DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE - SAMHSA
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
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5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Montgomery
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Spanish / Espanol
Dial 2
1-800-985-5990 -
Text talkwithus
66746 -
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1-800-846-8517 -
Toll-Free
Multilingual
1-800-985-5990
The National Disaster Distress Helpline is a multilingual, confidential helpline that offers crisis support services available to all U.S. disaster survivors or responders, 24/7, 365 days a year.
To connect with a trained crisis counselor:
- Call 1-800-985-5990
- Text TalkWithUs to 66746
- For Spanish speaking callers, call 1-800-985-5990 and dial 2 for 24/7 bilingual support.
Crisis counselors provide:
- Crisis counseling for people in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster.
- Examples include: fires, storms, floods, earthquakes, droughts, disease outbreaks, or incidents of mass violence
- Information on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families.
- Note: stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.
- Tips for healthy coping.
- Referrals to local crisis call centers for additional follow-up care and support.
For more information, including access for Spanish speakers and anyone who is deaf/hard of hearing, please visit SAMHSA's Disaster Distress webpage: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline.