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FREE HELPLINES

If you are having a mental health crisis or are feeling

suicidal call the national hotline at

1-800-273-8255 (TALK)

ABOUT WARMLINES

Warm Line is a peer support help line for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. Calls are answered by specially-trained volunteers who have lived experience with mental health and addiction challenges.

To search for Warm Lines by state, click on a state in the list below.

(Note: Warm Lines listed in red are nationally accessible and welcome calls from anywhere)

Alabama


Alabama peer-run warm line manned by peers in recovery from mental illness: 1-844-999-4647

Monday-Friday 2pm-8pm ET; Saturday & Sunday 3pm-8pm ET
Wings Across Alabama WarmLine

 

Arizona

Tucson Warmline

520-770-9909 or 877-770-9912 in southern Arizona
Monday – Sunday 8 AM - 12 AM
Local crisis number: 520-622-6000

Vision of Hope Warmline

602-347-1100

Hours: 24/7 never closes.

Only accepting callers from Maricopa County

California

Project Return Peer Support Network 
www.prpsn.org
Now accepting calls nationwide
Warmline hours 7 days a week 5pm-10pm PST
(888) 448-9777 English
(888) 448-4055 Spanish

 

The OC Warmline - NAMI Orange County
(714) 991-6412
Hours: 9am to 3am Monday-Friday; 10am to 3am Saturday and Sunday 
Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Farsi
Interpreter Services available 

 

Peer Warmline Connection
(707) 565-4466
Hours: Friday - Sunday evenings, 5:30pm-9:30pm

The California Peer-Run Warn Line
Phone: 1-855-845-7415
Live Chat
Peer Run Warmline website
Current Hours:
Sunday: 7am - 9pm
Monday- Friday: 7am - 11pm
Saturday: 7am - 3pm

San Diego Warmline for San Diego residents
619 295-1055
Open 3:30 PM to 11:00 PM 7 days a week.

NAMI Santa Clara County
Our information: Phone: (408) 453-0400,
option 1 for Warmline 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
option 4 for After Hours Voicemail box
Email: info@namisantaclara.org
Website: www.namisantaclara.org

 

NAMI Santa Clara County has a Warmline that offers support, compassionate listening and information on local mental health resources. 

San Joaquin
(209) 468-3585 or 1(888) 468-9370
Operating 24/7 since July of 2008.
For local San Joaquin County residents only.

Northern Valley Talk Line
Butte County, California
A confidential non-crisis peer support network.You are not alone, we are here to listen.
Toll Free: 1-855-582-5554 
Open 4:30 pm-9:30 pm 7days/week 365 days/year  
https://nvcss.org/butte/nvtl
Talk line is funded by Butte County Mental Health & MHSA funding.

Warm Line: Consumer to Consumer - The Meeting Place Clubhouse, Inc.
Toll Free: (800) 920-WARM (9276) and (619) 295-1055
Hours: 4:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M., 7 days a week except Holidays.
Only serves San Diego County, CA.

 

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Crisis Partner peer line
1 844-493-8255 and then press * 
We are open 7 AM to 12AM every day, including holidays, and we serve the state of Colorado.

 

 

Connecticut


Common Thread Warmline
800-316-9145
5 pm – 10 pm, 7 days a week 

Greater Waterbury Peer Support Line
800-314-2680
5 pm – 10 pm, 7 days a week including holidays.

Handz On Warmline
888-608-1426 Toll-Free
5 pm -10 pm, Monday through Friday
The WARMLINE is a consumer run peer support center that offers Peer Support, Advocacy,Education and Links with mental health services. It is Confidential & Non-Judgmental.

Safe Harbor Warmline
800-258-1528
5 pm -10 pm, 7 days a week

Soundview Warmline
800-921-0359
5 pm – 10 pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Shareline - Southeastern Mental Health Authority
(860) 885-7274
Hours: Monday through Friday from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm.

