mental health resources.
Below are national resources to reach out to. Please know that you can always contact us personally. Additionally, we hope that you will feel the support of the entire Same Boat community. It is brave to seek out help - life can be tough but you are tougher.
asking for help is a sign of strength. be brave enough to do it.
for immediate support
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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. By calling or texting 988, or chatting online at 988lifeline.org, people are connected with trained crisis counselors who can provide support in the moment, and if appropriate, connect with them resources in their community.
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Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line (CTL) is here for you. A live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool calm.
national resources
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NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Find Your Local NAMI:
There are more than 600 NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates across the country. Many NAMI affiliates offer an array of free support and education programs. Contact your NAMI Affiliate to find out what types of programs and supports they offer.
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The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors.
The Trevor Project provides an array of ways to seek connection and help. For more information, please continue to their website.
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In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. In fact, eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, surpassed only by opioid use disorder.
Eating disorders are widely misunderstood illnesses and support options are often inaccessible. As a result, too many people are left feeling helpless, hopeless, and frightened. Through their programs and services, NEDA raises awareness, builds communities of support and recovery, funds research, and puts vital resources into the hands of those in need.
For more information, please visit their website.
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Prevent Suicide Wisconsin has excellent resources for those seeking population specific care. For their extensive resource library, please continue to their website.
population specific crisis lines
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Text STEVE to 741741
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Text ‘START’ to 678-678 Call 1-866-488-7386
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Call 877-565-8860
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Call 988 (option 1)
