SUICIDE CRISIS TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR NYS

This list of suicide crisis phone numbers includes numbers for
local county mental health clinics or the mental health units of hospitals,
as these are the only places equipped to handle crisis calls in some counties.

See "New York City" for Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties.

Please notify the Information Center of any errors you
discover by sending an e-mail to infocenter@mhanys.org.

Nationwide
Nationwide Hotline – 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline - 1-800-448-3000, TDD line 1-800-448-1833. Spanish-speaking counselors and translation services, representing more than 140 languages, are also available.
Covenant House Nineline - 1-800-999-9999

Albany
Albany County Mobile Crisis - (518) 447-9650
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center - (518) 689-4673

Allegany
Allegany County Community Services Crisis Hotline - (585) 593-5706

Broome
United Health Services - (607) 762-2032 / 1-800-451-0560

Cattaraugus
Cattaraugus County Crisis Hotline (run by Olean General Hospital) - 1-800-339-5209

Cayuga
Contact-Syracuse - (315) 251-0600 / 877-400-8740
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Chautauqua
Crisis Services Counseling Hotline - (716) 834-3131 / toll-free number for children and adolescents only: 1-877-KIDS400 (1-877-543-7400)

Chemung
Chemung County Crisis Service - (607) 737-5369

Chenango
A.O. Fox Hospital Crisis Intervention Service - (607) 431-5412 / 1-877-369-6699

Clinton
CEF Crisis Helpline of the Crisis Center of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties - (518) 561-2330 / 1-800-DIAL-SOS (1-800-342-5767).

Columbia
Columbia County Mental Health Dept. Crisis Line - (518) 828-9446
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center - (518) 689-4673

Cortland
Cortland Memorial Hospital Psychiatric Services Crisis Line - (607) 756-3771
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Delaware
A.O. Fox Hospital Crisis Intervention Service - (607) 431-5412 / 1-877-369-6699

Dutchess
Dutchess County Helpline - (845) 485-9700 / 877-485-9700 / TTY (845) 486-2866

Erie
Crisis Services Counseling Hotline - (716) 834-3131 / toll-free number for children and adolescents only: 1-877-KIDS400 (1-877-543-7400)

Essex
CEF Crisis Helpline of the Crisis Center of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties - (518) 561-2330 / 1-800-DIAL-SOS (1-800-342-5767).

Franklin
CEF Crisis Helpline of the Crisis Center of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties - (518) 561-2330 / 1-800-DIAL-SOS (1-800-342-5767).

Fulton
St. Mary's Mental Health Hotline - (518) 842-9111

Genesee
Regional Action Phone, Inc. - (585) 343-1212 / 1-800-527-1757

Hamilton
Hamilton County Community Services Crisis Line - 1-800-533-8445

Herkimer
Crisis Services of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center - (315) 734-3456

Jefferson
Mobile Crisis Services of North Country Transitional Living Services - (315) 782-2327

Lewis
Lewis County Community Services - (315) 376-5450

Livingston
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700

Madison
Madison County Mental Health Department - (315) 366-2215

Monroe
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700

Montgomery
St. Mary's Mental Health Hotline - (518) 842-9111

Nassau
Helpline - (212) 532-2400
Long Island Crisis Center Suicide Hotline - (516) 679-1111
Suicide & Crisis Response Helpline - (516) 504-HELP (504-4357) / (516) 489-2322 ext. 2

New York City (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties)
Helpline - (212) 532-2400
LIFENET - 1-800-543-3638 (1-800-LIFENET ) or (212) 995-5824. They also operate a Spanish-language line, 1-877-298-3373, and a line for several Asian languages, 1-877-990-8585
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Hotline - (212) 673-3000

Niagara
Niagara County Crisis Hotline - (716) 285-3515

Oneida
Crisis Services of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center - (315) 734-3456

Onondaga
Contact-Syracuse / (315) 251-0600 / 877-400-8740

Ontario
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700

Orange
Mobile Mental Health Through Occupations - 1-888-750-2266 ext. 2
Orange County Helpline - 1-800-832-1200 / (845) 294-9355.

Orleans
Regional Action Phone, Inc. - (585) 343-1212 / 1-800-527-1757

Oswego
Oswego Hospital Behavioral Services Division 24-Hour Hotline - (315) 343-8162

Otsego
A.O. Fox Hospital Crisis Intervention Service - (607) 431-5412 / 1-877-369-6699

Putnam
Putnam Community Services Crisis Intervention - (845) 278-2100

Rensselaer
Crisis Line of the Crisis Dept. of Samaritan Hospital - (518) 274-4345
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center - (518) 689-4673

Rockland
Suicide Hotline of the Rockland County Dept. of Mental Health - (845) 354-6500

Saint Lawrence
Reachout of St. Lawrence, Inc. - (315) 265-2422

Saratoga
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center - (518) 689-4673
Saratoga County Crisis Line - (518) 584-9030

Schenectady
Ellis Hospital Mental Health Clinic - (518) 386-3300
Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center - (518) 689-4673

Schoharie
A.O. Fox Hospital Crisis Intervention Service - (607) 431-5412 / 1-877-369-6699

Schuyler
Schuyler County Health Services - weekday daytime (607) 535-8282 / after hours (607) 737-5369
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Seneca
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700

Steuben
Steuben County Community Mental Health - (607) 776-6577
Steuben Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Suffolk
Helpline - (212) 532-2400
Suffolk Response of Suffolk County - (631) 751-7500

Tioga
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Tompkins
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

Ulster
Family of Woodstock – (845) 679-2485 (Woodstock number) / (845) 338-2370 (Kingston number)
Family of New Paltz – (845) 225-8801
Family of Ellenville – (845) 647-2443

Wayne
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700

Westchester
Helpline - (212) 532-2400
Mobile Crisis Team of Westchester Medical Center - (914) 493-7075
Suicide/Crisis Prevention Hotline, operated jointly by MHA of Westchester, New York Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital - (914) 347-6400

Wyoming
Wyoming County Crisis Line - 1-800-724-8583 / (585) 786-0190

Yates
Lifeline - (585) 275-5151 / 1-800-310-1160 / TTY (585) 275-2700
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service - (607) 272-1616

updated 8/11/06