NATIONAL
988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline.
Call or text 988. This 3-digit, nationwide number connects individuals in distress with trained counselors who can provide support and resources.
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE1-800-787-3224 (TYY)
VIRGINIA
City of Alexandria, Virginia -- Emergency Mental Health Services, 703-746-3401 24 hours, 7 days/week
Fairfax County, Virginia — Community Services Board Emergency Services, 703-573-5679 TTY 703-207-7737 24 hours, 7 days/week.
For people in crisis with a mental health, intellectual disability or alcohol or other drug emergency. Services include crisis intervention and stabilization, and evaluation for referrals to crisis care facilities, emergency shelters, and hospitals.
Arlington County, Virginia — Emergency Mental Health Services, 703-228-4256 or 703-228-5160 24 hours, 7 days/week. Emergency services provide immediate assistance to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Services include assessment, crisis intervention and stabilization, short-term counseling, on-call psychiatric services and critical stress management services for individuals and families.
WASHINGTON, DC
DC ACCESS Helpline, 1-888-7WE-HELP1-888-793-4357 This 24-hour, seven-day-a-week telephone line is staffed by mental health professionals who can refer a caller to immediate help or ongoing care. The Access Helpline can activate mobile crisis teams to respond to adults and children who are experiencing a psychiatric or emotional crisis and are unable or unwilling to travel to receive mental health services.
CrisisLink, 703-527-4077
Individuals facing a life crisis or seeking community-based mental health resources in the DC area, call CrisisLink’s free, confidential 24/7 Hotline. 