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Suicide, Crisis, Distress and Mental Health
  • National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – dial 988
  • Crisis Text Line - Text “HELLO” to 741741
    The Crisis Text hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the U.S. The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, connecting them with a crisis counselor who can provide support and information.
  • http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/iowa-suicide-hotlines.html
  • Your Life Iowa - If you need someone to talk or if you need help accessing mental health resources, Your Life Iowa is available 24/7 to talk over phone, text or live chat. Call: (855) 581-8111 | Text: (855) 895-8398 | Chat: YourLifeIowa.org
  • The Trevor Project - World’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. Call: 866-488-7386
  • Disaster Distress Helpline - Call or text 1-800-985-5990
    The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • IOWA - STATEWIDE
    2-1-1 Information,
    Counseling, Crisis Line
    United Way Information & Referral
    24 hours / 7 days
    2-1-1
  • NAMI Iowa: Mental Health Support, Education & Resources
  • Mental Health at Iowa: A central hub to explore mental health resources available: mentalhealth.uiowa.edu
  • Built by Community Mobile Crisis Response: Mobile Crisis Response will send trained mental health counselors to any location where a mental health crisis is occurring to help with stabilization, community referrals, and access to resources. Call 855-581-8111 for assistance or visit https://builtbycommunity.org/i-need-help/mobile-crisis/ to learn more. 
  • GuideLink Center: Provides urgent mental health and substance use care through immediate, onsite assessment and stabilization outside of a hospital setting, including beds for up to 5 days while working to restore one’s safety and ability to return to the community. Call 319-688-8000 or visit https://guidelinkcenter.org/ to learn more.

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