Emotional Problems/Loneliness If you or anyone else is in immediate danger or in need of immediate crisis help, please call 911. IF YOU ARE IN DANGER, EXTREME DISTRESS AND/OR YOU NEED FREE AND IMMEDIATE SUICIDE HELP PLEASE CLICK HERE. If you or anyone else is experiencing suicidal thoughts and feelings but are not in immediate danger, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for immediate help. Call 1-800-799-4889 if you are hearing or speech impaired and have TTY equipment. If you or anyone else is not in immediate danger or in need of immediate crisis help, but need rapid psychiatric assistance, please click on the link below to find your closest Psychiatric Crisis Center. Psychiatric Crisis Centers & Inpatient Hospitals Greater Philadelphia Region (YOUR CALL TO ANY/ALL OF THE ABOVE WILL BE ANSWERED 24/7) If you are in ANY type of crisis, emotional or otherwise, but are NOT suicidal or in immediate danger, you may call one of Contact’s highly trained listeners. Click here for a list of local numbers IF YOU ARE IN DANGER, EXTREME DISTRESS AND/OR YOU NEED FREE AND IMMEDIATE SUICIDE HELP PLEASE CLICK HERE. Everyone experiences an emotional crisis at some point in his or her life, and it’s reassuring to know that free help is only a telephone call away. Contact Greater Philadelphia aims to provide support, empowerment, and useful referrals for local individuals in need. Contact offers confidential, free telephone services to individuals residing in Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. One of Contact Greater Philadelphia's major service missions within the Philadelphia Region is to assist and, when necessary, find resources for any/all of our callers in need of comfort, an understanding ear or advice as to which resources are available to help them. We are a United Way agency that provides free-of-charge, objective, confidential and anonymous telephone-based warm line, crisis intervention and suicide hotline services. Recipients of Contact’s services generally reside in the Greater Philadelphia area, including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Contact’s intensively trained volunteers assess our caller's needs and, if needed, we direct them to an appropriate agency for assistance as required. Contact’s volunteers come from your own community. Every Contact listener is skilled in active listening and emotional crisis intervention. In addition, these caring community members are taught to utilize a comprehensive computer-based infrastructure, which targets local referrals for needs-based services. These services include areas such as housing, utilities, and medical services. Contact also operates a telephone Reassurance Program, which pairs volunteers with isolated or home-bound seniors and disabled individuals. The purpose of this free service is to provide daily safety checks and social interaction. Contact Greater Philadelphia has been serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties for over 38 years. Contact fields tens of thousands of crisis calls on an annual basis. For some individuals, Contact Greater Philadelphia is their primary source of assistance and support. Contact volunteers help callers to deal with a wide spectrum of crisis situations and emotional challenges, including suicidal thoughts, depression, loneliness, grief, alcohol or drug dependence, job loss and an enormous range of domestic and relationship issues. All services are provided free-of-charge. Please do not assume that your problem is so unique that it is not suitable for our services. The range of issues which our listeners encounter and address on a daily basis are extremely diversified and wide. The list below is intended to give you an idea as to the many and varied types of problems for which we provide help. Please note that this list is not intended to be complete or cover every problem we address and is only offered for purposes of showing you the wide ranges of issues with which we can assist you. Depression Anxiety Loneliness Coping Substance Abuse Domestic Problems, Violence & Abuse Pregnancy Issues Parenting Issues Sexual Abuse Incest Sexual Identity Issues Bereavement and Grief Relationship Problems Financial Issues Utility Assistance Housing Problems Homelessness If you want to know more about Contact Greater Philadelphia, please click on the “More About Contact” tab above. Contact assists by just listening to you, by empowering you, or by directing you to free resources and support groups within the Greater Philadelphia region. Don’t forget to check out the self-help and resources tabs on the left-hand side of this page! SEEKING HELP AND/OR A CARING LISTENER? Call Contact Now. Click here to find our nearest Contact listener. 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