Emergency Resources

Responding to Crime & Hate | Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence | Child & Elder Abuse & Neglect | Mental Health | Trauma & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Suicide | Substance Abuse | Managing Sex Offenders in the Community | Responding to Disasters with Spiritual Care

Responding to Crime and Hate

5 Ways to Fight Hate and Discrimination

Talking with Children About Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate

Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories About Bias and Injustice

Suicide

NEW: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

National suicide prevention webpage and hotline*
*as of March 2025 funding is said to have been cut for this, but we are leaving the link in place in case it is restored

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence

Get help: Hotline and chatline

Don’t Look Away: Recognizing & Responding to Abuse for non-professionals

Local Resources – search for help by zip code

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

National Human Trafficking Resource Center

Substance Abuse

Narcotics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous

Al-Anon for families and friends of problem drinkers

Child and Elder Abuse and Neglect

APA: What parents should know

National Child Abuse Hotline (national crisis line 24/7)

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

National Human Trafficking Resource Center

National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources and fact sheets (including abuse and neglect, school violence, terrorism, community violence, medical trauma, refugee and war zone trauma, etc)

Elder abuse and Neglect

Managing Sex Offenders in the Community

Circles of Support and Accountability

Mental Health

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

General information by topic

Responding to Disasters with Spiritual Care

National Disaster Interfaith Network

Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Free web and podcasts about trauma, PTSD, compassion fatigue, and the role of spirituality

National Center For PTSD

Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 Press 1 (24/7/365)