Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly called National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
No matter what problems you’re dealing with, whether or not you’re thinking about suicide, if you need someone to lean on for emotional support, call 988 or chat online with the Lifeline.
People call to talk about lots of things: substance abuse, economic worries, relationships, sexual identity, getting over abuse, depression, mental and physical illness, and loneliness, to name a few.
The Lifeline also has online resources for those that want to help themselves and those who want to help someone else.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is available for any crisis. Crisis doesn’t just mean thinking about ending your own life. It’s any painful emotion and anytime you need support. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from a secure online platform. You never have to share anything you don’t want to.
Iowa Warm Line
The Warm Line is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
The Warm Line is a peer-run, telephone-based, non-crisis, confidential listening line for anyone struggling with mental health or substance use issues.
The line is staffed 24/7 by people who have been through a similar journey and are in recovery themselves. The Warm Line can provide empathetic, non-judgmental listening for individuals not requiring crisis management. Those in crisis are transferred to the Crisis Line for critical services.
211 Iowa
211 is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Just like calling 911 in an emergency, 211 is your three-digit helpline to find local support and resources. There may be a time that you or someone you know needs help, but don’t know exactly what kind of assistance is available – let alone how to access it. 211 acts as a single point of contact to thousands of social service programs.
Call 211, text your zip code to 898211, download the 211 app, or visit 211iowa.org