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If you or someone you know are experiencing a crisis, call 911.

If you or a friend need to talk with a counselor for help or for resources available in your area, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.

TEXT OUR TRAINED CRISIS COUNSELORS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT’S ON YOUR MIND. FREE, 24/7, CONFIDENTIAL

TEXT “GO” TO 741741

Below is a listing of other resources that may be helpful.

  • American Association of Suicidology
  • The Invisible Illness
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • Center for Disease Control:Suicide
  • NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
  • National Council for Suicide Prevention
  • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
  • http://jasonfoundation.com/
  • Kansas Suicide Prevention Resource Center: 
  • National Suicide Prevention Life Line: 
  • SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Page 
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Kansas  
  • Kansas Suicide Hotlines
  • Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention
  • Headquarters Counseling Center
  • Johnson County Suicide Prevention
  • Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention
  • Greater Kansas American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • The Trevor Project (for LBGTQ students)
  • Kansas Adjutant General’s Suicide Prevention Program (designed for the military)
  • http://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/suicide-prevention.htm
  • Suicide Awareness & Prevention for Healthcare Students
  • Boys Town
    • Text VOICE to 20121
    • Email Boys Town: hotline@boystown.org
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
    • 1-800-273-8255 (24/7) Press 1 for Veterans line
  • Disaster Distress Helpline
    • 1-800-985-5990
    • Text TalkWithUs to 66746
    • TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired: 1-800-846-8517

DATING ABUSE & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

  • Loveisrespect
    • 1-866-331-9474/tty: 1-866-331-8453 (24/7)
    • Live Chat with loveisrespect (7 days/week, 5pm-3am EST)
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    • 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
    • Email the National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7)
  • RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
    • 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)
    • Live Chat with RAINN (24/7)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  • National Human Trafficking Resource Center
    • 1-888-373-7888
    • Text BeFree (233733)

CHILD ABUSE

  • USA National Child Abuse Hotline
    • 1-800-422-4453 (24/7)

RUNAWAYS

  • National Runaway Safeline
    • 1-800-786-2929 (24/7)
    • Live Chat with National Runaway Safeline(5:30pm – 12:30am EST)
  • National Safe Place
    • Text SAFE and your current location to the number 69866 (24/7)

EATING DISORDERS

  • National Eating Disorders Association
    • 1-800-931-2237 (Monday-Friday, 11:30 am-7:30 pm EST)
  • ANAD: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
    • 630-577-1330 (Monday-Friday,12 pm-8 pm EST)
    • Email ANAD

CUTTING/SELF INJURY

  • Safe Alternatives
    • Email SAFE Alternatives for information on seeking help
    • Call 800-366-8288 for information on seeking help

SUPPORT FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) YOUTH

  • LGBT National Youth Talk
    • Call 1-800-246-7743 (Monday-Friday, 4pm-12 am EST/Saturday, 12pm-5pm EST)
    • Email: help@LGBThotline.org
  • The Trevor Project
    • Call 866-488-7386 (24/7)
    • Live Chat with the Trevor Project (Daily 3pm- 9pm EST)
  • RehabCenter.net
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VETERANS

  • Veterans Crisis Line
    • Call 1-800-273-8255 (24/7)
    • Live Chat with the Veterans Crisis Line(24/7)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

  • DrugRehab.com
  • Rehabs.com
  • Withdrawal.net
  • StartYourRecovery.org
  • White Sands Treatment Center
The listed above resources do not fund Speak Up nor does Speak Up fund the resources above. We have listed these as Speak Up does not discriminate nor decide what resources are needed for each person. We hope that by providing these listed above allows each person to find the support they need. 

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If you need someone to talk you through a difficult time please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255

TEXT OUR TRAINED CRISIS COUNSELORS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT’S ON YOUR MIND. FREE, 24/7, CONFIDENTIAL TEXT “GO” TO 741741

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