Other places to turn.

Nathaniel's House is one thing, and it is not the right thing for every moment. These are the resources we hand out at Nathaniel's House.

If you are in crisis right now

Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: free, confidential, 24 hours a day, anywhere in the United States. Or text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor at the Crisis Text Line. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Crisis and urgent help

Available any hour.

988 Lifeline: Call or text 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Free and confidential, 24/7. Press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. 988lifeline.org ↗
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 A live, trained Crisis Counselor, by text. crisistextline.org ↗
Emergency: 911 If someone is in immediate physical danger.

The resource table at our open house.

Grief support

Organisations that do this well.

Peer support is not the only kind of help, and it is not the only kind you might need. These are national organisations with real programmes behind them.

The Compassionate Friends: Support after the death of a child, at any age and from any cause Chapters across Ohio, plus online groups. compassionatefriends.org ↗
Dougy Center: Grief support for children, teens and families Free resources, podcasts and guidance for supporting a grieving young person. dougy.org ↗
GriefShare: Faith-based grief support groups Searchable directory of local groups. griefshare.org ↗
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline, education and local affiliates. nami.org ↗

In Portage County and around.

Local listings being confirmed

We keep printed copies of the Portage County mental health resource guide on site, and we are checking every local number before we publish it here. In the meantime, 988 will connect you to a trained counsellor anywhere in Ohio, and you are welcome to ask us what we know about a particular service.