Online Resources for Hope, Treatment, and Recovery

There are a range of online resources available to help you find treatment, hear stories of hope and recovery, learn skills, and connect to organizations who want to help you live and recover. If you are looking for resources local to Seattle or Washington state, see our local resources page.

To help yourself

• • 988 Lifeline – Dial 988 or chat online with a counselor if you are in crisis.
  • Veterans Crisis Line – Dial 988 then press 1 or text 83855
  • Now Matters Now – Learn coping skills, join peer support groups or find international crisis resources. 
  • Mental Health America: I’m looking for help for myself – Provides guidance and resources for people in crisis as well as those in need of support but not in crisis.
  • Mental Health America: Where to get help – Answer a few short questions to identify options for getting help. 
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine  – Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for peer support, information or mental health resource referrals.  
  • Face the Fight – Resources for veterans seeking peer support and mental health treatment, among other supports. 
  • Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – A locator for alcohol and drug abuse and/or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country. Provides information in English and Spanish for individuals and family members.  

To help someone else

• • 998 Lifeline: Help someone else – Learn about common warning signs and how to support someone who is thinking about suicide.
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: How to talk to teens about suicide – For parents who want to learn the facts of suicide and how to talk about it with teens.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Support and Education – NAMI provides advocacy, education, support services and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. 
  • Now Matters Now: Help Others – For family, friends and practitioners.

If you have lost someone to suicide

• • Clinician loss – CSPAR has compiled resources for clinicians  experiencing suicide loss. 
  • Support after Suicide – Crisis Connections offers programs to help survivors navigate complicated grief due to suicide loss. 
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center: After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools – A postvention guide for school administrators and staff for responding to suicide in their community.
  • Surviving a Suicide Loss: Resource & Healing Guide – Developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this pamphlet provides resources and information on coping with suicide loss.
  • Uniting for Postvention – Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV) provides resources and support for everyone impacted suicide loss, including loved ones, clinicians, and employers.