Emergency
For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Crisis and early-care pathways
Find help where you live
Choose a region for official crisis contacts, early-psychosis services, and treatment locators. External service details can change, so confirm current availability on the linked organization’s site.
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Regional pathways
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United States
Assessment and ongoing care
For recent-onset psychosis, search the Early Serious Mental Illness locator or an EPINET clinic. A primary-care clinician, community mental-health center, or emergency department can also start an assessment.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988 Lifeline
Call, text, or chat with a crisis counselor in the United States, 24/7.
Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator
SAMHSA
U.S. locator for coordinated specialty care and early psychosis programs.
EPINET clinics map
National Early Psychosis Intervention Network
Interactive U.S. map of participating early psychosis clinics.
FindTreatment.gov
SAMHSA
Search U.S. mental health and substance-use treatment services.
211 United States
United Way Worldwide
Local help with mental health, housing, food, transport, and other practical needs.
NAMI HelpLine
NAMI
Mental health information, support, and local-resource navigation in the United States.
Mental Health Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Current U.S. public-health links for crisis support, treatment, children, veterans, and other mental-health needs.
Young Adults and Early Serious Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal information and resources for young adults experiencing early serious mental illness and the people supporting them.
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Canada
Emergency
For immediate danger or urgent medical support, call 9-1-1. For suicide crisis support, call or text 9-8-8.
Assessment and ongoing care
Use provincial services, 211, an early-psychosis program, a family physician, urgent care, or an emergency department. Several provinces maintain dedicated early-intervention programs.
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
9-8-8 Canada
Call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in Canada, 24/7.
Mental Health Support: Get Help
Government of Canada
National and provincial crisis, mental-health, substance-use, and violence-support contacts across Canada.
Note: For immediate danger in Canada, call 9-1-1; for suicide crisis support, call or text 9-8-8.
211 Canada
211 Canada
Community and social-service navigation across Canada.
Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis
EPI Canada
National early psychosis network and educational resources.
Early Psychosis Intervention in British Columbia
Early Psychosis Intervention BC
Information and program finder for early psychosis services in British Columbia.
Ontario early psychosis programs
Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network
List of early psychosis intervention programs across Ontario.
ShelterSafe
Women’s Shelters Canada
Canada-wide map and information for locating shelters and domestic-violence support.
Note: Use a safer device when browsing could be monitored by an abusive person.
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United Kingdom and Ireland
Emergency
In the UK, call 999 or go to A&E for immediate danger. In Ireland, call 112 or 999 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Assessment and ongoing care
In the UK, contact a GP, NHS 111, a local crisis team, or an early-intervention service. In Ireland, contact a GP, HSE service, emergency department, or the national Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway.
Where to get urgent help for mental health
NHS
Urgent and emergency mental health options in England.
Contact a Samaritan
Samaritans
Free, confidential listening support in the UK and Ireland.
Get Urgent Help for a Mental Health Crisis
Health Service Executive Ireland
Official Irish guidance for emergencies, crisis services, and urgent mental-health support.
Note: For immediate danger in Ireland, call 112 or 999.
Early Intervention in Psychosis Model of Care
Health Service Executive Ireland
Ireland’s national model for early intervention in psychosis services.
Early Intervention in Psychosis
NHS England
NHS overview of early-intervention-in-psychosis services and timely access to specialist multidisciplinary care.
Note: Service access routes differ across local NHS areas.
Psychosis diagnosis
NHS
What an assessment may cover and why early help matters.
Shout text support
Mental Health Innovations
Free, confidential text support in the United Kingdom.
Action on Postpartum Psychosis
Action on Postpartum Psychosis
Specialist information and peer support for people and families affected by postpartum psychosis.
Note: New or rapidly worsening postpartum psychosis symptoms need urgent medical assessment.
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Australia
Emergency
For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 000 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Assessment and ongoing care
Healthdirect, Medicare Mental Health, public mental-health services, a GP, headspace Early Psychosis, Orygen programs, and hospital emergency departments can help connect someone with assessment and treatment.
