Hotline 1: 314-647-4357
Hotline 2: 800-273-8255
Phone: 314-533-8200
Website: http://www.providentstl.org
MONTANA
The Help Center
Address: 421 E. Peach St., Bozeman, MT 59715
Hotline: 406-586-3333
Website: http://www.bozemanhelpcenter.org
NEBRASKA
Boys Town National Hotline
Address: 14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010
Hotline: 800-448-3000
Phone: 402-498-1300
Website: http://www.boystown.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoysTownMission
Twitter: @BoysTown
NEVADA
Crisis Call Center
Address: P.O. Box 8016, Reno, NV 89507
Hotline: 775-784-8090
Phone: 775-784-8085
Fax: 775-784-8083
Website: http://www.crisiscallcenter.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Headrest
Address: 14 Church St., Lebanon, NH 03766
Hotline: 603-448-4400
Phone: 603-448-4872
Fax: 603-448-1829
Website: http://www.headrest.org
NEW JERSEY
CONTACT of Burlington County
Address: P.O. Box 333, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Hotline 1: 856-234-8888
Hotline 2: 866-234-5006
Phone: 856-234-5484
Website: http://www.contactburlco.org
NEW MEXICO
Agora Crisis Center
Address: UNM 1; MSC 02 1675, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Hotline: 866-HELP-1-NM
Phone: 505-277-3013
Website: http://www.unm.edu/~agora
NEW YORK
Covenant House
Address: 461 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10001
Hotline: 800-999-9999
Phone: 800-388-3888
Website: http://www.covenanthouse.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CovenantHouse
Twitter: @CovenantHouse
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CovenantHouse
Long Island Crisis Center
Address: 2740 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710
Hotline: 516-679-1111
Phone: 516-826-0244
Website: http://www.longislandcrisiscenter.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longisland.crisiscenter
Twitter: @LICrisisCenter
NORTH CAROLINA
REAL Crisis Intervention
Address: 1011 Anderson St., Greenville, NC 27858
Hotline: 252-758-4357
Website: http://realcrisis.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realcrisis
NORTH DAKOTA
FirstLink Hotline
Address: 4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L, Fargo, ND 58103
Hotline 1: 2-1-1
Hotline 2: 701-235-7335
Phone 1: 701-293-6462
Phone 2: 888-293-6462
Fax: 701-235-2476
Website: http://myfirstlink.org/serivces/2-1-1-helpline
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myfirstlink
Twitter: @myfirstlink_org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/myfirstlink
OHIO
Talbert House
Address: 2600 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45206-1711
Hotline: 513-281-2273
Phone: 513-751-7747
Fax: 513-751-8107
Website: http://www.talberthouse.org
North Central Mental Health Services
Address: 1301 North High St., Columbus, OH 43201
Hotline: 614-221-5445
Phone: 614-299-6600
Website: http://www.ncmhs.org
OKLAHOMA
Heartline
Address: Central Office, 650 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK 74120
Hotline: 918-744-4800
Phone: 918-587-9471
Website: http://www.fcsok.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fcsok
Twitter: @FCSTulsa
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FamilyandChildrensOK
OREGON
Oregon Partnership-Lines for Life
Address: 5100 SW Macadam Ave., Ste. 400, Portland, OR 97239
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone 1: 503-244-5211
Phone 2: 800-282-7035
Fax: 503-244-5506
Website: http://www.linesforlife.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Re:Solve Crisis Network
Address: 333 North Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Hotline: 888-796-8226
Website: http://upmc.com/Services/behavioral-health/Pages/resolve-crisis-network.aspx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upmc
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upmc
RHODE ISLAND
The Samaritans of Rhode Island
Address: P.O. Box 9086, Providence, RI 02940
Hotline 1: 401-272-4044
Hotline 2: 800-365-4044
Phone: 401-721-5220
Website: http://www.samaritansri.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mental Health America of South Carolina
Address: 1823 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 803-779-5363
Fax: 864-467-3547
Website: http://www.mha-sc.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
HELP!Line Center
Address: 1000 N. West Ave., Ste. 310, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Hotline 1: 2-1-1
Hotline 2: 605-334-6646
Website: http://www.helplinecenter.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelplineCenter
Twitter: @HelplineCenter
TENNESSEE
The Crisis Center of Family & Children’s Service
Address: 1704 Heiman St., Nashville, TN 37208
Hotline: 615-244-7444
Phone: 615-320-0591
Website: http://www.fcsnashville.org
TEXAS
Texas Department of State Health Services
Address: 1100 West 49th St., Austin, TX 78756
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Phone: 512-776-7111
Website: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/mhsa/suicide/Suicide-Prevention.aspx
Texas Suicide Prevention
Hotline: 800-273-8255
Website: http://www.texassuicideprevention.org
UTAH
UNI CrisisLine
Address: University Neuropsychiatric Institute, 501 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Hotline: 801-587-3000
Phone: 801-587-1055
Website: http://healthcare.utah.edu/uni/crisisline
VERMONT
Vermont 2-1-1
Address: P.O. Box 111, Essex Junction, VT 05453
Hotline 1: 2-1-1
Hotline 2: 866-652-4636
Fax: 802-861-2544
Website: http://www.vermont211.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vermont211
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/211vermont
VIRGINIA
CrisisLink
Address: 1761 Old Meadow Road, Ste. 100, McLean, VA 22102
Hotline: 703-527-4077
Hotline TDD: 7-1-1
Phone: 703-536-9000
Website: http://www.crisislink.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crisislink
WASHINGTON
Crisis Clinic
Address: 9725 3rd Avenue NE, Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98115
Hotline: 866-427-4747
Phone: 206-461-3210
Fax: 206-461-8368
Website: http://www.crisisclinic.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrisisClinicKingCounty
Twitter: @CrisisClinic
WEST VIRGINIA
Valley HealthCare System
Address: 301 Scott Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26508
Hotline: 800-232-0020
Phone: 304-296-1731
Fax: 304-225-2288
Website: http://www.valleyhealthcare.org
WISCONSIN
Crisis Center of Family Services
Address: Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc., 300 Crooks St., Green Bay, WI 54305
Hotline: 920-436-8888
Phone: 920-436-6800
Fax: 920-432-5966
Website: http://www.familyservicesnew.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/familyservicesnew
WYOMING
Wyoming Behavioral Institute
Address: 2521 E. 15th St., Casper, WY 82609
Hotline: 800-457-9312
Phone: 307-237-7444
Fax: 307-472-2297
Website: http://www.wbihelp.com
CANADIAN RESOURCES
ALBERTA
Doctor Margaret Savage Crisis Centre
Address: Box 419, Cold Lake, AB T9M 1P1
Hotline: 866-594-0533
Phone: 780-594-5095
Fax: 780-594-7304
Website: http://www.dmscc.ca
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia
Address: 763 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5T 1X8
Hotline: 800-784-2433
Phone: 604-872-1811
Fax: 604-879-6216
Website: http://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca
MANITOBA
The Manitoba Suicide Line
Address: c/o Klinic Community Health, 870 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3G 0P1
Hotline: 877-435-7170
Phone: 204-571-4182
Fax: 204-571-4184
Website: http://www.reasontolive.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reason-To-Live-Manitoba-Suicide-Line/149395961783773
NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Address: 403 Regent St. Ste. 202, Fredericton, NB E3B 3X6
Hotline: 800-667-5005
Phone: 506-455-5231
Fax: 506-459-3878
Website: http://nb.cmha.ca
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Mental Health Crisis Centre
Address: 47 St. Clare Ave., St. John’s, NF A1C 2J9
Hotline: 888-737-4668
Phone: 709-737-4271
Website: https://suicideprevention.ca/newfoundland-labrador-crisis-centres
NOVA SCOTIA
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
Hotline: 902-429-8167
Website: http://www.nshealth.ca/service-details/Mental%20Health%20Mobile%20Crisis%20Telephone%20Line
ONTARIO
Distress Center Ontario
Website: http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html
See site for local crisis centers and hotlines.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Island Helpline
Address: P.O. Box 1033, Fredericton, PE E3B 5C2
Hotline: 800-218-2885
Website: https://suicideprevention.ca/prince-edward-island-crisis-centres
QUÉBEC
Centre de Prévention du Suicide de Québec
Address: 8180 Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand Nord, Québec, G2K 1W1
Hotline: 866-277-3553
Phone: 418-683-4588
Fax: 418-683-5956
Website: http://www.cpsquebec.ca
SASKATCHEWAN
Website: https://suicideprevention.ca/saskatchewan-crisis-centres
See site for local crisis centers and hotlines.