Right now
These are staffed tonight. I am not.
I am one therapist with a waiting list. If you are in crisis or somebody is at risk right now, these are staffed tonight and I am not.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Call or text 988Any time, any day, free. Trained people, not a recording.
- Crisis Text Line
- Text HOME to 741741If talking out loud is not possible tonight.
- Emergency services
- 911If somebody is in immediate physical danger.
If you are on the waiting list and things get worse
- Tell me if things change while you are waiting
- A short email is enough. It does not move you up the list, but it changes what I say back and who else I point you toward.
- A GP appointment is not a small thing
- It is often the fastest route to something happening this month rather than in two, particularly where medication is worth considering.
- County crisis teams exist and are underused
- Hennepin and Ramsey both run mobile crisis services that will come out. They are not only for the worst nights.
- Sitting with somebody counts
- If a friend can be in the room, even quietly, that is a real intervention and not a lesser one.
Nothing on this page is a substitute for emergency care.