Emergency Helplines

SUICIDE PREVENTION

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

988

Text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org/chat

Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ)

1-866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline

1-877-565-8860

CRISIS TEXT LINE

Text “GO” to 741741

SEXUAL ASSAULT

National Hotline

1-800-656-4673

DC Rape Crisis Hotline

202-333-7273

DC Safe (Protective Orders)

1-800-407-5048

MENTAL HEALTH/PSYCHIATRY

DC Access Helpline

1-888-793-4357

ABUSE/ NEGLECT

Child Abuse

1-800-422-4453

DC Elder Abuse

202-541-3950

EMERGENCY HOUSING

DC Shelter Hotline

1-800-535-7252

National Help for Homeless Veterans

1-877-424-3838

HIV PREVENTION

PEP Line (working hours)

202-797-4439

EMERGENCY FOOD

DC Food Hotline

202-644-9807

MENTAL HEALTH/ PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES IN DC

Psychiatric Institute of Washington

202-885-5610

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Room (CPEP)

202-673-9319

1905 E Street, SE, Building #14, Washington, DC 20003

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233

DC Victim Hotline

1-844-443-5732

ACCION Hotline (para español)

1-866-962-5048

ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE

Helpline and Treatment

1-800-234-0420

DC Assessment and Referral Center (ARC)

202-727-8473

75 P ST. NE, Washington, DC 20002

LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM

George Washington University Hospital

855-633-0364

3800 Reservoir Rd NW # 6, Washington, DC 20007

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

202-715-4000

900 23rd St NW, Washington, D.C. 20037

Howard University Hospital

202-865-1141

2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060

Children’s National Medical Center

202-476-5000

111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

202-537-4080

5255 Loughboro Rd NW, Washington, DC 20016

Sibley Memorial Hospital

855-546-1686

110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010

United Medical Center

202-574-6000

1310 Southern Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032