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NAMI HelpLine: information, referrals, and emotional support
Free national helpline staffed by trained NAMI specialists, by phone, text, chat, and email.
National Alliance on Mental Illness3 min readSelected and edited by Dean ShabanAdded
NAMI HelpLine (1-800-950-NAMI / text 'HelpLine' to 62640) is staffed by trained volunteers who can help with information, referrals, and emotional support. Not a crisis line: for crisis, use 988.
Open Monday-Friday, with a 24/7 NAMI Air online peer-support community as a complement.
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Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.