If you or a loved one are experiencing mental health distress and require immediate support, please contact…
“988” is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. By calling or texting 988, you’ll connect with mental health professionals with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
The Maine Crisis Line
1-888-568-1112
The Maine Crisis Line (MCL) is the state’s crisis telephone response service for individuals or families experiencing a behavioral health crisis or having thoughts of suicide and/or self-harm. Trained crisis call specialists answer the line and provide free and confidential telephone support and stabilization 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Behavioral health crises that cannot be resolved over the phone by the MCL and are not an imminent risk are referred to the mobile crisis team in their region. Mobile crisis teams are responders to specially trained to de-escalate mental health crises, assess needs, and provide an appropriate level of care in the least restrictive setting. Mobile crisis teams are dispatched by MCL and respond to the location of the person in crisis.
If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health emergency, or feel that there is an immediate risk of harm, please call 911 or visit your local emergency department.