If you need help right now
If you or someone you love is experiencing a mental health crisis, consider reaching out to someone you trust, a peer-support line, or a community-based crisis service. If there is immediate, life-threatening danger, seek emergency medical care. If calling 911, you can request the fire department, though police may still be dispatched.
24/7 crisis support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or chat online at 988lifeline.org. Available 24/7 for suicidal, mental health, or substance use crises. In situations involving imminent danger, 988 responders may contact emergency services without your consent. Their stated policy is to use involuntary emergency intervention only as a last resort.
LA County Mental Health Access Line - 1-800-854-7771
Available 24/7 for mental health support and mobile crisis evaluation. Civilian response teams may be available, though police involvement or involuntary intervention is possible.
Peer Support & Community-Based Alternatives
The resources below offer different forms of peer support, informed consent, and alternatives to police intervention. Policies and availability vary, so we encourage you to check directly with each organization.
Thrive Lifeline: Non-carceral peer support centering marginalized communities. Online chat available during limited hours.
Project Return Peer Support Warm Line: 1-888-448-9777. Peer-led, non-crisis emotional support for adults 18+, available in English and Spanish.
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515 - Mon–Thu 7–9pm ET, Fri–Sun 7–10pm ET. (No voicemail - keep calling until you reach someone.)
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 - Peer-staffed; will not contact emergency services without your consent. Also available in Spanish.
Call Blackline: 1-800-604-5841 - Peer support centering Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, with an LGBTQ+ Black femme lens; non-carceral.
National LGBT Hotline - Peer support and resources for LGBTQ+ individuals: 1-888-843-4564
Koreatown CAT-911: (888) 260-1169 - Calls 8am–10pm daily; text or voicemail anytime (response within 24 hours). Trained volunteers can respond in person to mental health crises, domestic violence, and other safety concerns in and around Koreatown, or offer phone support elsewhere in LA.
Additional support for specific needs
The Trevor Project (24/7 LGBTQ+ youth): 1-866-488-7386
StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 (also reachable as 1-844-7NATIVE), or chat online. Domestic and sexual violence support for Native American and Alaska Native communities, 24/7.
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 - Call, text “HOPE” to 64673, or chat online.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
More Crisis & Community Resources
Don’t Call the Police – Los Angeles — A directory of LA-based resources for mental health, medical, and safety needs that don’t default to police involvement.
Inclusive Therapists’ Crisis Resource List: A broader, continually updated list of crisis resources across identities and needs.