If you need help now, help is here. Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for crisis support, any hour of the day.
If you need help now
Reaching out is a brave thing to do, and you don’t have to do it alone. TalkDoc is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For emotional distress or thoughts of suicide, call or text 988.
CALL 911
Call now if someone is in danger, has collapsed, cannot breathe, is having a seizure, or cannot be awakened.
CALL OR TEXT 988
A trained crisis counselor in the United States, free and confidential, twenty four hours a day.
CHAT ONLINE
The 988 Lifeline answers online as well, if writing is easier for you than talking.
How to reach them
- Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger or needs urgent medical help.
- Call 988 or text 988 for crisis, emotional distress, or thoughts of suicide. It is free, confidential, and open twenty four hours a day.
- Chat with a counselor at 988lifeline.org/chat.
En una emergencia, llama al 911. Para apoyo emocional o si piensas en suicidarte, llama al 988 y oprime 2 para ayuda en español, o envía AYUDA por texto al 988.
Other direct help
These lines are run by other organizations, not by us. Each one keeps its own hours and its own privacy practices.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential support and safety planning, day or night, every day of the year. Call 800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org.
Veterans Crisis Line
Free, confidential support for Veterans and for the people who care for them. Call 988 and then press 1, or text 838255.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Referrals to treatment for mental health or substance use concerns, in English and in Spanish. Call 800-662-4357, or find treatment.
Poison Control
Expert help for a possible poisoning. Call 800-222-1222, or go to poison.org. If someone collapses or cannot breathe, call 911.
Between visits
Our county guides explain Medi-Cal coverage, how to enroll, and where to find mental health help close to home, in plain language. See the county guides.
There is also a place for peer conversation and shared experience at community.talkdoc.com. It is support between visits, not a substitute for care.
Some members use short check-ins between visits, where those are available. They help your care carry on from one visit to the next. They do not replace a visit with a clinician, and they do not replace emergency care.
You don’t have to carry this alone
Eligible California members can use TalkDoc for scheduled mental health care with a licensed clinician, someone in your corner visit after visit. If you need help now, use 911 or 988. Please don’t wait for an appointment.
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