If you are in crisis and need immediate assistance, call one of the phone numbers listed below. You can call at any time to reach a person who can help you. Professional standards of confidentiality are followed by these services.
Here are the numbers to call:
- If you know someone is in imminent danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 911.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988 or chat here – you will be directed to local resources
- You can also learn more about 988 and have access to related national information by visiting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website.
- Westchester County’s Crisis Prevention and Response Team at (914) 925-5959
Any of the following could be potential warning signs for suicide:
- Change in personality - becoming sad, withdrawn, irritable, anxious, tired, indecisive, apathetic
- Change in behavior - can't concentrate on school, work, routine tasks
- Change in sleep pattern - oversleeping or insomnia, sometimes with early waking
- Change in eating habits - loss of appetite and weight, or overeating
- Loss of interest in friends, sex, hobbies, activities previously enjoyed
- Worry about money, illness (real or imaginary)
- Fear of losing control, "going crazy," harming self or others
- Feelings of overwhelming guilt, shame, self-hatred
- No hope for the future; "It will never get better, I will always feel this way."
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Recent loss of a loved one through death, divorce, separation, broken relationship; or loss of job, money, status, self-confidence, self-esteem
- Loss of religious faith
- Nightmares
- Suicidal impulses, statements, plans; giving away favorite things; previous suicide attempts or gestures
- Agitation, hyperactivity, restlessness may indicate masked depression