Urgent Need?
Some situations are emergencies that require immediate action from emergency responders.
- Self-injury needing immediate medical attention
- Someone acting on a suicide threat
- Someone tells you they have recently taken an overdose or made some other suicide gesture
- A person is unresponsive
What to do in case of a mental health emergency:
Contact Public Safety on campus at 540.458.8999, or use one of the blue emergency lights. Call 911 if you are off campus. or
Take the person directly to the emergency room at the Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital at 1 Health Cir, Lexington, VA 24450 or call the Lexington Police Department at 540.463.9177 (or dial 911).
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- LGBTQ Helpline: 1-866-488-7386
- Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, then press 1
- Crisis Text Line: Text MOSAFE to 741741
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860