Crisis Resources
We all need support sometimes, and it is okay to ask for help. The following resources may be helpful for yourself or a loved one. Please call 911 or visit your local emergency room for immediate support.
“Having a need and needing help is not a sign that you’re weak, its a sign that you’re human.”
-Kate Northrup
Arlington County Emergency Services
Services available to all people of all ages residing or visiting Arlington.
Call 703-228-5160 or walk in to: 2120 Washington Blvd., Arlington VA 22204.
Regional Crisis Call Center
Crisis line for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis throughout NOVA region (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun & Prince William counties)
571-778-4209 or 703-527-4077
Text CONNECT to 85511
Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline-Doorways
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Crisis hotline, hospital and court accompaniment, legal system support and short-term counseling is provided for free to victims and survivors of sexual assault, dating/domestic and intimate partner violence by community and systems-based advocates.
703-237-0881.
LGBT National Help Center
18 years and older call 888-843-4564
Hours: Mon - Fri: 1 PM - 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM - Midnight/eastern time and Saturdays: 9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
Noon - 5 PM/eastern time
Youth call 800-246-7743
Hours: Mon - Fri: 1 PM - 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM - Midnight/eastern time and Saturdays: 9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
Noon - 5 PM/eastern time
Older Adults call 888-234-7243
Hours: Mon - Fri: 1 PM - 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM - Midnight/eastern time and Saturdays: 9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
Noon - 5 PM/eastern time
Speaking of Suicide
City of Alexandria Emergency Services
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 703-746-3401 or walk in to:
4850 Mark Center Drive, First Floor
Mon–Wed, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs–Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
INOVA Merrifield Center Emergency Mental Health Center
Immediate care for people of all ages experiencing a mental health crisis
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
703-573-5679
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Text or call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Services available in English and Spanish.
www.rainn.org
800-656-HOPE (4673)
INOVA Psychiatric Assessment Center (IPAC)
Urgent mental health services for people 18 years and older.
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please bring a list of your current medications and doses with you.
Call 571-623-3515 or go to 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 4-420, Fairfax, VA 22031
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Services available for English and Spanish speaking people. Additional services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Veterans and LGBTQ people.
Text or call 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Trevor Project for LGBT Youth
thetrevorproject.org (chat function on website)
Call 866-488-7386
Text START 678-678