If you or someone you know is in immediate, life-threatening danger and decide to call 911, please be aware that police are not equipped to offer mental health support and may even pose danger to People of Color, Transgender, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled people.

IF you are calling the police, please ALSO reach out to community leaders, neighbors, friends, and family to be present.

• Call or text Blackline (prioritizing BIPOC) 800-604-5841 or Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860

• Click here to see more crisis services and information about police intervention.

• For community-based alternatives to police in your city, visit: Don't Call the Police.

• Also visit Mental Health Liberation: Free mental health and peer support for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.  

Providers: Click here to see ways to support a BIPOC Therapy Fund and collective care initiatives.

Language on this page borrowed with permission from Inclusive Therapists