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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for free, confidential support available 24/7 across the United States and its territories.1 You do not have to be suicidal to contact the service.1 Reasons people call include substance use disorder, economic worries, relationships, culture and identity, illness, intimate partner violence, depression, mental and physical illness, and loneliness.1

Veterans, service members, and their loved ones can call 988 and press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line.1 For Spanish-language support, call 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988.1

GiveCare's crisis routing names 988 in the safety lines Mira sends.2


  1. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. "Get Help." Source → ↩↩↩↩↩

  2. GiveCare. "GiveCare SMS Runtime Contract." Source → ↩