Resources for those experiencing a crisis
Please note that we do not provide crisis management, housing or legal services (e.g., evaluations for court or other judicial proceedings). If that is what you need, we can provide you with a referral.
If you or someone you know is unsafe:
If you or someone you know is unsafe (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, putting oneself or others in danger, or experiencing a medical emergency), please call 911 immediately.
For any other kind of mental health crisis:
We do not offer any walk-In clinic hours, on-call care, or after-hours crisis care. If you find you are having a psychiatric emergency, please contact UW Medicine Psychiatric Emergency Services at 206-744-3076.
If you are having any other kind of mental health crisis, please call the King County 24-hour confidential crisis hotline at: 866-4-CRISIS (866-427-4747).
Call 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - this is for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress (e.g., suicidal thoughts, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress).
Other Crisis Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Hopeline Network: 1-800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)
Lifeline Crisis Chat (Online live messaging): contact-usa.org/chat
Crisis Text Line: text "START" to 741-741
Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)
Suicide Prevention Wiki: suicideprevention.wikia.com
Young People of Color can text "STEVE" to 741-741
Veterans Crisis Line: veteranscrisisline.net
Family Violence Helpline: 1-800-996-6228
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1- 800-799-7233
Planned Parenthood Hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line: 1-800-622-2255
American Association of Poison Control Centers: 1-800-222-1222
National Crisis Line for Anorexia and Bulimia: 1-800-233-4357
LGBTQ+ Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
TREVOR Crisis Hotline (for LGBTQ+ youth): 1-866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
AIDS Crisis Line: 1-800-221-7044