Samaritans Southcoast executive director Darcy Lee recently put together a comprehensive list of the many call lines that exist for people who need immediate help for their mental or emotional well-being.
The list is in preparation for Help & Hope SouthCoast’s planned sneak preview of Mysteries of Mental Illness, a special PBS show on mental illness that will air later this month. We want to have it available to participants who may have difficult emotions arise during the pre-show program and need someone to reach out to for help.
We’ll be showing parts of the show that focus on serious issues like depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation and it’s not unusual for it to trigger responses in people.
When Darcy sent me the list though, I was just astonished at how many organizations make themselves available to talk to people about their mental health. This is a lengthy list with about 20 different organizations and groups represented, some for everyone while others target specific niche populations.
It’s wonderful to see this many possibilities for people to connect with another human being about their concerns or problems, both so we can make it available during our upcoming June 16 program and also in general for whenever the need strikes.
We’ll post this list or a link to it during our sneak preview and panel discussion - RSVP here if you’d like to join us - but here’s a sneak preview now of the sneak preview.
Some of these are local organizations; others aren’t. But all of them are available. And, remember, you don’t need to be in crisis to receive help.
Samaritans Southcoast
Offering confidential mental health support
1-866-508-HELP (4357) 8am-11pm
1-800-273-TALK (8255) 24 hour hotline #
Samaritans Statewide Text Line (877) 870-4673 (HOPE)
Emergency Services
Child & Family Services
543 North Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 984-5566
Emergency Services Crisis Center
Child & Family Services
543 North Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 996-3154
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 Spanish Language: 1-866-628-9454
Text: HELLO to 741741
visit: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Bay Cove Human Services:
over-the-phone crisis evaluation
1-800-981-4357
National Alliance on Mental Illness
1-800-950-6264 or
Text: NAMI to 741741
National LBGTQ Hotline
Serves individuals of all ages
Call 1-888-843-4564
Trevor Support Center-The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Text: START to 678678
Gay/Lesbian Hotline & G.L.A.D.
1-800-455-4523
PFLAG Fall River
1-401-307-1802
Cyberbullying Hotline
1-800-420-1479
Text: HOME to 741741
National Runaway Safeline
1-800-786-2929
SAFE Alternatives (self-harm)
Call: 1-800-366-8288
Text: CONNECT to 741741
Exhale After Abortion Talkline
Call: 1-866-439-4253
Text: HELPLINE to 313131
Citizens for Citizens Family Planning
508-673-2400
Safe Link (dating violence or domestic violence)
1-877-785-2020
MASS 211: Need Help Fast? Free, confidential & multilingual
Dial 2-1-1 or search Home - Mass 211
U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 799-7233 (English and Spanish) (800) 787-3224 (TTY)
They also have an online chat feature available. Operating around the clock, seven days a week, confidential and free of cost, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides lifesaving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse. Highly trained, experienced advocates offer compassionate support, crisis intervention information and referral services in over 170 languages.
Pride Institute:
(800) 547-7433 24/7
Chemical dependency/mental health referral and information hotline for the LGBTQ community.
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN):
(800) 656-HOPE / (800) 810-7440 (TTY)
The nation's largest organization fighting sexual violence, RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
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