Help
If you are in crisis
If you or someone you’re with is in crisis, please contact help right away. You can:
- Contact 911
- Go to your local emergency room, or
- Contact a crisis line or texting service (please see below for North American crisis support resources)
Canada Crisis Support Resources 🇨🇦
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline 988.ca– Call or Text 988
- Crisis Text Line crisistextline.org – Text or WhatsApp
Other Help Resources
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: suicideprevention.ca
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA): cmha.ca
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC): mdsc.ca
- Anxiety Canada: anxietycanada.com
- Mind Your Mind: mindyourmind.ca
- Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada: endingviolencecanada.org
United States of America Crisis Support Resources 🇺🇸
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988lifeline.org – Call, Text 988 or Online Chat
- Crisis Text Line crisistextline.org – Text, WhatsApp, or Online Chat
- SAMHSA‘s National Helpline – Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Other Help Resources
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): nami.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): dbsalliance.org
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA): adaa.org
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: rainn.org
Coping with thoughts of self-harm
The following resources have been compiled to help if you are dealing with suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions:
- ISBD Suicide Prevention Tips – Use this quick checklist if you notice suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions.
- Suicide: Read this First – Read this article and think about trusted people you can reach out to for help, including local crisis hotlines.
- Rethink Mental Illness: How to cope with suicidal thoughts – This page explains practical ways to stay safe and get support when experiencing suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions. This page also contains information for loved ones, carers and anyone interested in the subject.
- How to interrupt your thinking when you have suicidal thoughts – This blog offers tips and tools to help interrupt your thinking when you have suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions.
- Understanding and responding to feelings of self-harm – Use this resource to learn more about understanding some of the causes of feelings related to self-harm.
- Coping Card – A coping card can help you create an action plan to cope during periods of increased anxiety or emotional distress. The card can include potential coping strategies, your personalized support contact numbers and crisis resources.
- Resources for suicide prevention targeted towards men – Use this resource to know the signs and facts about suicide in men, and how you can help prevent this.
- Do people with bipolar disorder think about suicide more often? – This article looks at the relationship between bipolar disorder and suicide, and ways in which you may help someone with bipolar disorder who is having suicidal thoughts.
Questions about your research study participation
If you enrolled in our PolarUs randomized controlled trial (RCT) and have any questions about your participation, please contact the CREST research team at team@polarus.app.