Safety & Crisis Resources

If you need help right now

For additional resources, visit the Washington State Department of Health website.

If you or someone with you is in immediate physical danger

  • Call 911 for any life-threatening emergency.
  • Or go directly to your nearest hospital emergency room.

If you're experiencing a mental health crisis

  • Call or text 988 — the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 24/7, free, confidential. Connects you with a trained counselor.
  • Text HOME to 741741 — Crisis Text Line. Useful if talking on the phone feels too hard.
  • Call 1-800-576-7764 — Pierce County Crisis Line. 24/7, local to Tacoma and Pierce County.

If you're LGBTQ+ and need someone who gets it

  • Call 1-866-488-7386 — The Trevor Project. Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people. Phone, text, and chat.
  • Text START to 678-678 if you prefer texting.

These resources are listed in good faith as general public information. Please verify the numbers if you need them; crisis lines occasionally change.