Call or text 988 to speak with a trained counselor who will listen without judgment and provide support 24/7.
For chat, go to 988lifeline.org/chat/
Speak with a trained teen listener who understands what it’s like to be a teen.
Call 1-800-852-8336 (6 PM–10 PM PT)
Text TEEN to 839863 (6 PM–9 PM PT)
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You’re part of a powerful movement to help youth know that they’re not alone, that it’s normal to have conversations about mental health and suicide, and that they should reach out for help whenever they need it. You and your friends are never a bother when you’re seeking support — especially for something as important as your life.
If you’re curious, here’s a list of community-based organizations that are committed to spreading the message of Never a Bother.
Follow our social channels and share our posts to help young people across California know they’re never a bother:
Become one of our co-creators. Our email’s below — send us your art, videos, personal experiences, and answers to these prompts:
Produce a film and submit it to the Directing Change contest
Share resources like suicide warning signs and why to call 988
Follow our social channels and share our posts to help young people across California know they’re never a bother:
Become one of our co-creators. Our email’s below — send us your art, videos, personal experiences, and answers to these prompts:
Produce a film and submit it to the Directing Change contest
Share resources like suicide warning signs and why to call 988
We’re a youth-serving organization and want to get involved. How can we use campaign resources?
Explore our community resources here. If you are having trouble opening the images, please save the zip file to a different location (such as your desktop), then try to open them again from the new location.
We’d like to hear from you — use this form to get in touch with us about campaign background or how to get involved as an individual or an organization.
However, if you are looking for mental health or suicidal ideation support, you can access resources available here.