 

 

Delaware


Warmline - The Rick VanStory Center
Appears to be discontinued, want to start a warmline in Delaware? hdt@mbrlc.org

 

 

Florida


MHA SETH Line
954-578-5640
Hours: Monday - Friday 6-10p 

Gainesville Peer Respite, Inc.  
Peer-Supported Warmline Voice mail 
352-278-0529  
Accepting nationwide calls on a peer-supported warmline  
(Overnight respite stays are provided to Alachua County residents only)  

CLEAR Warm Line  
Toll-free statewide Florida Warm Line 
Number: 1 (800) 945-1355
Hours: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST Every night of the year including holidays. 

Georgia


Decatur Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center
888-945-1414; Warmline: (404) 371-1414
Operates 24 hours a day

Cartersville Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center
(770) 276-2019
Operates 24 hours a day

Cleveland Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center
(855) 482-2933; Warmline: (706) 865-3601
Operates 24 hours a day

Moultrie Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center
(229) 873-9737
Operates 24 hours a day

Georgia Crisis and Access Line
(800)715-4225
Operates 24 hours a day

 

Illinois

 

Illinois Warmline - Illinois Mental Health Collaborative
(866) 359-7953
Hours: Monday - Friday from 8 am to 8 pm (Central)
(Available to Illinois Callers only - Does not take calls from out of state callers)

 

 

Indiana

Warmline - KEYS Consumer Organization
800-933-597
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; talk to each individual for fifteen minutes each day.

 

Iowa


Iowa Warmline
844-775-9276
The Warm Line is available for the following counties in Iowa: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones and Linn.


EASTERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH REGION PEER RESPITE SUPPORT LINE
(516) 688-7484
The Warm Line open 24/7 and is available for the following counties in Iowa: Scott, Clinton, Jackson, Cedar and Muscatine
Website for Eastern Iowa Support Line

 

Kansas

CHATLINE - MHA of South Central Kansas (316) 684-CHAT (2428) 
(316) 425-6986  
Hours: 5:00 - 10:00 pm Local Time every day except designated 
agency holidays 

 

Compassionate Ear Warmline 866-WARM-EAR (927-6327) 
Local Number is: (913) 281-2251
4 pm - 10 pm Local Time, 7 days a week

Kansas crisis number: 800-784-2433
 

Kentucky


Warm Line - Participation Station
(859) 252-0058 Lexington area
(877) 840-5167 Bluegrass area
Hours: Monday - Thursday 11:30am-9:00pm; Friday - Saturday 5:00pm-9:00pm.

Participation Station

 

 

Louisiana

The Louisiana Warm Line

The Louisiana Warmline is a non-crisis phone line staffed by trained and certified Peer Support Specialists providing confidential and non-judgmental peer support. The Warmline is open to all adults living in Louisiana who are interested in this service.

Toll Free: 1-800-730-8375
Hours: Wed-Sun from 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

 

 

Maine


Maine Warm Line - Sweetster, Inc.
Statewide: (207) 772-9276
Statewide clinical crisis number: (866) 771-WARM (9276
Hours: 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The Warm Line is a toll free number from anywhere in Maine.
smetzger@sweetster.org
Sweetser's intentional warm line

 

Maryland

Maryland Peer Warm-Line
We help individuals living with mental health and/or substance use needs. We provide support and resources for people who are having a difficult time, might be isolating, might be entering in or out of a hospital, or if you just need to talk to somebody.
1-877-794-7337 (PEER)
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 3pm - 9pm Local Time

 

Massachusetts

The Peer Warm Line Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community (MBRLC)
Toll Free: (877) 733-7563
Hours: Monday to Sunday [7 days a week], 4pm - 7:45 pm
Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community Peer Support Line Website

 

Western Mass RLC Peer Support Line 
Western Mass Recovery Learning Community (WMRLC) 
Toll Free: (888) 407-4515
Hours: Monday through Sunday [7 days a week], 7pm-9pm Western Mass Peer Support Line Website

Baycove Peer Support Warmline
(857) 378-4997
Now open 7 days a week, 9AM - 5pm ET  

 

Edinburg Peer Warmline
617 875 0748
Now open 7 days a week, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM ET  

 

 

Michigan


Peer Support Warmline
call 888-PEER-753 (888 733 7753) 
hours: 10am-2am, 7 days a week 
IF you are Deaf, DeafBlind or Hard of Hearing person in need of help, please use VRS to reach this hotline.

