These hotlines and warmlines can provide alternatives to police intervention and avoid using police in most cases. It’s always good to ask all hotlines and warmlines about their policies before disclosing information that could lead to an involuntary intervention or forced hospitalization. Some utilize other first responders, such as mobile crisis units with mental health professionals, who are mandated reporters and can administer psychiatric assessments that may trigger forced hospitalization.
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The Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Support Line provides emotional support during and after psychedelic experiences. Call or text 1-62-FIRESIDE (1-623-473-7433) any day between 11 AM–11 PM PT.
Call Blackline is a peer-support hotline by and for Black, Black TLGBTQI+, Brown, Native, and Muslim communities. Call or text 1-800-604-5841 or download the app.
StrongHearts Native Helpline is a domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Call 1-844-762-8483 or visit their website to chat with an advocate.
Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline run by Trans people for the Trans, Nonbinary, Agender, and Questioning community. Call 1-877-565-8860 in the US or 1-877-330-6366 in Canada.
Mobile Crisis Teams (MCTs) are locally-based police diversion efforts that attempt to route mental health crisis calls away from police and usually include first responders, such as mobile crisis units with mental health professionals/clinicians. There is a possibility of forced hospitalization with response and assessments by mental health professionals. They may or may not include a co-responding police officer.
Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) are often staffed by police and include police response.
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