--- title: "Crisis Resources: 988, RAINN, Domestic Violence & Trafficking Hotlines" description: "Immediate crisis resources including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, the Trevor Project, Childhelp, SAMHSA, and general mental health guidance from the CDC." url: https://www.alafiora.com/crisis-resources practice: Alafiora LLC author: Dr. Esther Lapite-Garrett, licensed psychologist license: https://www.alafiora.com/website-terms-of-use copyright: © Alafiora 2026 note: >- Educational content, not treatment. Reading it establishes no clinical relationship. Every personal account on this page is fiction, written by Dr. Lapite-Garrett from her own clinical knowledge and expertise; she uses AI as a drafting tool and approves every word. No client information of any kind was used to make them. --- # Crisis Resources If you are in immediate physical danger, call **911** or go to the nearest emergency room. 911 is answered locally, around the clock, from anywhere in the United States. The federal program behind it publishes at [911.gov](https://www.911.gov), which explains how 911 works and what happens when a call is placed; it is a reference site and not a way to reach help, so in an emergency place the call rather than opening the page. Alafiora is an outpatient psychological practice and is not a crisis or emergency service. Calls, messages, voicemail, and the forms on this website are not monitored around the clock and are not equipped for crisis intervention. Anyone in immediate danger, or thinking about harming themselves, is better served by one of the lines below. The resources below are free to contact, and you do not need to be a client of this practice, or of any practice, to use them. All of them are staffed continuously except Trans Lifeline, which keeps its own hours. What each one does with what you tell it varies: some will contact emergency services if they believe someone is in danger, and some will not without your consent. Where that is known, it is noted below. Find the one that matches what is happening, and reach out. --- ## If You Are Thinking About Suicide or Self-Harm **988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline** Call or text **988**. Available 24 hours a day, every day, in English and Spanish. Chat is also available at [988lifeline.org](https://988lifeline.org). --- ## If You Have Experienced Sexual Assault **RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline** Call **1-800-656-4673** (1-800-656-HOPE). Online chat is also available at [hotline.rainn.org](https://hotline.rainn.org). Available 24 hours a day. You will be connected with a trained staff member from a local sexual assault service provider. --- ## If You Are Experiencing Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Abuse **National Domestic Violence Hotline** Call **1-800-799-7233** (1-800-799-SAFE), or text **START** to **88788**. Online chat is available at [thehotline.org](https://www.thehotline.org). Available 24 hours a day, every day, in more than 200 languages through interpretation services. --- ## If You Are Being Trafficked or Are Concerned Someone Else Is **National Human Trafficking Hotline** Call **1-888-373-7888**, or text **HELP** to **233733**. Online chat is available at [humantraffickinghotline.org](https://humantraffickinghotline.org). Available 24 hours a day, confidential, and able to connect callers with local emergency, social service, and law enforcement resources. --- ## If You Are an LGBTQ+ Young Person in Crisis **The Trevor Project** Call **1-866-488-7386**, text **START** to **678-678**, or chat online at [thetrevorproject.org](https://www.thetrevorproject.org). Available 24 hours a day for LGBTQ+ young people under 25. --- ## If a Child Is Being Abused, or You Are an Adult Who Was Abused as a Child and Need to Talk Now **Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline** Call or text **1-800-422-4453** (1-800-4-A-CHILD). Available 24 hours a day, in more than 170 languages, staffed by professional crisis counselors. --- ## If You Want to Talk to Someone Who Shares Your Experience of Race and Racism **Call BlackLine** Call or text **1-800-604-5841**. More at [callblackline.com](https://www.callblackline.com). A peer-support and counseling line created for Black, Black LGBTQ+, Brown, Native and Muslim callers. Call BlackLine describes its focus as including the reporting of mistreatment by police or vigilantes, and states that callers may remain anonymous. --- ## If You Are a Veteran, Service Member, or Military Family Member **Veterans Crisis Line** Dial **988** then press **1**, text **838255**, or chat at [veteranscrisisline.net](https://www.veteranscrisisline.net). Available 24 hours a day to veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families. You do not need to be enrolled in VA benefits or registered with the VA to use it. **DoD Safe Helpline** Call **877-995-5247** or visit [safehelpline.org](https://www.safehelpline.org). Confidential, 24-hour crisis support specifically for members of the Department of Defense community affected by sexual assault, including a service that does not report to the chain of command. --- ## If You Are Transgender or Nonbinary **Trans Lifeline** Call **1-877-565-8860**. More at [translifeline.org](https://translifeline.org). A peer-support line staffed by trans operators. Trans Lifeline states that it does not call emergency services or law enforcement without a caller's explicit request. This is the one line on this page that is not staffed around the clock; its current hours are on its own site. --- ## If You Are Native or Indigenous **StrongHearts Native Helpline** Call or text **1-844-762-8483**, or chat at [strongheartshelpline.org](https://strongheartshelpline.org). A culturally appropriate, anonymous and confidential line for Native Americans and Alaska Natives affected by domestic, dating, or sexual violence. --- ## If You Are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing **National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline** Videophone **1-855-812-1001**, or visit [thedeafhotline.org](https://thedeafhotline.org). Support by Deaf advocates in American Sign Language for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and hard-of-hearing survivors of domestic and sexual violence. --- ## If You Are Struggling With Substance Use, or a Mental Health Crisis That Is Not Immediately Life-Threatening **SAMHSA National Helpline** Call **1-800-662-4357** (1-800-662-HELP). Available 24 hours a day, confidential, free, in English and Spanish. This line provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community organizations, and does not provide counseling directly. --- ## If You Would Rather Write Than Speak **Crisis Text Line** Text **HOME** to **741741**. Available 24 hours a day, free, in English and Spanish, staffed by trained volunteer crisis counselors. For anyone who cannot speak safely, or who finds it easier to type than to talk. --- ## For General Guidance on Caring for Your Mental Health **CDC: Caring for Your Mental Health** The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a general resource on recognizing signs of stress, coping strategies, and when and how to seek support: [cdc.gov/mental-health/caring](https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/caring/index.html). This is a general informational resource, not a crisis line; if you need to talk to someone right now, use one of the hotlines above instead. --- None of the organizations listed above are operated by Alafiora LLC, and reaching out to any of them does not create a relationship with this practice. Alafiora LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them, and all names and marks referenced are the property of their respective owners. They are listed here because they are established, they are free, and they are reachable from anywhere in the United States.