Mental Health Crisis Resources

If you’re in a mental health crisis or emergency, please know that you are deeply valued and you’re not alone.

Reach out to the crisis resources listed below for support.

(Please note that this therapy practice does not offer crisis/on-call therapy services.)

We are grateful to Inclusive Therapists for putting together this valuable list of crisis resources that prioritize the safety and well-being of our communities.

For more detailed information during a crisis, visit their emergency resources page to find the support you or a loved one might need.

Crisis Support and Safety: Important Considerations for Our Communities

Before calling 911: If you or someone you know is in immediate, life-threatening danger and you decide to call 911, please remember that police are often not equipped to handle mental health crises and may even pose risks to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as well as Trans, Neurodivergent, Disabled, and Mentally Ill individuals. If you do call, consider reaching out to community leaders, neighbors, friends, or family members to be there with you.

For alternatives that don’t involve police intervention, check out the crisis warm-lines listed to the left.

For community-based, non-police resources in your city:

  • Visit Don't Call the Police for a directory of alternatives with transparency about their policies.

  • Look up mobile crisis or community response teams in your area.

  • In some cities, calling 211 connects you to community response teams instead of law enforcement—it's worth asking in advance if this dispatches police to ensure your comfort.

Reach out to trusted loved ones for support: Alongside crisis resources, consider letting your trusted loved ones know you’re struggling. Feel free to share these tips if they feel helpful:

  • Ask them to stay with you and make a plan together. You don’t have to go through this alone.

  • If you prefer to avoid police or hospital involvement, communicate this clearly.

  • Request that they listen and empathize without judging, offering advice, or centering their own feelings.

  • If you’re using substances or self-injury to cope, ask them to stay with you without judgment. When you’re ready, they can help you remove these items.

Prioritize safety: If there are weapons like firearms nearby, please lock them away or ask a trusted person to remove them. Your safety comes first.

(This information was compiled by the Inclusive Therapists team.)

Ascend Counseling + Wellness is not an emergency-based practice and will not be responsible for any damages occurring as a result of unmet crisis or acute care needs.