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If someone may die, be harmed, or harm another person, emergency services come first.
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Fast paths to real help, steady care, and community support.
Keep this page close for crisis options, treatment locators, peer support, and practical next steps. If there is immediate danger, use emergency help first.
Immediate safety
If you may hurt yourself or someone else, call or text 988 in the U.S. and Canada, or contact local emergency services.
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Match the next step to the level of danger.
Use the strongest support first. You do not have to earn crisis care by waiting until things get worse.
Use 988 by call, text, or chat.
Tell the counselor what is happening plainly. You can start with: "I do not feel safe tonight."
Open 988 chatSearch treatment and support groups.
Use official locators for therapy, substance-use care, recovery support, or a local peer group.
Find treatmentDo not isolate with the whole thing.
Post in the forum, join Discord, or text one person: "Can you stay with me for a few minutes?"
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Words for hard moments
Use plain language when your brain is too loud.
"I am not asking you to fix this. I need someone to stay connected with me for a little while."
"I am having thoughts that scare me, and I need help making a safe plan for tonight."
"This is a signal, not a verdict. I can lower danger one step at a time."
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