The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the United Way of Pennsylvania continue to operate referral and support helplines for residents in need.
Dial 211 if you need to connect with resources in your community, but don’t know where to look.
From help with a utilities bill, to housing assistance, after-school programs for kids, and more, PA-211 can be your source of information. Specialists will listen to your needs, and give you information on programs in your community that might be able to help.
You may also text your zip code to #898-211 to talk with a resource specialist for free.
The Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by skilled and compassionate caseworkers who can counsel Pennsylvanians struggling with anxiety and other challenging emotions.
The number to call is 1-855-284-2494. For TTY, dial 724-631-5600.
Hotline staff are trained to be accessible, culturally competent, and skilled at assisting individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, co-occurring disorders and other special needs. Staff use the principles of trauma-informed care to listen, assess needs, triage calls, and provide appropriate referral to community resources to children, teens, adults and special populations.
CCR will collaborate with individuals, families, police, emergency medical teams, hospitals, schools, and human service providers on the local level to provide quality care to their community members.
Many other resources also remain available to Pennsylvanians in need of support, including:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Línea Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454
- Crisis Text Line: Text “PA” to 741-741
- Safe2Say: 1-844-723-2729 or www.safe2saypa.orgOpens In A New Window
- Veteran Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
- Get Help Now Hotline (for substance use disorders): 1-800-662-4357