Help is available
If you or someone you know is in a life threatening emergency or is in immediate danger of harming themselves, call 911 and ask for a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officer. They are specially trained to help with someone in a mental crisis.
Local crisis support & services
Mental Health Crisis Lines operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and are open to anyone needing mental health crisis counseling, mental health information and referrals in your county. All calls are confidential and may be made anonymously. To get help while in crisis call 801-587-3000. If you are not currently in crisis, but would like local resources click here.
SafeUT App
SafeUT is a custom app for Utah schools, provided by Safety Alliance Group. SafeUT counselors are here to listen when you need someone to talk to. Available 24/7, SafeUT CrisisLine is 100% confidential. Reach out for help with depression, suicide, self-harm, drug abuse, and more. You can also anonymously report bullying, cyber bullying, school violence, or anything that threatens the safety of you or a friend.Encourage everyone with a smart phone in your home to download.
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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Helen Keller
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Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
The Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) was created as Utah’s substance abuse and mental health authority. DSAMH oversees the publicly funded prevention and treatment system. If you, a friend, or family member is struggling with a mental health problem or a problem with alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, there is help available.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Also known as, the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this Helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
Phone: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Service Areas: National
Service Type: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Recovery
Additional support services
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 / Press 1
Text to 838255
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
TTY 1-800-799-4889
Trevor Lifeline
The Trevor Project provides support to LGBTQ young people 24/7.
1-866-488-7386
Utah Domestic Voilence LINKLine
1-800-897-LINK (5465)
University of Utah Statewide Crisis Hotline
801-587-3000
TTY: 801-587-8511
*The Warm Line
801-587-1055
3:00p – 11:00p
*The Warm Line is a recovery support line available daily from 3 p.m.–11 p.m. Certified peer specialists provide callers within Salt Lake County with support, engagement and encouragement. They promote wellness in a nonjudgmental and respectful manner by listening, empowering a person to resolve his or her own problem, and fostering a sense of hope, dignity and self-respect.
