PA Mental Health Crisis Support

PLEASE NOTE: If you are currently in a life threatening or dangerous situation where seconds matter, please dial 911 for emergency response. Waypoint Partnerships, LLC is NOT a crisis-level intervention.

In Pennsylvania, you may text, call, or chat with 988 - a toll-free line that will direct you to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or Veterans Crisis Line in both English and Spanish. With this connection, the counselors (available 24/7) can…

  • Activate a mobile mental health crisis team that will arrive on site;

  • Provide therapeutic interventions; and/or

  • Make referrals for outpatient services or transportation for further evaluation.

Walk-in mental health crisis services are provided at UPMC Carlisle Hospital and Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 24/7.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential, 24/7 support is available via phone, online chat, and text. Please visit https://www.thehotline.org/ to get connected to local resources and the National Domestic Violence Support Lines.

Other Valuable Resources for Individuals and Families

Safe Families for Children's mission is to create a community of devoted volunteers who are motivated by compassion to keep children safe and families intact.

1 (800) 996-6228 Family Violence Helpline
1 (800) 784-2433 National Hopeline Network
1 (800) 366-8288 Self-Harm Hotline
1 (800) 222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers
1 (800) 622-2255 Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
1 (800) 233-4357 National Crisis Line for Anorexia and Bulimia
1 (800) 422-4453 The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
1 (877) 565-8860 The Trans Lifeline