Suicide Prevention Resources

REDgen does not provide crisis services. Please allow 3-5 days for a response to all inquiries made to REDgen via website, phone or text.

If you or someone you care about is in crisis, please get help now.
For life-threatening emergencies, call 911.
 

CRISIS NUMBERS

• Milwaukee County Crisis Line 414-257-7222

• Children’s Mobile Crisis Team 414-257-7621

• MKE Behavioral Health Division Psychiatric Crisis Admission Center 414-257-7260

• Cope Services (262) 377-2673

• The Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ Youth: call 1-866-488-7386

• The Trans Lifeline: call 1-877-565-8860

• Teen Crisis Line (Walker’s Point) 414-647-8200

• Hopeline Text - 741741. Please let the young people in your life know about the Crisis Text Line. By simply texting 741741, a teen can connect via text with a trained counselor, anonymously and confidentially.

SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINES

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK

• TTY Accessible 1-800-799-4TTY

• National Hopeline Network 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433)

DEPRESSION AWARENESS

Erika's Lighthouse

Parent Handbook

TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOLS

DOWNLOAD OUR SUICIDE PREVENTION CARD HERE

After a Suicide: A Toolkit For Schools

WEB SITES

• Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee 

• COPE Hotline 

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

• MentalHealth.gov's page for Parents and Caregivers

• National Institute of Mental Health's page for Child and Adolescent Health

• The Jason Foundation

• American Association of Suicidology 

• NAMI

• MHA Wisconsin

• Jed Foundation

• Lean On Me

• QPR Institute

• Be Smart For Kids

BOOKS

• Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

• Stay by Jennifer Michael Hecht

APPS

• Jason Foundation: A Friend Asks

AUDIO

•   NPR, On Point. With High School Pressure, Teen Suicide is on The Rise   

•  NPR: In Palo Alto's High-Pressure Schools, Suicides Lead To Soul-Searching