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Immediate help

You are not alone.

If you or someone near you may be in danger, use one of these options now. You do not need to explain everything first. Start the call or text and stay with another person.

Call 988, press 1Veterans Crisis Line — 24/7 confidential supportText 838255Veterans Crisis Text Line — 24/7Call 911Emergency services if there is immediate danger

What to do right now

  1. Move away from weapons, pills, alcohol, or anything you could use to hurt yourself.
  2. Call, text, or sit with one person who can stay with you right now.
  3. Say the words out loud: “I am not safe alone right now.”

The Spartan Pledge

“I will not take my own life by my own hand until I talk to my battle buddy first.”

The pledge is not a slogan. It is a pause, a promise, and a call to another person before the darkest moment becomes final.

Take The Spartan Pledge

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