Crisis resources

If you need help right now.

If you need help right now.

Calder House is not an emergency service, and we can’t respond to crisis messages through this website. If you are in danger or thinking about ending your life, please contact one of these free services now.

Calder House is not an emergency service, and we can’t respond to crisis messages through this website. If you are in danger or thinking about ending your life, please contact one of these free services now.

988

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Free, confidential and open 24 hours a day.

911

Emergency services

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Other free lines

Support for specific situations.

All of these are free and confidential.

All of these are free and confidential.

Maine Crisis Line

1-888-568-1112

Statewide crisis support for people in Maine, any time of day or night.

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

Text with a trained volunteer crisis counselor, 24 hours a day.

The Trevor Project

1-866-488-7386

For LGBTQ+ young people. You can also text START to 678678.

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1

For veterans, service members and their families. Or text 838255.

Trans Lifeline

1-877-565-8860

Peer support run by and for trans people.

SAMHSA National Helpline

1-800-662-4357

Free, confidential referrals for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish.

The numbers listed are for the United States.

If you’re already a client

Between sessions.

Message your therapist through the client portal for anything that can wait a working day. For anything urgent, use one of the lines above first, then let us know so we can follow up.

While you wait for help

01

Stay with someone you trust, or call them and keep them on the line.

02

Move somewhere safe, away from anything you could use to hurt yourself.

03

Breathe slowly: in for four, hold for four, out for four, hold for four.

When you’re ready, we’re here.

Once things feel steadier, a free 15-minute call is an easy way to start regular support.

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