The following resources can be reached via phone or online/text if you would like to talk to someone right away. All of these resources are free and confidential.
If you are experiencing an emergency, or feel that you or someone you know is unable to keep themselves safe, call 911 or go to your local emergency room.
Kids Help Phone is a free, anonymous and confidential phone and on-line professional counselling service. Phone counselling is available 24/7 and online counselling is available Sunday to Wednesday from 6pm to 2am.
Distress Centre Durham offers free, confidential, non-judgmental support via 24/7 telephone helpline or online/text (available from 2pm to 2am.)
Durham Mental Health Services Crisis Access Linkage Line (C.A.L.L) is available 24/7. You can get support over the phone, and if needed they can also send their mobile crisis unit right to you, wherever you are.
Be Safe is an app that can help you to make decisions in a crisis. It includes tools like safety plans and information about local resources that empower youth to reach out safely when they are in crisis.
LGBTQ Prideline Durham is a telephone support helpline designed to meet the unique needs of the LGBTQ community by providing emotional support and crisis intervention. It is open daily from 6pm to 10pm.
Duram Rape Crisis Centre's 24-Hour Crisis and Support Line provides immediate assistance to recent as well as historical or childhood survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and childhood sexual abuse and their families.