Emergency Resources
Use any of the below resources if you or someone you know needs immediate mental health care. Resources are labeled urgent if you are able to contact them immediately. Other local non-urgent agencies are also linked below. All images are clickable and will redirect you to that resource's website for more information and help.
Urgent Resource- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
LSU offers mental health resources for both students and members of the Baton Rouge community. This can range from crisis intervention, short term therapy, group therapy, and more. For a consultation appointment, call 225-578-8774. If in a mental health crisis, call or text ThePhone at 225-924-5781 or chat online here. The Phone is a 24– hour crisis counseling and support line serving the students of LSU. Callers to the LSU line are connected to volunteer paraprofessional counselors trained in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Click on the image to be directed to their website.
Urgent Resource- Crisis Text Line
LSU offers mental health resources for both students and members of the Baton Rouge community. This can range from crisis intervention, short term therapy, group therapy, and more. For a consultation appointment, call 225-578-8774. If in a mental health crisis, call or text ThePhone at 225-924-5781 or chat online here. The Phone is a 24– hour crisis counseling and support line serving the students of LSU. Callers to the LSU line are connected to volunteer paraprofessional counselors trained in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Click on the image to be directed to their website.
Urgent Resource- The Trevor Project
LSU offers mental health resources for both students and members of the Baton Rouge community. This can range from crisis intervention, short term therapy, group therapy, and more. For a consultation appointment, call 225-578-8774. If in a mental health crisis, call or text ThePhone at 225-924-5781 or chat online here. The Phone is a 24– hour crisis counseling and support line serving the students of LSU. Callers to the LSU line are connected to volunteer paraprofessional counselors trained in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Click on the image to be directed to their website.
Nonurgent Resource- LSU Mental Health Service and ThePhone
LSU offers mental health resources for both students and members of the Baton Rouge community. This can range from crisis intervention, short term therapy, group therapy, and more. For a consultation appointment, call 225-578-8774. If in a mental health crisis, call or text ThePhone at 225-924-5781 or chat online here. The Phone is a 24– hour crisis counseling and support line serving the students of LSU. Callers to the LSU line are connected to volunteer paraprofessional counselors trained in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Click on the image to be directed to their website.