If you or someone you care about is experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis, there is support available via call, text, or chat. Below you will find information about two options; no matter which option you choose, you will be connected to someone who can help.
Call/text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org/chat
For a local response every time, call the NH Rapid Response Access Point at 833-710-6477
What is 988?
- 988 is the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Anonymous and available 24/7
- Calls and texts to 988 are routed by area code
- Calls from an NH area code will reach a call center in NH
- Calls from other area codes will reach a call center in the corresponding state
What is NHRRAP?
- New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point (NHRRAP) is the centralized contact center for anyone experiencing a mental health and/or substance abuse crisis in New Hampshire
- You can text or call NHRRAP at 833-710-6477 or chat at nh988.com
- Anonymous and available 24/7
- For a local response every time, call NH Rapid Response instead of 988
Types of Services
Depending on your needs, NH call centers can:
- Offer over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a behavioral health crisis
- Refer you to outpatient services or inpatient treatment options
- Send a team member from a community mental health center to meet you
- Provide rapid response follow-up appointments that include crisis intervention services
For more information about these two resources, visit Behavioral Health | New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (nh.gov).