988 Lifeline
FeaturedFreeCall, text, or chat 988 for 24/7 US crisis support — free and confidential
Best for crisis · mental-health · hotline
Strengths
- 24/7 call, text, and chat
- Confidential counselors
Skip if
you need a team plan, audit logs, or a phone number to call
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is the US hotline. Call, text, or chat 988 any hour for mental-health or substance-use distress — counselors, not a hold queue that never answers.
Key features
- 24/7 call, text, and chat
- Confidential counselors
- Help for a friend
- Spanish options
Why it is on Toolora
We list 988 Lifeline for people who need crisis · mental-health · hotline. Skip it if you need a team plan, audit logs, or a phone number to call.
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