Emergency Services

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.

Durham Center 24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
(800) 510-9132 or (919) 560-7100
Mental health and substance crisis hotline.

HopeLine Suicide Prevention Hotline:
(919) 231-4525
HopeLine is a family of confidential services offering caring, non-judgmental listening and resource information in an effort to improve the overall well-being of people in the community.

Durham Crisis Response Center 24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
(919) 403-6562
24-hour, confidential crisis line for victims of domestic and sexual violence. Short-term emergency shelter, hospital and court accompaniment, legal clinics with local attorneys, support groups, counseling, and referrals for job training, housing, childcare and other community services.

Durham County Adult and Crisis Services:
(919) 560-8622
A wide range of services for seniors and persons with disabilities are provided by DSS, from emergency assistance to guardianship, from in-home services to prevent institutional care to group home placement and monitoring.