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Pima Behavioral Health

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please don't wait for a callback or an appointment use the resources below right away. You are not alone, and help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger: Call 911 now or go to your nearest emergency room.

If you or someone you’re with is in danger of harming themselves or others, has taken a potentially lethal overdose, or is experiencing a medical emergency alongside a mental health crisis, call 911 immediately. If possible, let the dispatcher know that you or the person you’re calling about is experiencing a psychiatric emergency, and ask for a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trained officer to respond.

Primary 24/7 Resources

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

(Nationwide)

Call or text 988, or chat online at 988lifeline.org

Available 24/7, free and confidential. Trained crisis counselors can help with thoughts of suicide, mental health crises, substance use crises, or emotional distress of any kind. Spanish- language support and services for the Deaf and hard of hearing community are available.

Pima County Crisis Line

(Community Crisis Line)

Call (520) 622-6000

Answered 24/7 by Solari Crisis & Human Services, the regional crisis line serving Pima County. Staff can talk you through a crisis, connect you with a mobile crisis team that can come to you, and help arrange transportation to a crisis facility if needed.

An alternate statewide number, (866) 495-6735, can also connect you to crisis services if the local line is unavailable.

Crisis Response Center

(CRC) — Tucson

2802 E. District St., Tucson, AZ 85714 (520) 301-2400

Open 24/7/365, no appointment needed. Walk-ins always accepted any time.

Operated by Connections Health Solutions, the CRC is a walk-in facility for adults and youth in psychiatric crisis. You can walk in or be brought in by a family member, friend, or police, and law enforcement can also drop off individuals in crisis here as an alternative to jail or a hospital emergency room. Services include crisis evaluation, stabilization, and connection to ongoing care.

Additional Local Resources

NAMI Southern Arizona

(520) 622-5582 | 6122 E. 22nd St., Tucson, AZ 85711 Information, referrals, and support for individuals and families affected by mental illness. Not a crisis line, but a helpful resource for navigating the system.

Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse

24-Hour Crisis Line (888) 428-0101 For individuals experiencing domestic violence.

Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault (SACASA)

24-Hour Crisis Line (520) 327- 1171 For survivors of sexual assault.

Veterans Crisis Line

Call 988, then press 1, or text 838255 For veterans and their loved ones.

Arizona Complete Health (for members with AHCCCS/Medicaid behavioral health coverage)

(888) 788-4408 (TTY/TDD: 711) Can help arrange crisis and ongoing behavioral health services for eligible members.

Arizona 211

Dial 211 or visit 211arizona.org Free, confidential referral line for a wide range of community and social services, available 24/7