Crisis Resources

If you are in danger or experiencing a mental health emergency, please use the resources below immediately.

(Jupiter Pines Counseling does not provide emergency crisis services.)

Immediate Emergency Action 

If you or someone else is in immediate danger of harming themselves or others,  STOP & TAKE ACTION, NOW:

  • Call or Text 988: The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available 24/7, free, and confidential)

  • Text HOME to 741741: Connect with a crisis counselor via text message.

  • Call 911: If there is an immediate threat to life, call emergency services right away.

  • Go to the nearest ER: Visit the closest emergency room or psychiatric emergency services unit.

  • 🚨 For resources that avoid the police, visit inclusivetherapists.com/crisis

  • For residents of Washington State and the Tacoma area, these local resources provide specialized support:

    MultiCare St. Joseph Medical Center — Psychiatric Emergency Services

    • Location: 1406 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405 (Main ER Entrance)

    • Phone: (253) 752-5222

    • Details: Offers 24/7 psychiatric emergency evaluation and stabilization for those in crisis.

    Pierce County Behavioral Health Crisis Line

    • Phone: 1-800-562-0355 (available 24/7)

    • Details: A mobile crisis team that can often come to you or connect you with local stabilization services.

    Safe Harbor Tacoma

    • Phone: (253) 759-1871

    • Details: Provides crisis intervention, shelter, and support for youth experiencing homelessness or family conflict.

    Pierce County Youth Crisis Services

    StrongHearts Native Helpline

    • Phone: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)

    • Details: 24/7 safe, confidential, and anonymous. Domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally appropriate support and advocacy.

    Pierce County AA

    • Phone: 253-474-8897

    • Details: 24-hour hotline for those struggling with alcohol; referral to groups. 

    Network Tacoma:

    • Phone: 253-474-9334

    • Details: Assists homeless families with children from the point of crisis intervention, through transitional housing, with the goal of helping them achieve permanent housing and long-term self-sufficiency

    Pierce County Al-Anon

    • Phone: 800-726-8094

    • Details: Support for family/friends affected by addiction; referral to groups

    Pierce County’s List of Support

  • For residents of Washington State and the Seattle area, these local resources provide specialized support:

    Seattle Children’s

    Pierce County Behavioral Health Crisis Line

    • Phone: 1-800-562-0355 (available 24/7)

    • Details: A mobile crisis team that can often come to you or connect you with local stabilization services.

    Safe Harbor Tacoma

    • Phone: (253) 759-1871

    • Details: Provides crisis intervention, shelter, and support for youth experiencing homelessness or family conflict.

    Washington Recovery Help Line

    • Phone: 1-866-789-1511

    Northwest Network

    • Phone: 206-568-7777

    • Details: LGBTQ+ domestic abuse/ interpersonal violence hotline and support in Seattle

    Washington Domestic Violence Helpline

    • Phone: 1-800-562-6025 - Available 24/7

    StrongHearts Native Helpline

    • Phone: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)

    • Details: 24/7 safe, confidential, and anonymous. Domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally appropriate support and advocacy.

  • These services offer free, confidential support for specific populations:

    Suicide & Unaliving Ideation

    Family, Parents, Teens & Children

    Assault & Relationship Crisis

    • Sexual Assault Hotline, (574)-254-7473

    • Domestic Violence, 1-800-799-7233

    • Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), 1-800-656-4673 or 24-hour Chat: hotline.rainn.org

    • Department of Defense’s Safe Helpline for Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 - Available 24/7 via phone and online chat; designed to provide sexual assault services for survivors, their loved ones, and other members of the DOD community.

    • Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 - 24/7 availability. 200+ Languages available with interpreter services. Text Services available: 233733

    LGBTQIA+ Affirming Support

    • The Trevor Project: Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text START to 678678. (Support for LGBTQIA+ youth).

    • Trans Lifeline: Call 1-877-565-8860. (Peer support run by trans people, for trans people).

    Veterans & First Responders

    • Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 then Press 1. Or text 838255; Confidential support for veterans and their families.

    • First Responder Support Network: Available through local VA centers or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988) with specific routing for first responders.

    Adult Industry Professionals

    • Pineapple Support Directory: and excellent collection of specialized national and global hotlines for

    • SWOP USA Community Support Line: 877-776-2004

    Religious Trauma & Spiritual Distress

    • Recovering from Religion: The folks at RFR do their best to offer 24/7 chat support via their website.

    • General Crisis Support: The 988 Lifeline is trained to support individuals experiencing spiritual or religious distress.

    For Online & Physical Harm or Threats to Safety

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For Non-Crisis Situations

When life feels really hard and you need extra support & confidential resources:

Many national and specialized community support services (listed above or on findahelpline.com) offer resources for non-crisis situations.

  • Washington Warm Line: Call (877) 500-9276; every day, 2-9 pm. Each call with a friendly, trained volunteer lasts up to 20 minutes, and you’re welcome to call them once a day.

  • EmpowerWork: get help with work issues from trained peer counselors. Confidential and free. Text HELLO to 510-674-1414.

  • CalmHarm: a free, interactive app to help manage self-harm and stay safe

  • SAFE Alternatives: for self-injurers, call (800)-DONTCUT | (800)-366-8288 or visit selfinjury.com

  • How to Find Your Words, Opening Up to Someone, & Conversation Starters, a list of prompts that might help to call or text someone already in your contacts list (via KaiserPermanente); modify as needed!

  • 7cups.com/about: 7cups is an online therapist-matching $ervice with a volunteer-run emotional health chat for folks who might need open ears and hearts for non-emergency situations. Note: Jupiter Pines Counseling is not financially affiliated with 7cups.

  • Al-Anon: for families and friends of alcoholics and addicts; they have many meetings in-person and online. Alateen is part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, and is for younger family members and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Find a meeting here.

  • Tacoma Library’s Social Worker: Library patrons can meet with the social worker for counseling and to be connected to community services. TPL’s social worker is knowledgeable about community organizations that can help library patrons with mental health, shelter or housing, and much more. 

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How Can Jupiter Pines Counseling Help?

Jupiter Pines Counseling is not a crisis service. We do not answer calls after hours, on weekends, or during emergencies.

  1. If you are in the middle of a session and feel unsafe: Please contact your support system immediately or call 988.

  2. Once you have stabilized using the resources above, please use our secure portal to book an intake or an urgent appointment. We will do our best to accommodate your needs within our available capacity.