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You're Not Alone: How to Find Help and Offer it to Others

September 16, 2025  |  Crisis, resources, Suicide prevention
You Are Not Alone: 988 and crisis hotline available

Suicide prevention begins with connection — with listening, with showing up, and with knowing where support can be found. If you or someone close to you is feeling overwhelmed, please know you are not alone. Help is available at any time, and caring people are ready to listen right now.

For immediate support, you can call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It is available 24 hours a day, every day, and connects you with trained counselors who will listen with compassion, help calm the situation, and guide you toward resources that can offer longer-term support. This service is free and confidential, so you don’t have to face your struggles on your own.

Here in Warren and Clinton Counties, local help is close by. The Mental Health Recovery Board Serving Warren & Clinton Counties offers a local crisis hotline at 1-877-695-6333, where you can talk to someone who understands our community and can connect you to nearby services. For non-emergency questions about counseling, treatment, or peer support, you can call the MHRB office at 513-695-1695. Reaching out to a local resource can make the path to care feel a little less overwhelming.

Support also comes from peers and community. Groups like NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Warren & Clinton Counties provide opportunities for education, connection, and hope. Texting “NAMI” to 741741 connects you with a trained crisis counselor by text, and local coalitions bring neighbors together to recognize warning signs and support one another. Sometimes, just talking to someone who has been through similar challenges can bring comfort and strength.

If you are helping someone right now, remember that simple actions matter: stay with them, listen without judgment, and gently ask if they are thinking about suicide. Encourage them to reach out to 988 or the local crisis line, and offer to sit with them while they make the call. Keeping a few numbers close at hand — 988, the local hotline at 1-877-695-6333, and the NAMI text line 741741 — can provide reassurance in difficult moments.

 

You don’t have to go through this alone, and neither does your loved one. By sharing these resources — whether with a friend, a family member, or your community — you are helping create a circle of care and hope right here in Warren and Clinton Counties.