Get help

Start with safety.

If there is immediate danger, call 911. If you or someone nearby needs crisis support, call or text 988. Steel Harbor is not a crisis hotline, medical provider, treatment center, or emergency service.

Urgent resources

Use trained crisis support first.

Immediate danger

If someone is in immediate physical danger, call emergency services now.

Call 911

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

For crisis support in the United States, call or text 988 or use the online chat.

Visit 988 Lifeline

Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans and service members can dial 988 then press 1, chat online, or text 838255.

Veterans Crisis Line

Heavy moments

These are times to check in and not let someone disappear.

After losing a child or family member

After suicide, overdose, murder, or a sudden accident

After layoffs, injuries, divorce, or major financial pressure

After retirement or losing the identity of the trade

When drinking, isolation, or rage starts taking over

When someone starts giving things away or saying goodbye

For a coworker

How to check on someone without making it worse.

1
Ask directly and privately. Do not make it a show.
2
Use plain words: â€˜Iâ€™m worried about you. Are you thinking about hurting yourself?â€™
3
Stay with them if safety is uncertain.
4
Call 911 for immediate danger. Call or text 988 for crisis support.
5
Do not promise secrecy if someone may be in danger.

Do not wait for perfect words.

A direct, respectful check-in can matter. Strong people can be in danger and still look normal at work.

Call 988 988 Lifeline Families & Grief