Helplines/Veterans - New York, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852

Eligibility

Individuals needing crisis intervention.

Hours

Everyday 24 hours, 7 days a week

https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Veterans

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Phone; online chat

Service area

Description

Online chat service for veterans in emotional distress available at: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Veterans. Veterans are encouraged to chat online anonymously with a counselor. Friends and family members of a veteran in crisis are also welcomed to use Veterans Chat. Offered in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

What's Here

Talklines/Warmlines Crisis Intervention Veterans Suicide Counseling Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Providing organization

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Provides a toll-free national substance abuse information and referral service. Specialists provide information on specific drugs and treatment options and referrals to treatment programs, self-help groups, family support groups and crisis centers nationwide. Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Centers can also be found at SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator web site: www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov. Substance Abuse Hotline: (800) 662-4357 Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-8255