You can reach a person right now.

Whatever brought you here, you do not have to sort it out alone tonight. Pick whichever of these feels possible.

If it helps, while you wait

• Tell one person where you are and how you are feeling. A text is enough.
• Put some distance and time between you and anything you have been thinking of using to hurt yourself. Ask someone to hold onto it for now.
• Breathe out longer than you breathe in, for one minute.
• Stay in the same room as another person, or on the phone with one, until the wave passes. Waves pass.

If you are worried about someone else

1. Ask them directly: “Are you thinking about suicide?”
2. Listen. Do not argue, minimize, or promise secrecy.
3. Stay with them, in person or on the phone.
4. Connect them to a crisis line or emergency services together, while you are still with them.
5. Follow up tomorrow, and the day after.

Learn to do this well: Harbor Watch Build a safety plan now — the Harbor app