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If you find yourself in need of immediate help, call Emergency Services – 911.

These are examples of situations that you should seek immediate help:

  • Thinking about ending your life or trying to end your life.
  • Feeling scared because you’re experiencing sensations that aren’t real and/or beliefs that can’t possibly be true.
  • Becoming unable to care for yourself, and it’s putting you at risk of serious harm.
  • Experiencing an alcohol or any other drug overdose.
  • Taking a dangerous combination of substances (like medications and alcohol).

You can also

  • Call or text 9-8-8 to have access to 24/7 bilingual, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate suicide prevention support.
  • call the crisis line at 1-800-784-2433
  • SMS/Text Kids Help Phone by texting CONNECT to 686868, if you would like to stop the conversation text STOP

For other phone, chat or text support options, visit our Get Support section.

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If you are wanting to learn more, you can find topic-specific information, articles, tips, resources and stories from other young people.

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Strong and healthy relationships keep us well and are important to our health. But sometimes it can be hard to manage relationships with your family, friends or someone you are dating. Check out these resources to learn about how to have healthy relationships, and what to do if you’re under peer pressure, and reflecting on possible social anxiety.

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If you have experienced violence or abuse, we want to remind you that none of it was your fault. Things can better and being on this page is a huge step in healing in itself. Here are some resources to help you recognize the signs of violence and abuse and take steps to help protect yourself and feel safer.

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