NATIONAL SUICIDE
& CRISIS LIFELINE

CALL 988

EASTERN SHORE HOTLINE
NEED HELP OR IN CRISIS?

CALL 888-407-8018

CRISIS SERVICES

If you or someone you know are in crisis for any reason, help is available now.

Eastern Shore Crisis Response

Available 24/7 at 1-888-407-8018

Call Eastern Shore Crisis Response to be connected to a trained crisis phone counselor who will listen and provide confidential support and behavioral health help and resources at no cost. The phone counselor will help determine if a mobile crisis team needs to come to you, or if you need an urgent care mental health appointment or other community services

Individuals in need of an urgent mental health care appointment must reside in one of the nine counties of the Eastern Shore: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, & Worcester.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 24/7 at  988

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. 988 offers prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

FOR ALL SEASONS RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE

Toll-Free: 800-310-7273 | English: 410-820-5600
Para espanol llame o envie un mensaje de texto al: 401-829-6143 | Text in English & Spanish: 410-829-6143

The For All Seasons Rape Crisis Center (RCC) offers comprehensive, free and confidential services in English and Spanish to survivors of sexual assault including crisis counseling, advocacy, case management and education for survivors of rape, and abuse as well as services for adults molested as children.

Crisis Textline

Text HOME to 741741

The Trevor Project LGBTQ+
Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call, Text or Chat  1-866-488-7386

Veterans' Crisis Hotline

 call 1-800-273-8255,  Press 1  or
1-877-VET2VET (838-2838) 

Behavioral HeALTH ADMINISTRATION
CRISIS SERVICES LOCATOR

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is committed to ensuring that individuals in crisis have access to immediate and appropriate care. Crisis services aim to deescalate the severity of a person’s level of distress or need for urgent care associated with a mental health or substance use disorder, and to stabilize the individual for referral to continuing care. The map below provides an interactive display of various crisis services (mobile, walk-in centers, and safe stations) and their locations in Maryland.

Call or text 911 for situations that require immediate assistance from the police, fire department, or ambulance.

Situations which require 911 include: A fire, a crime, especially if in progress, a car crash, especially if someone is injured, a medical emergency, especially for symptoms that require immediate medical attention

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