helpful resources
What is a warmline?
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) defines a warmline as a “peer-run phone line that offers callers emotional support and is staffed by volunteers who are in recovery themselves.”
A warmline may be considered an alternative to calling 911, which often results in police intervention. Police officers unfortunately are not trained or equipped to properly handle situations involving mental health crises and their presence may result in endangerment to people experiencing mental health challenges, especially Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Transgender, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled People.
The button above includes tons of resources including explanations about anti-carceral and abolitionist approaches to mental health as well as incredible recommendations for community connections for people with various identities and suggested reading. You can also use their website to find various providers who have been vetted by their organization.
WARMLINES
Call BlackLine
1 (800) 604-5841
Also available as an app through Apple Store and Google Play (Android)
“Call BlackLine® provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. Call BlackLine® prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). By us for us.”
Trans Lifeline
US: 1-877-565-8860
Canada: 1-877-330-6366
English & español: “Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people.”
Thrive Lifeline
Chat service.
Limited hours; see availability here.
“Non-carceral crisis, warmline, and group support, centering multiply marginalized communities. Fully grassroots. Built by and for community.”
Connect with peer support discord servers: Stronger Together and TRANS
Wildflower Alliance
1-888-407-4515
By phone every day: Hours listed on website
“Our peer support line is answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other interrupting challenges. This line does not collect personal information, perform assessment, or call crisis or the police.”
Fireside Project
Call or text: 623-473-7433
“Support during and after psychedelic experiences. Totally free. Always confidential.”
LGBT National Help Center
Call or text National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline: 888-688-5428
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743
LGBT National Senior Hotline: 888-234-7243
Hours, other hotlines, peer support chats
“All of our support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.”
They also host Pride Path, a resource to find legal protections to make informed decisions about relocation.
StrongHearts Native Helpline
1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
“StrongHearts Native Helpline is a safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy.”
CRISIS LINES
Many crisis lines are considered mandated reporters who may need to report calls regarding suicide to the police. You can always ask them about their reporting policies before you share with them about what’s going on.
The below resources may be required to report to police, so please use discretion:
National Mental Health Hotline
Call 988
Visit https://988lifeline.org/ to chat
Deaf/HoH: https://988lifeline.org/deaf-hard-of-hearing-hearing-loss/
Ayuda en Español: https://988lifeline.org/es/inicio/
Telefónica's de crisis y salud mental (en Español)
Ayuda en Español, Línea de Prevención del Suicidio en Español: 888-628-9454
La Línea de Ayuda Nacional Online del Asalto Sexual: 1-800-656-4673
Love Is Respect (Chat En Español): para jovenes 1-866-331-9474
Atención de salud mental perinatal para mamás (PSI):
Llama al 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD) #1
Mensaje de texto: 971-203-7773
Línea Directa Nacional de Salud Mental Materna (HRSA) 24/7: 1-833-TLC-MAMA
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7)
(800) 799-4889 Deaf or hard of hearing
Text "DEAF" to 741741
(800) 273-8255 Video relay service and voice/ caption
(800) 273-8255 Call or text
DeafLEAD (24/7)
Crisis support for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late-Deafened, and DeafBlind individuals at deaflead.org
Deaf Crisis Line: 321-800-3323 (Videophone)
We R Native
Text "Native" to 741 741. Free, 24/7 counseling support
Trevor Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
866-488-7386
Text "START" to 678678
Trevor Chat for LGBTQ+ youth
Lines for Life
800-273-8255
Lines for Life: talk to a suicide or substance use specialist.
They also offer support for: military & family, senior loneliness, teen-to-teen crisis help, and racial equity support.
NAMI Helpline 24/7
Text "NAMI" TO 741741 to talk to a trained crisis counselor 24/7
Postpartum and Pregnancy Support
Postpartum Support International: Call 1-800-944-4773 or Text: 800-944-4773
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (24/7): call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656- 4673
Veterans Crisis Line
(800) 273-8255
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
(800) 656-4673
Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
(800) 622-2255
“Communication is a two-way street, really, it’s a matter of listening to one another.”
- James Baldwin