🆘 HELP NOW
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.
Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and always free. You are not alone, and you never have to face a crisis by yourself.
📞 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or Text 988 | Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat
Connects you with a trained crisis counselor anywhere in the U.S.
Available for mental-health, substance-use, or emotional crises.
Confidential and available in English and Spanish (with interpretation in 240 languages).
Deaf or hard-of-hearing? Use ASL Now at 988lifeline.org.
🎖 Veterans & Service Members
Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then Press 1 | Text 838255 | Chat: veteranscrisisline.net
Local care is available at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home), Johnson City.
Confidential support for Veterans, active-duty service members, and their families — no VA enrollment required.
🏥 Tennessee Mobile Crisis Services
In Tennessee, you can call 988 and press 0 to be routed directly to your local Mobile Crisis Team.
In the Tri-Cities, this connects you to Frontier Health, which can dispatch licensed clinicians to meet you in person.
Adults & children | 24/7 | Free & confidential.
📞 Frontier Health Crisis Line: 877-928-9062
🚪 Turning Point Crisis Stabilization Unit – 208 E. Unaka Ave., Johnson City, TN 37601
📍 Tri-Cities Community Supports
United Way 211: Dial 211 to connect with housing, food, utility, and mental-health resources.
Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital: 24/7 behavioral-health care.
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN): Training, education, and survivor support across East TN.
Youth & Teens Text HOME to 741741• 24/7 chat with trained volunteers via text.
LGBTQ+ Support The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 • Text START to 678-678 • Peer-trained counselors for LGBTQ youth & young adults.
Trans Peer Support Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 Peer-run, by and for trans people.
Domestic Violence National DV Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
Native Communities StrongHearts Native Helpline: 844-7NATIVE (762-8483) Culturally appropriate DV & SA support.
Pregnancy / Postpartum Mental Health National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (852-6262) 24/7 help for expecting & new parents.
Substance Use & Treatment Referral SAMHSA Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Free & confidential info on local treatment options.
There’s Always a Way Forward
This video reflects what we’re trying to do through this site: connect people to real help, real stories, and real hope. No one should ever feel alone in their struggle. Our goal is to make it easier to reach out, find resources, and know that help is only a few steps away. Whether it’s calling 988, reaching out to a friend, or finding a support group, there is always a way forward.