Mental Health

Subsections of Mental Health

Crisis Connections - King County Crisis Hotline

Contact

Web: Crisis Connections

Phone WA Statewide (24x7): 711 Phone King County (24x7): 1-866-427-4747

About

Crisis Connections can help determine if you or someone you know needs professional consultation and can link with the appropriate services. Can refer to Crisis Support for evaluation for involuntary detention or hospitalization if required. Does not provide mobile intervention but can refer to an outside mobile provider – that provider’s response may include law enforcement.

Call if you, or someone you know, are experiencing:

  • Anxiety or loneliness
  • Family or relationship difficulties
  • Symptoms of mental illness
  • Loss of a job
  • Health concerns
  • Abuse
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Thoughts of suicide

Trans Lifeline

Contact

Web: Trans Lifeline

Phone (24x7): 877-565-8860

About

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers. Call if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or not sure you’re trans.

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  • When you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator
  • Full anonymity & confidentiality
  • No nonconsensual active rescue (calling 911, emergency services, or law enforcement)

The Trevor Project

Contact:

Web: The Trevor Project

Phone (24x7): 866-488-7386

Text (24x7): 678678 Text START to 678-678

Web Chat (24x7): Start Chat

About:

24-hour crisis hotline for youth ages 12-17. Within 45 minutes, a Safe Place coordinator meets with the youth, assesses the situation, and works with them to place them at a shelter or reunite with parents/guardians and community outreach.

All King County Library locations, metro buses, local businesses, and non-profit organizations are official Safe Place sites—2,100 sites.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Contact:

Web: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Phone WA Statewide (24x7): 988

Text (24x7): 988

Online Chat (24x7): 988 Lifeline Chat

About:

Lifeline Chat and Text is a service of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), connecting individuals with crisis counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat or texting 988.

All chat and text centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by either the American Association of Suicidology or the International Council for Helplines. Lifeline Chat and Text are available 24/7 across the U.S. and certain territories.

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is committed to supporting individuals in emotional crisis.

Specialized Services:

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ people under 25 can access LGBTQ+ support on 988 Crisis Chat or Text from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastern, daily. You’ll be asked if you want to opt-in to this support before you’re connected to a crisis counselor.

Native

Native and Strong Lifeline is the first program in the nation dedicated to serving American Indian and Alaska Native people. Operated by Volunteers of America Western Washington, this line is available for people who call the 988 and choose option 4. It is specifically for Washington’s American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Calls are answered by Native crisis counselors who are tribal members and descendants closely tied to their communities. Native and Strong Lifeline counselors are fully trained in crisis intervention and support, with particular emphasis on cultural and traditional practices related to healing.

Veterans and active service members

Veterans and active service members can reach the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7.