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If you or someone you know is in crisis and may be considering suicide, please reach out to these hotlines immediately, call 911, or go to your local hospital emergency room. The “988” is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Elyssa's Mission
Elyssa’s Mission educates and screens teens on warning signs of suicide to help identify at-risk youth, link them to vital resources and ultimately prevent suicide.
Phone: 847.697.9181
NAMI Chicago
A local team of trained specialists will listen without judgment, and help you make an action plan, provide emotional support and connect you to mental health resources.
Phone: 833.626.4244
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Lifeline is available 24/7 365 days a year. Your conversations are free and confidential.
Phone: 800.273.8255
National Institute of Mental Health NIMH Suicide Risk Screening Tool
Use the 988 Lifeline
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Use the 988 Lifeline
Suicide.org - Listing of International Suicide Hotlines
Select country to get telephone numbers to locate hotlines outside of the United States.
