SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN CRISIS AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES CAN HELP:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255

• Throughout Minnesota: call **CRISIS (**274747)

• Crisis Text Line: is available for free, 24/7 by texting "MN" or "Home" to 741741

• The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386

• Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline at 833-600-2670

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TEAMS

Crisis teams, made up of mental health professionals, can travel to an individual’s location and assess the situation. They provide stabilization services, intervention services, crisis prevention planning, referral to other professionals, and follow-up services. The crisis teams are available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. NAMI members are urged to call them when someone is suicidal, psychotic, exhibiting out of control behavior, or threatening to harm themselves or others.

Call the team in your area:

• Anoka County: 763-755-3801

• Carver County: 952-442-7601

• Dakota County: 952-891-7171

• Washington County: 651-275-7400

• Ramsey County: adults – 651-266-7900, children – 651-266-7878

• Scott County: 952-818-3702

• Hennepin County: adults or children – 612-596-1223

Please review the above information and enter a crisis number into your phone's contacts for easy use.