If you are in need of urgent mental health support:

  • Dial 911 

  • Head to your local hospital or urgent care 

  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital Emergency Room 413.582.2000 (for western Massachusetts)

The following services are available 24/7 and are free and confidential and also available to you in crisis:

  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line 833.773.445 

  • Pioneer Valley Crisis Support Options (CSO): 413.586.5555

  • Boston Medical Center's Community Behavioral Health Center1.800.981.HELP (4357) 

  • National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988

  • The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Suicide Hotline) 1.866.488.7386  

  • Trans Lifeline 1.877.565.8860

  • Muslim Youth Hopeline: 1.855.95.AMALA

Text Support:

  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line 833.773.445

  • General Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

  • For People of Color: Text STEVE to 741741

  • For people who identify as Muslim: Text SALAM to 74174

  • Trevor Project for LGBTQ folk under 25: Text START to 678-678

Peer Support:

Resources specifically for BIPOC Individuals

  • Resources for Communities of Color in Greater Boston: https://www.greaterbostonpreventssuicide.org/communities-of-color#:~:text=RIAC%20COMMUNITY%20COUNSELING%20SERVICES&text=We%20currently%20offer%20services%20in,(617)261%2D2034

  • National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Massachusetts: Resources for the Black Community https://namimass.org/resources-for-black-community/

  • Community Health Coalition BIPOC Mental Health Resources: https://libguides.massgeneral.org/c.php?g=1391138&p=10500488

Ongoing licensed therapeutic support: