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Suicide Prevention & Support Resources

SHU 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 973-275-Help (4357)
Call or text 988 to contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat online at 988lifeline.org.
Or text Talk to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

A Quick Reference

The following websites offer general prevention and support resources as well as population-specific resources.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Seize the Awkward

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Find information for specific populations here.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The Trevor Project

Veterans Crisis Line

The Action Alliance (For Veterans)

BIPOC Mental Health

Counseling

Call 973-761-9500
If you’re not feeling your best despite your self-help efforts, it’s time to reach out for support. You can contact CAPS during regular office hours=, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m.- 4:45 p.m. or drop-in to CAPS in Mooney Hall Room 27 to speak with an on-call counselor.

Crisis Hotline

Call 973-275-HELP
Students with an urgent need to speak with a counselor may also choose to contact the SHU 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Hotline at 973-275-Help (4357). This service is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

In an Emergency

Call 911
If you or a friend are having serious thoughts of killing yourself or hurting someone else go to the nearest Emergency Room or call 911.

Great Minds Dare to Care logo. Great Minds Dare to Care is a University-wide collaborative suicide prevention initiative designed to foster shared responsibility for building a community of care at Seton Hall University.
Visit the Great Minds Dare to Care website.