Article/website on Peer Support Warmline

 

 

Minnesota


Mental Health Minnesota Warmline
Monday-Saturday, 5 PM-10PM.
Toll free: 877.404.3190.
We also have a textline that can reached by texting "Support" to 85511. 
See website

 

 

Missouri

 

Friendship Line - Depressive, Manic-Depressive Association of St. Louis

Hours: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to4 p.m.

Weekends and holidays from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Local Phone: (314) 652-6105
Toll Free:1-866-525-1442

 

NAMI Missouri Warmline

Local: 573-624-7727
Toll Free: 800-374-2138

Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri. Weekends and holidays are 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

Central Missouri crisis number

1-800-833-3915

 

DMDA of St. Louis Friendship Line

Toll-free: 1-866-525-1442
Local: 314-652-6105

 

Mental Health Association of the Heartland "Compassionate Ear Warm Line"

Local: 913-281-2251
Toll-free: 1-866-927-6327

English Line: 4:00-10:00 pm 365 days
Spanish Line: 5:00-8:00 pm M-F

 

The Hope Center NAMI Southwest Missouri

Mon-Fri 9:30 am-5:00pm CST
Sat 9:00 am-3:30pm CST
Sun 10:00 am-4:00pm CST

Local Phone:(417) 864-3676
Toll Free: 1-877-535-4357

 

Montana

Montana Warmline and Virtual Drop-In Center - MHA of Montana
Toll Free: (877) 688-3377
Hours: Monday - Friday 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday 1:00-10:00 PM
http://www.montanawarmline.org/

 

Nebraska

Keya Warmline: (402)261-5959 (24X7)

Honu Warmline: (402)975-2032 (24X7)

Mha-ne.org
The Keya House is a respite home that is staffed by a peer 24/7.

We have a warmline at that location that has peers on the other line 24/7.

Visit our website for more information.

 

New Hampshire

Keene Area Warmline
866-352-5093
7 pm – 10 pm, 7 days a week
Local crisis number: 603-357-4400
(note: this warmline may be merging with Stepping Stone as of 7/1/09)

Stepping Stone Warmline
603-543-0920 or locally: 888-582-0920
5 pm – 10 pm, 7 days a week
Carlemont/Lebanon Warmline
888-582-0920
5 pm - 10 pm
Laconia/Concord Warmline
800-306-4334
5 pm - 10 pm, 7 days a week

Laconia crisis number: 603-524-1100
Concord crisis number: 603-934-3400

Connections Peer Support Center
Outreach Warmline: 1-800-809-6262
Mon - Fri; 5pm-10pm
Call and either talk to someone or if we are on the line with someone, leave a message and we will call you back before the end of the day.

Peer Support Warmline

1-877-452-5433 Everyday
5:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Call if you are lonely, want to hear a friendly voice, or if you have a problem you want to talk about. Warmlines are staffed by consumers: people in recovery who have been trained to listen and give support.

 

Nevada

WarmLine - HOPE Nevada/DBSA Southern Nevada
Toll Free: (855) 948-HOPE (4673)
Hours: 24 hours a day; 7 days a week.

 

New Jersey


Peer Recovery Warmline
1-877-292-5588
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Holidays - 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM
This line offers a peer counseling service, providing ongoing telephone support to behavioral health consumers as they work toward their recovery. (Messages received during off-hours are returned the next business day.)
Our Call Warmlines

 

 

New Mexico


PEER to PEER Warmline
855-4NM-7100 [1-855-466-7100]
Available by phone 3:30pm-11:30pm
Available by text 6pm-11pm
A Warmline For People Who Just Need To Talk

 

 

New York


People USA Peer Warmlines
Please call the phone number and extension for the county you are in: 
Dutchess County, New York: 845-452-2728 ext 606 
Orange & Ulster County, New York: 845-452-2728 ext 607 
Putnam County, New York: 845-425-2728 ext 616 
Warren/Washington County, New York: 518-502-1172 

All peer support lines available 24 hours a day, 7 days (always open)

People USA Peer Warmline Website

 

The Empowerment Center in New York
877-HELP-800, 877-4357-800
Available 8 AM - 8 PM M-F (EST)

Parachute NYC, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Initiative
646-741-HOPE
Open daily from 4 p.m. to midnight.
Parachute NYC is supported by a federal Healthcare Innovation Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
www.communityaccess.org

Peer Support Warm Line - Unique Perspectives
(315) 475-1997
Hours: Monday through Friday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Only open to residents of Onondaga County.
Phone Link: A Peer Support Warmline - MHA of Nassau County
(516) 489.0100 x2
Hours: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Spanish speaking on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. including holidays.
http://www.mhanc.org/?PageID=712

 

Association for mental health and wellness peer support line (newly added 7/25/18)
631-471-7242 ext. 1217
Hours: Saturdays 5pm to 10pm and Sundays 2pm to 7pm
http://www.mhaw.org/programs/peer-support-line

Otsego County New York Regional Warm Line
The local telephone number is: 607 433-0661 and our 800 number is: 1 800 377-3281
Our hours of operation are: Monday through Friday from 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 10:30 pm
We've been serving the mental health community nationwide since 1999 and have recently extended the reach and duration of our services.

Chaut/Catt Warmline
1-877-426-4373 Hours are 4-11 pm Daily Texting available at 716-392-0252 We are open 7 days a week
Serving Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties of Western New York  

Cayuga County in New York Regional Warm Line
Peers in Cayuga County, Inc 315 246 3004 answered 24/7/365 

 

 

North Carolina


ENC Warmline
Open Monday through Thursday 10am-10pm; Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-midnight 
toll free 1-855-539-6316 

 

 

Ohio


http://cincywarmline.org/
Cincinnati Warmline
open 24 hours
(513) 931-WARM or (513) 931-9276
http://cincywarmline.org/

Lorain Warmline
7 days per week, 365 days a year from 1pm to 10pm.
1-800-888-6161
http://nordcenter.org/

 

Oregon


David Romprey Oregon Warmline - Community Counseling Solutions
Serving Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam, and Grant Counties
Toll-Free 1-800-698-2392 
7 days a week 9am-11pm PST 
David Romprey Warmline Website 

 

24-Hour Warmline - Recovery Outreach Community Center
(971) 239-7255
Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

Pennsylvania


new! PHMCA Virtual Warmline via Zoom
(646) 558-8656 meeting id# 99026924170 (Click here to enter Zoom meeting)
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9pm-1am; Friday-Saturday 7am-1am> 
Currently only serves Adams, Perry and Cumberland counties 
PMHCA Virtual Warmline webpage

 

Delaware County Warmline (Delco)
toll-free 1-855-464-9342
Hours: Monday-Friday 6pm to midnight; 1pm-11pm weekends
View warmline website by Elwyn 

 

Philadelphia Warmline (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
855-507-9276
(267) 507-3945
Tuesday through Sunday, 4-7pm

Allegheney County Warmline
866-661-9276
10 am - 12 pm, 7 days a week
http://www.peer-support.org/warmline.html

Erie County, PA
Hours are noon to 7:30 PM Monday-Friday (except holidays)
1-877-550-4007

 

Valley Creek Crisis Center - Chester County, PA
1-866-846-2722
Hours: 24/7 every day of the year.

Peer Support Talk Line - Serving Montgomery County
Monday-Sunday from 3 PM - 8 PM
1-855-715-TALK
www.accessservices.org

Warmline - The NHS Stevens Center
(877) 243-7153
Hours: Service for Cumberland/Perry County, PA
Mon. and Fri. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Tues. - Thurs. 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Sat. - Sun. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Warmline of Beaver County - MHA in Beaver County
Local: (724) 775-9507
Toll Free:(877) 775-9276
Hours: 365 days per year from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., including holidays.

