Disaster Distress Helpline
Address
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 985-5990
AKA:
DDH; SAMHSA
Description:
Offers crisis support service by phone or text by trained counsellors to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Hours:
7 days per week, 24 hours per day
Languages:
English, Spanish
Handicap Accessible?
No
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
March 6, 2023
Geographies Served
Serves All Areas
Address Listings
Mailing (Primary)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Contacts
Disaster Distress Hotline
Phone Numbers
Toll-Free Disaster Distress Helpline
(800) 985-5990
SMS/Text - English - Type 'TalkWithUs'
66746
SMS/Text - Spanish - Type 'Hablanos'
66746
Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
(877) 726-4727
TTY/TTD
(800) 846-8517
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Services
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Description
Offers crisis support service by phone or text to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Hours
7 days per week, 24 hours per day, 365 days a year
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
None
Fees
No fees
Intake Procedure
(1) Call the toll-free number or send a text message to request assistance. (2) Spanish speakers: Call the toll-free number and press "2"
Languages
English, Spanish
Geography Served
- Alabama
- Alaska
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Marshall Islands
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Palau
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Virgin Islands
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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