Crisis Support Resources
If you are in a mental health crisis or emergency, you matter and deserve support. You do not have to go through this alone. Please reach out to the crisis resources below. Many of these resources provide phone, text, and chat options.
Kindred Counseling Center is not an emergency resource or crisis center. If an emergency arises during or after business hours, please call 911 or 988, go to the nearest ER, or use one of the resources listed below.
If you or a loved one are in crisis:
Before calling 911:
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Please know that police are not equipped to provide mental health support and may pose risks—especially to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as well as transgender, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people.
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If possible, ask family, friends, neighbors, or community leaders who can be present with you if you are calling the police.
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Please see below for a section of crisis warmlines and resources designed to avoid police involvement when possible.
For community-based alternatives to police in your city:
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Visit Don't Call the Police for law enforcement alternative resources
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Search for mobile crisis or community response teams in your city. Some are listed below.
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In some cities, calling 211 can connect you with community response teams instead of law enforcement. Ask in advance whether they dispatch the police if this is a concern for you.
Ask trusted loved ones for support:
In addition to contacting crisis services, I warmly encourage you to let trusted loved ones know that you are struggling. You don't have to go through this alone. Feel free to share these suggestions with them if it would help:
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Ask them to stay with you and help make a plan together.
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If you do not want police or hospital involvement, communicate this clearly.
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Ask them to listen with empathy—without judgment, giving advice, or centering their own feelings.
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If you are using substances, alcohol, or self-injury to cope, ask them to remain with you without judgement. When you feel ready, ask them to help you remove access to these items.
Remove hazards:
If there are potential hazards nearby, such as weapons or pills, lock them away or ask a trusted person to remove them. Your safety matters most.
Safety plan:
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If you already have a safety plan completed, pull it out now and review it.
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If you don't have one, you can use this worksheet to create one.
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Share your plan with anyone you've asked to help support you.
Specific situations:
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Quiet help — if you are in a situation where speaking openly is unsafe, you can use silent chat or text options listed below.
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Language Support — many services can connect you with translators or support in your preferred language.
National Warmlines — These warmlines avoid police intervention.
Call BlackLine — call or text 1.800.604.5841, or use their app
LGBT National Help Center — 1.888.843.4564, limited hours
Coming Out Support Hotline — 1.888.688.5428
Youth Talkline — 1.800.246.7743
Senior Hotline — 1.888.234.7243
Psychedelic Support Line (Fireside Project) — call or text 623.473.7433, limited hours
StrongHearts Native Helpline — 1.844.762.8483, online chat
Thrive Lifeline — text 1.313.662.8209
Trans Lifeline — 1.877.565.8860
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line — 1.888.407.4515, limited hours
National Warmlines — These warmlines may be mandated to report calls regarding suicide to the police (i.e. "active rescue"). If this is a concern, you may want to first ask about their reporting policies before sharing your situation.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — 988 or 1.800.273.8255, text "HELLO" to 988
Crisis Text Line — text "HOME" to 741741
Veterans Crisis Line — 1.800.273.8255, Press 1 or text to 838255
National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1.800.799.7233, text "START" to 88788
Love is Respect — 1.866.331.9474 or text "LOVEIS" to 22522
The Trevor Project for LGBTQIA+ Support — 1.866.488.7386 or text "START" to 678-678
NEDA: National Eating Disorders Helpline — 1.800.931.2237 or text "NEDA" to 741741
RAINN: National Sexual Assault Hotline — 1.800.656.4673
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse National Helpline — 1.800.662.4357
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline — call or text 1.833.TLC.MAMA
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline — call or text 1.800.422.4453
CDC National HIV Hotline — 1.800.232.4636
DeafLEAD — videophone 321.800.3323
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Helpline — 1.800.950.6264, text "NAMI" to 62640, limited hours
Please Live — list of additional helplines by category
Find a Helpline — connect to +1,300 helplines in over 130 countries
Pennsylvania
PA Drug & Alcohol Helpline — 1.800.662.4357
Childline to Report Suspected Child Abuse — 1.800.932.0313
PA Report Elder Abuse Line — 1.800.490.8505
PA 211, Talklines & Warmlines — dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211
Allegheny County Warmline — 866.661.9276, daily 9am–1am (only residents of Pennsylvania)
Community Behavioral Health — 855.507.9276, Mon–Fri 4–7 pm (only residents of Pennsylvania)
Community Behavioral Health Philadelphia Warmline — 1.855.507.9276 or 1.855.507.3945, Mon–Fri 10am–12pm, 1–3pm, 4–7pm (only residents of Pennsylvania)
Contact Altoona — 814.946.9050, daily 7am–11pm
Contact Helpline — 211, 800.932.4616, press 8, 24/7
Valley Creek Crisis Center Warm Line — 610.280.3270, 24/7; 866.846.2722, Mon–Fri 8am–10pm, Sat–Sun 10am–10pm (Chester County Residents Only)
Turning Point of Lehigh Valley — domestic violence support in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, 1.877.438.3369, 24/7
Bucks County
Bucks County Crisis Line — 1.800.499.7455
Upper Bucks Crisis — 215.257.6551
Central Bucks Crisis — 215.345.2273
Lower Bucks Crisis — 215.785.9765
Bucks County Mobile Crisis by Lenape Valley Foundation — 1.877.435.7709
Bucks County Warmline — 215.896.9717, Mon-Fri 1pm–5pm (Bucks County, Pennsylvania residents only)
NAMI Bucks County Emotional Support WarmLine — call 215.343.3055 and press 1 from 3pm–10pm daily
A Woman's Place — domestic violence support, 1.800.220.8116, 24/7
NOVA — victim's assistance, 1.800.675.6900, 24/7
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Mobile Crisis — call 1.855.634.4673, 24/7
Peer Support Talk Line — 855.715.8255, daily, 1pm–9 pm, not open on holidays (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania residents only)
Teen TalkLine — 866.825.5856, daily, 1pm–9pm, not open on holidays (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania residents only)
Laurel House — domestic violence support in Montgomery County, 1.800.642.3150, 24/7, or Text "HOPE" to 85511
The Ferns Peer-Run Respite — voluntary, short-term, community-based support in Montgomery County, 610.705.8797
Philadelphia County
Don't Call the Police: Philadelphia
Philadelphia Crisis Line — 215.685.6440
Philadelphia Crisis Response Centers
Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Services — 215.686.4420
Inpatient/Partial Programs/Intensive Outpatient Programs
Lenape Valley Foundations — 1.800.499.7455, Doylestown & Bristol, PA
Horsham Clinic — 800.237.3941, Ambler, PA
Rogers Behavioral Health — 800.767.4411, Philadelphia, PA
Belmont Behavioral Health — 844.883.1096, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Center — 610.563.2752, Phoenixville, PA
Disclaimer: These resources are provided for educational and informational purposes only. They are not a substitute for personal therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by Meghan B. Jerry, MFT, LLC or Kindred Counseling Center. I do not receive financial compensation or benefit from any of these resources. Content may address sensitive topics and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Contact information and available hours are subject to change. Use of these resources is voluntary and at your own discretion. The above-named entities are not responsible for the accuracy, claims, content, representations, actions, or availability. List Rev. 03/04/26