Warmline - Family Answers
(610) 820-8451 or (610) 820-8549
Hours: Warmline operates daily but is not able to accept calls between 2AM-6AM. Only accepts calls from Lehigh and Northampton Counties, PA.
http://www.familyanswers.org/prgm_warmline.html

Warm Line - The Grapevine Center
Local: (724)-431-2488
Toll Free: 1-866-431-2489
Hours: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week, 365 days a year
http://grapevinecenter.org/warm-line/

WARM LINE/Seven Mountains WARM LINE - The Advocacy Alliance
The WARM LINE is for persons from Carbon-Monroe-Pike, Lackawanna-Susquehanna, Schuylkill and Wayne Counties
(866) 654-8114
The Seven Mountains WARM LINE is for persons from Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Centre Counties
Hours: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 365 days a year
(877) 411-9102
http://theadvocacyalliance.org/programs-and-services/warm-lines/

Tennessee

Texas

Warm Line MHA of Greater Tarrant County.
1-817-546-7806 (not a crisis line)
2 pm - 6 pm M-F

Hope Peer Support Warmline 
Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday 4pm -10pm 
An Ear to Listen and a Passion to Care
Number: 844-755-4673 (HOPE)

 

Utah

Utah Warm Line
833-SPEAKUT or (833) 773 - 2588 (toll-free)
(801) 587-1055 (local) Hours: 8am-11pm daily 
Open to all Utah residents.
Website for Utah Warm Line

 

Vermont


Support Line - Pathways Vermont
(833) VT - TALKS or (833) 888 - 2557
Hours: 3 pm - 6am, 7 Days a Week
Open to all Vermont residents.

The Rutland County Peer Run Warm-Line
(802) 770-4248
Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open to all Vermont.
Peer Access Line (PAL) of Chittenden County

A free support helpline and program of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors with support from HowardCenter.
(802) 321-2190
Hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 6-9 p.m.
local crisis number is:  1-802-488-6400

Vermont Psychiatric Survivors of Rutland
(800) 564-2106
Monday-Friday 9 AM to 4 PM. It is statewide.

Washington County Warm Line
(802) 229-8015
Hours: 6pm-11pm Every Day
Takes calls in state and out state

 

Virginia


Recovery Program Solutions of Virginia (RPSV) Warmline
We are a peer-run Warmline in Northern Virginia. Contact us:
Phone: 703-817-6124
Email: warmline@recoveryprograms.us
We are open Monday-Thursday 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.
https://rpsva.org


(MHAV) Warmline - Mental health America of Virginia
We are now open 365 days a year
(Monday through Friday from 9am to 9pm, weekends and holidays from 5pm to 9pm).
866-400-MHAV (866-400-6428).

 

West Virginia

 

PSI provides a warm line for non-emergency calls at (304) 679-8183. This phone is manned by a volunteer peer mentor for those times you can't reach your buddy or just need someone to listen.

http://www.peersupportinc.org/

 

 

Washington

 

The WarmLine - King County
Serving all of Washington State and national.
Local calls: 206-933-7001
National and out of area calls: 1-877-500-9276
Hours are 7 days a week from 5 PM till 10 PM PST

Greater Puget Sound
Local calls: 206.933.7001
Toll free: 1.877.500.9276
We are open Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays from 5 to 10 pm. All callers welcome.

Washington Warmline - Crisis Clinic
Local: (206) 933-7001
Tool Free: (877) 500-9276
Hours: Wednesday and Friday 5 pm to 9 pm
Open to all Washington state residents.

 

Wisconsin


Washington County Warm Line Calls
262-353-3540
Friday and Saturday 6:00 - 9:00 pm


Milwaukee Warmline
(414) 257-5775
9455 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53715-1002
email: mkewarmline@mail.com for Mary Kay Wagner
Hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Saturday 6pm-10pm CT

Warmline, Inc. Milwaukee WI
(414) 777-4729 
Hours: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday thru Monday
http://warmline-milwaukee.webs.com/

Solstice Warmline
(608) 244-5077
Hours: limited, call for details 
http://soarcms.org

Iris Place Warmline
920-815-3217

 

A Kind Voice is a topic based call-in line staffed by volunteers. If you’re feeling a bit alone and would just like to talk with a kind voice about a book you read, a movie or ball game you saw, the news of the day or a range of other topics, please call us at 800.876.2399. We are open from 9AM to 10PM EST, 7 days a week. 
Visit http://www.akindvoice.org/.

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