NYC 988 offers free, confidential, mental health support to New Yorkers of all ages. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Counselors can provide:
• Immediate support for problems like stress, depression,
anxiety, or drug and alcohol use
• Crisis counseling and suicide prevention counseling
• Connection to Peer Specialists, who have personal experience
with mental health or substance use challenges
• Support for LGBTQI + Youth and Young Adults
New Yorkers can reach out to NYC 988 on behalf of
themselves or someone else. Young people can call on
behalf of their parents or caregivers, and anyone can
call NYC 988 on behalf of a child. Support is available
for people of all ages and in over 200 languages.
• Call or Text: 988
○ Español: 988, Aprete 2
○ Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Use your preferred relay service
or dial 711 then 988. NYC 988 Counselors are trained
to accept calls from deaf and hard of hearing individuals
using video relay services.
○ Veteran’s Crisis Line: Dial 988, press 1
○ LGBTQI+ Youth & Young Adults: Dial 988, press 3
• Chat Now: at 988lifeline.org/chat
• Find Services: nyc.gov/988