“1: Need help? Talk now.” Mental Health: General Principles (2019)
“Talk Now.” Mental Health: General Principles
Need help? Talk now.
Find a free help line in your area.
Consider talking to someone if you are struggling with your mental health, just needing to talk to someone, or thinking about injuring yourself or someone else. (The resources listed below are not created, maintained, or controlled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but are provided as additional resources.)
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SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline (USA; call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746)
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Befrienders Worldwide (worldwide)
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Crisis Text Line (USA)
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Veterans Crisis Line (USA)
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Beyond Blue (Australia)
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Distress Centre (Canada)
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Lifeline Shanghai (China, English-speaking)
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NHS Choices: Mental Health Helplines (United Kingdom)
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Samaritans (United Kingdom and Ireland)
“Old sailing ships had periods when the wind did not blow. They were ‘dead in the water.’ But the wind will return. The sails will fill. You will come into port.”
—Elder Jeffrey R. Holland