The New Mental Health Crisis Hotline Number

By: City of Portsmouth

The new mental health crisis hotline number 988 launches on Saturday, July 16th, in the United States.  If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, do not hesitate to call the existing suicide hotline number – 1-800-273-8255, and, beginning July 16th, use 988. 

988 will be confidential, free, and available 24/7/365, connecting those experiencing a mental health, substance use, or suicidal crisis with trained crisis counselors.  For more information about the new 988 number, use this link 988.