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Contacts: Suicide helplines, text services, resources

Often during a suicidal crisis, you're feeling isolated and alone. If a family member, close friend or co-worker is not an option, there are others who will listen without judgment and help you. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Call: 1-800-273-8255 /Text: HELLO to 741741

Suicide Prevention Consortium of Kentucky

The Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255 Press 1

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Kentucky Suicide Hotlines by location:

ASHLAND 

Pathways, Inc. of Ashland 
Crisis Service 

1-800-562-8909 

BOWLING GREEN 

Life Skills, Inc. 
Life Skills Helpline 
1-800-223-8913 

Teen Line 
1-888-837-3964 

ELIZABETH 

Communicare 
Elizabethtown Crisis Line 
24 hours / 7 days 

(270) 769-1304 
TDD - 1-888-182-8266 

HOPKINSVILLE 

Pennyroyal Regional Mental Health 
Hopkinsville Crisis Line 

1-877-473-7766 

LEXINGTON 

Bluegrass Regional Mental Health 
Comprehensive Care Center 

1-800-928-8000 

LOUISVILLE 

Seven Counties Services, Inc. 

The Crisis & Information Center 

24 hours / 7 days 
(502) 589-4313 
1-800-221-0446 

TDD 
(502) 589-4259 
1-877-589-4259 

OWENSBORO 

River Valley Behavioral Health 

Crisis & Information Line 

24 hours / 7 days 

Daviess County - (270) 684-9466 
Outside Daviess County 
Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster Counties 
1-800-433-7291 

Teens 

PRESTONSBURG 

Mountain Comp Care Center 
Prestonburg Helpline 

1-800-422-1060

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