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In Crisis or Danger
If you or someone you know is in danger or thinking about suicide, call your local emergency number now or, in the U.S., call or text 988. Biblical counseling is not a substitute for medical or clinical care.
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- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · Resource
Free, confidential, 24/7 by call, text or chat (U.S.). - Truth in Love 176: Suicide · Resource
ACBC on how churches can respond to suicidal thoughts and after a suicide. - A Suicide Care Plan: One Church’s Model · Resource
How one church trains for and responds to suicide risk.
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support by call, text or chat, 24 hours a day, for people in emotional distress, a mental-health crisis or thinking about suicide. United States only.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Free, confidential support 24/7 by phone (1-800-799-7233), by text (send START to 88788) and by chat, for people experiencing domestic violence and those concerned about them. United States only.
A Suicide Care Plan: One Church’s Model
Journal of Biblical Counseling 36:3 (2022): how one congregation trains staff and volunteers in suicide prevention and uses a triage team for crises and care teams for longer-term support.
Truth in Love 176: Suicide
ACBC podcast (15 October 2018) on how churches can support people with suicidal thoughts and families after a suicide: warning signs, a team approach, immediate safety and removing means of harm, and the ministry of presence.