Lines that answer any hour
These are free, and they are staffed right now.
You do not need insurance, an address, a referral, or a good reason. These are public services run by other organizations — not by us.
- 988
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call, text, or chat. For you, or for someone you are worried about. Free and confidential, any hour of any day.
- 1-800-715-4225
Georgia Crisis & Access Line
The people who answer 988 in Georgia. They dispatch mobile crisis teams and can locate an open crisis or detoxification bed anywhere in the state.
- 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
SAMHSA National Helpline
A free treatment referral and information service for substance use and mental health, in English and Spanish. They will find you a provider.
- 1-844-326-5400
CARES Warm Line
Georgia peer support, answered by people in recovery themselves. You do not have to be in crisis to call — that is the point of a warm line.
- 211
Georgia 211
United Way of Greater Atlanta has run Georgia’s 211 since 1997, with a database of over 2,700 nonprofit resources. You can also text 898-211.
If someone is hurt or in danger, call 911. 988 is for a mental-health or substance-use crisis. 911 is for police, fire, and an ambulance.