Back
You are not alone

Please talk to someone right now.

Witness is a place to be carried, but it is not a crisis service and no one here is watching every hour. The people below answer immediately, for free, and you do not have to be in danger to call them.

Talk to someone now

988 Lifeline Chat

Chat with a trained crisis counselor right now — free, confidential, 24/7. Opens the official 988 Lifeline chat in a new tab.

Start a live chatCall 988 insteadText 988

Answered 24 hours a day, every day, by the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's trained counselors — not Witness staff, and never a bot.

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    Free, confidential, 24/7 — call or text 988 (US).

    Call 988
  • Crisis Text Line

    Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained counselor (US).

    Text 741741
  • Emergency services

    If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 (US).

    Call 911
  • Findahelpline.com

    Free helplines in your own country, wherever you are.

    Find a line near you

If it helps, tell one person you trust today — a friend, a pastor, a doctor. You can still post your ask here afterwards, and people will pray for it.