Free national help lines in the United States, with no sign-up.
For anyone thinking about suicide or in crisis, and for anyone worried about someone who is.
En español: Call 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988.
For anyone in crisis who would rather text with a trained volunteer than call.
En español: Text HOLA to 741741.
For veterans, service members and their families.
For LGBTQ+ young people who are in crisis or want to talk.
For trans people, and people questioning their gender, who want to talk with a trans person.
En español: Call 1-877-565-8860 and press 2.
For anyone who wants help with alcohol and drug use or mental health, for themselves or someone in their family.
It’s free and private, and it can help you find care near you.
En español: Ask for a national representative to speak Spanish.
For anyone who has a hard time with food and eating, and for the people close to them.
For anyone with an eating disorder, and for the people close to them, who wants to talk with a therapist.
It’s free. A licensed therapist who treats eating disorders answers.
For anyone who swallowed, breathed in or touched something that might be poison.
For anyone being hurt, threatened or controlled by a partner or someone at home, and for anyone worried about someone who is.
It’s free and private. You can talk in more than 200 languages.
En español: Spanish site at espanol.thehotline.org.
For anyone who has been sexually assaulted or abused, recently or long ago, and for the people close to them.
It’s free and private. A trained staff member can connect you to a sexual assault service near you.
For anyone who needs food, and wants to find food banks, free meals or food programs nearby.
For anyone before, during or after a disaster.
En español: Call or text and press 2.
For anyone who wants to apply for federal disaster aid, or check on an application.
En español: DisasterAssistance.gov has a Spanish version.
For anyone who needs shelter, food or other help after a disaster.
En español: Spanish site at CruzRojaAmericana.org.
For anyone in California who wants alerts about wildfires and other emergencies, and local updates.
For anyone looking for free or low-cost legal help nearby, with things like immigration papers, housing, family or money.
Its lists of legal aid groups cover every state in the United States, and they’re free to use. Some groups can help only people with low incomes.
Numbers checked on each provider’s own site on November 6, 2026.
