Veterans Crisis Line
Confidential crisis support for veterans, service members and their families — you do not need to be enrolled in VA care.
The Veterans Crisis Line is staffed by responders, many of them veterans themselves, who understand service culture and what it costs to ask for help inside it.
You do not have to be registered with the VA, and you do not have to be receiving any care already.
Veterans Crisis Line
Phone, text and chat support for veterans and service members, 24/7.
- United States
- Veterans
- Serving military
- 988, then press 1
Call 988 and press 1
Free, 24 hours a day, for veterans and service members.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page
- 838255
Text 838255
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page
- Start a chat
Chat with the Veterans Crisis Line
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page
People contact them about: thinking about suicide, trauma and flashbacks, nothing feels worth it, alcohol and drugs, depression.
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A number that no longer works is the most serious thing that can go wrong on this site. If you have tried one of these and it did not connect, please tell us and we will check it the same day.
We are not affiliated with Veterans Crisis Line and we do not speak for them. This page describes their service as they publish it; their own site is always the authority.