List Of Mental Health Hotlines For Older Adults

In recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month, we’ve put together a growing list of hotlines specifically for older adults. This page is a living list that we’ll continue to update as more tools, hotlines, and services become available.

If you know of a helpful resource that belongs here, please free to let us know.

AARP Friendly Voice

Trained volunteers will provide a call to say hello to help in challenging times.

📲 Call 888-281-0145, leave your information, and wait for a call back.

Friendship Line

California’s largest warm line that provides phone calls that offer emotional support and friendly conversation.

📲 Call 888-670-1360

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

📲 Call or text 988 💬 You can also chat online at 988lifeline.org

Veteran's Crisis Line

24/7, confidential crisis support for veterans and their loved ones. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.

📞 Call 988 then press 1

📲 Text 838255 💬 You can also chat online at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/

Crisis Text Hotline

A live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool calm. Available for free, 24/7.

📲 Text HOME to 741741

💬 You can also chat online at https://connect.crisistextline.org/chat

Disaster Distress Helpline Year-round, 24/7, toll free, multilingual disaster crisis counseling for those who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. This includes survivors of disasters; loved ones of victims; first responders; rescue, recovery, and relief workers; clergy; and parents and caregivers. You may call for yourself or on behalf of someone else. 📲 Call or text 1-800-985-5990

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