Boston, MA (Local MIT)
Community Resources and Crisis Numbers
Australia
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
– Depression help: Phone or chat
– Phone: 1300 22 4636
http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/international/australia-suicide-hotlines.html
– Suicide hotlines
http://www.thesamaritans.org.au/
– Suicide help: Phone, chat, or face to face
– Phone: 13 52 47
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
– Suicide hotline, phone and chat
– Phone: 13 11 14
Canada
http://depressionhurts.ca/en/improvement/self-help-groups.aspx
– Self help group links and more information
http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/find-help/
– Phone: 9-1-1
– Local CMHA chapters
http://www.defeatdepression.ca/#!finding-help/cqq1
– Links to other resources, but no direct numbers or email
India
http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/international/india-suicide-hotlines.html
– Suicide hotlines
United Kingdom
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/Emergencyandurgentcareservices/Pages/NHS-111.aspx
– National Non Life threatening Urgent Care
– Phone: 111
– Life threatening care: Phone: 999
http://www.depressionuk.org/useful_links.shtml
– Websites and more information
http://www.depressionuk.org/national_links.shtml
– Email and telephone support
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/mental-health-helplines.aspx
– Information and phone numbers for support
http://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/depression.php
– Information and phone numbers for support
United States
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
– https://988lifeline.org/
– Hours: Available 24 hours.
– Languages: English, Spanish.
– Call: 988
– SMS: 988
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home
– Information and hotlines for depression and bipolar disorder
– Toll-free: (800) 826-3632
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
– Suicide hotlines and 24/7 chat center
– 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
http://www.crisistextline.org/
– Text to 741741
http://www.recovery.org/topics/find-the-best-dual-diagnosis-recovery-program-for-mood-disorders-and-substance-abuse/
– Help for simultaneous mood disorder, including depression, and substance abuse
– 1-866-715-0504
http://www.nationalparenthelpline.org
– Hotline help for parents
– 1-855-427-2736
– 1-855-4A PARENT
Crisis Centers World Wide
– http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
Note: We appreciate the tremendous positive work done by many agencies. Unfortunately, we are not adding any more new links at this time, and this page should be considered frozen as is. June 10, 2020.