Hotlines
Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger or go to the nearest emergency room.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255); En Español 1-888-628-9454
The Lifeline is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Lifeline connects callers to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network, which provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals. People who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing loss can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889.
Crisis Text Line
Text “HELLO” to 741741
The Crisis Text hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the U.S. The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, connecting them with a crisis counselor who can provide support and information.
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1 or text to 838255
The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource that connects veterans 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a trained responder. The service is available to all veterans, even if they are not registered with the VA or enrolled in VA healthcare. People who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing loss can call 1-800-799-4889.
Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
The disaster distress helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. The helpline is free, multilingual, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hamilton County Mental Health Resources
Mobile Crisis Team (MCT)
(513) 584-5098
MCT is a mobile clinical team trained to respond to mental health emergencies in the community.
After hour referrals can be made through Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES). Call (513) 584-8577. PES will page the Mobile Crisis Team if necessary.
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
(513) 584-8577
University Medical Center psychiatric emergency room.
PES provides 24/7 services to patients in crisis with psychiatric emergencies.
Talbert House
(513) 281-CARE
Crisis hotline 24/7 call 513-281-CARE(2273) or Text Talbert to 839863.
The Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC) – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
(513) 636-5111
24-hour emergency and information telephone service for anyone with concerns about poison or drugs