Lifeline Australia
Lifeline Australia
24/7 phone crisis support in Australia, plus text and online chat.
Mental Health Crisis Support
Healthdirect Australia
Australian guidance on recognizing a mental-health crisis and accessing emergency, hospital, and helpline support.
Note: For immediate danger in Australia, call 000.
Mental health helplines
Healthdirect Australia
Australian government-funded directory of urgent mental health support.
Medicare Mental Health
Australian Government
Australian government service for finding mental-health information, support, and local care pathways.
Medicare Mental Health Centres
Australian Government
Information about walk-in and local Medicare Mental Health Centres and how to locate support.
Note: Services and operating arrangements vary by centre.
Orygen
Orygen
Youth mental health research, clinical guidance, and early psychosis resources.
headspace Early Psychosis
headspace
Australian early-psychosis services for eligible young people, with multidisciplinary support and family involvement.
Note: Availability and eligibility vary by location.
SANE Australia
SANE
Information and support for complex mental health conditions and trauma.
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New Zealand
Emergency
For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 111 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Assessment and ongoing care
Call or text 1737 for support, use the Mental Health Foundation helpline directory, contact a GP or local mental-health crisis team, or use emergency services when risk is immediate.
1737: Need to talk?
Whakarongorau Aotearoa
Free, confidential 24/7 support by call or text in New Zealand.
Suicide prevention and emergency contacts
New Zealand Ministry of Health
Official mental health emergency and crisis contact information.
I Need Help Now
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Urgent mental-health guidance and crisis options for people in New Zealand.
New Zealand Helplines and Support
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Directory of New Zealand helplines and specialist support services for different needs and communities.
Get Help and Support
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
New Zealand information on finding mental-health support, helping someone else, and navigating services.
Find A Helpline
ThroughLine
Verified helplines by country and topic, including crisis, trauma, abuse, and substance use.
Netsafe New Zealand
Netsafe
Online safety, harmful digital communications, and practical support.
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Other countries and territories
Emergency
Use the local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency department when there is immediate danger, severe confusion, a medical warning sign, or risk of harm.
Assessment and ongoing care
A primary-care clinician, general hospital, psychiatric service, university hospital, or national mental-health service can begin an assessment. International directories can help locate a crisis line.
Find A Helpline
ThroughLine
Verified helplines by country and topic, including crisis, trauma, abuse, and substance use.
Befrienders Worldwide Support Directory
Befrienders Worldwide
International directory of emotional-support and suicide-prevention centres in many countries.
Note: Local services, hours, and contact methods vary.
Schizophrenia fact sheet
World Health Organization
Global facts, treatment, human rights, and service gaps.
mhGAP Intervention Guide
World Health Organization
Global evidence-based guidance for mental, neurological, and substance-use conditions.
IEPA Early Intervention in Mental Health
IEPA
International professional network focused on early intervention.
Get Help for Perinatal Mental Health
Postpartum Support International
International and U.S. pathways to perinatal mental-health support, provider directories, and peer resources.
Note: Use emergency services for immediate danger or rapidly developing postpartum psychosis symptoms.
Words to use
A brief script for a crisis line, clinic, or emergency department
I am concerned about a possible psychotic or manic episode. There has been a major change in sleep, beliefs, and behavior. The immediate safety concerns are: [state them]. The change began: [date or timeframe]. There may also be [substance, medication, postpartum, injury, seizure, fever, or confusion concerns]. We need an urgent mental-health and medical assessment.
You do not need to explain every surveillance or mission detail before stating the safety facts. Lead with sleep, onset, risk, substances, medication changes, medical symptoms, and the person’s ability to care for themselves.
Away from home
When the person is traveling or has crossed a border
Contact the emergency or health service in the person’s current location. Share a concise description of the mental-state change, current risks, medical concerns, medications, and a trusted contact. Do not encourage additional travel to reach an imagined handler, safe house, embassy, base, agency, or mission site.