Disaster Distress Helpline | National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

The national Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is a program of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) administered by Vibrant Emotional Health (formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City) that offers 24/7 crisis counseling and emotional support to anyone in the US/territories experiencing distress or other behavioral health concerns related to natural or human-caused disasters. Callers and texters are connected to trained counselors from a network of independently-operated crisis centers across the country. Services are available to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing via the DDH Videophone for American Sign Language (ASL) users. The DDH also offers peer support communities through private Facebook groups where people across the U.S. impacted by disasters can connect with others from similar backgrounds/experiences for mutual aid and support during recovery. Callers can connect with crisis counselors in over 100+ other languages commonly spoken in the US/territories via 3-party interpretation services, 24/7; call (800) 985-5990 (Press 2 for Spanish) and asked to be connected to an interpreter in the language for which you are most comfortable speaking. Peer Support Communities: https://strengthafterdisaster.org/peer-support