National Suicide Prevention Hotline

The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

Dial: 988

Website: https://988lifeline.org/

Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

Text: Text HOME to 741741

Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/

Safe2Help Illinois

The Safe2Help program is a confidential help line. Reporters will be encouraged to provide their name and contact information, but it isn’t a requirement. Information received by Safe2Help is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reporting rules and can only be accessed under limited conditions by a court order. 

Dial: 1-844-4-SAFEIL

Text: Text SAFE2 (72332)

Website: https://www.safe2helpil.com/

Email: help@safe2helpil.com