Immediate Support & Crisis Resources
Sometimes the right next step is immediate help or support from someone equipped to provide it.
You can use these resources for yourself or when you are concerned about someone else.
You do not have to determine what is wrong with someone before reaching out for help.
If there is immediate danger
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911, contact local emergency services, or go to the nearest emergency department.
Police Speak is not an emergency-response service and does not continuously monitor posts, messages, membership activity, or this resource.
Do not wait for a response from Police Speak when immediate assistance is needed.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Chat online: Official 988 chat
Available 24/7 across the United States.
You may contact 988 for yourself or because you are concerned about someone else.
COPLINE
1-800-COPLINE
1-800-267-5463
COPLINE is a 24/7 hotline exclusively for current and former law enforcement personnel and their families. Calls are answered by trained retired law-enforcement officers who provide active listening and support and may connect callers with culturally competent resources.
COPLINE is an outside organization. Its own confidentiality, privacy, and service rules apply.
Veterans Crisis Line
For Veterans, service members, and people concerned about a Veteran
Call 988, then press 1
Text 838255
Chat online: Official Veterans Crisis Line chat
Available 24/7.
You do not have to be enrolled in VA health care or receiving VA benefits to use the service.
You may also contact the service when you are concerned about a Veteran.
If You Are Trying to Help Someone Else
You do not have to determine what is wrong with someone before reaching out for help.
If there is immediate danger, use emergency services.
You may contact 988 when you are concerned about someone else. If the person is a Veteran, the Veterans Crisis Line also accepts contacts from people concerned about a Veteran.
If you are unsure whether a particular outside resource fits the situation, contact that provider directly and let the provider explain what services it offers.
Other Professional Support
Depending on the situation, a useful next step may also be peer support, an EAP, a licensed mental-health professional, a physician, a chaplain, an agency resource, or another qualified professional.
About These Resources
Police Speak does not operate the outside services listed here. Each provider’s own eligibility, privacy, confidentiality, and service practices apply.
Police Speak does not use this page to diagnose, assess, screen, score, classify, or determine whether someone is in crisis.
Accessing this page does not mean Police Speak has made a judgment about you.
Outside the United States
The services and numbers above are primarily U.S.-based.
If you are outside the United States, use the emergency or crisis service appropriate to your country or area.
