Name the urgency
Is someone in immediate danger, in serious distress, or trying to understand a concern that has been building over time?
Resources
Find a clearer next step.
Mental-health support can feel hard to navigate. This page gives people and families a practical place to begin: crisis support, resource navigation, guidance for loved ones, and pathways toward care.
If This Is Urgent
Call or text 988 for immediate crisis support.
If you or someone you know is in immediate crisis, call or text 988 or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support. Veterans may call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. If there is immediate danger, call emergency services.
Resource Navigation
Start by making the situation easier to understand.
Resource navigation is not clinical care. It is a practical way to ask better questions, identify the level of urgency, and find the kind of support that fits the moment.
Bring in one trusted person
A family member, friend, clinician, school contact, workplace support person, or local organization can help reduce friction.
Choose the next door
The next step may be 988, emergency services, primary care, therapy, a local nonprofit, a peer-informed space, or practical family guidance.
How To Support Someone
Presence, patience, direct questions, and follow-through matter.
Families and friends often need guidance too. A useful first move is to name what you have noticed, ask directly how the person is doing, and stay connected after the conversation.
- Ask directly and calmly how they are doing.
- Stay present without trying to fix everything in one conversation.
- Help with one concrete next step: a call, appointment, ride, meal, or follow-up.
- Keep checking in after the first conversation.
What Belongs Here
Help can take many forms.
The Foundation organizes resources around education, connection, and practical support. Every resource added here is reviewed for accuracy, safety, and fit with the mission.
Crisis and urgent support
Clear crisis language, 988 guidance, veteran-specific crisis access, and reminders for immediate danger.
Support for families and friends
Plain-language guidance for people worried about someone they love, including how to ask direct questions and stay connected.
Warning signs and care pathways
Education that helps people recognize concern, understand options, and seek appropriate care without shame.
Wellness practices and community
Movement, nature, breath, stories, and shared experience as supportive pieces of a broader care plan.