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After a disaster: the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
The U.S. federal helpline dedicated specifically to emotional distress related to natural and human-caused disasters.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration4 min readSelected and edited by Dean ShabanAdded
The Disaster Distress Helpline (call or text 1-800-985-5990) is the dedicated U.S. crisis service for emotional distress related to disasters: hurricanes, wildfires, mass shootings, terrorism, and other community-scale traumatic events. Free, confidential, 24/7, multilingual.
Useful for survivors, first responders, family members, and the wider affected community in the days and weeks after.
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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.